Another stunning week here on the islands. Sooo much to talk about. The house I am staying in has been very busy this week. A spanish family of females are staying, plus an Australian Volunteer is staying and Lots of conservation volunteers from another island crashed here at the weekend whilst visiting the island. The house was full. Throughout the week the spanish women (and very young girl) have become very fond of me, god knows why. They all discuss me in gr...

DITCH-ISM´S. Well I had a variety of unlucky incidents within the space of 24 hours this week, and so it got me reflecting on that unlimited supply of clumsiness and misfortune I seem to possess. So heres a few snippetts of me just being me: After my first day of being a teacher I arrived home, only to remember that I left my bag (with alot of important stuff in) back at the school. Rushed back and it was still there. In an attempt to learn some spanish, so I...

So I spent the weekend in San Cristobal Island. As soon as we got off from that mental boat journey, we were approached by a women offering a flat she owned to us for the 2 nights we were there. It seemed cheap, clean and had hot water so we were sold! The people I travelled with all felt ill and tired that evening but I thoroughly enjoyed it. We booked our snorkel trip soon after, all set for saturday. We were going to a place called ´isla lobos´ (sea lion ...

Ok, so this week I taught every morning. 6 o clock starts but usually finished by midday so not too bad. I am getting to know the children a bit better now, which is good. They are all pretty much troublemakers and have no respect for authority. But becuase of this, I find myself laughing ALOT in lessons. The other teacher is laughing also, so its not too bad. I see them copy eachothers work, cheat during tests and use mobile phones etc in lesson. Its hard to get...

First weekend on the islands. I dont know how other weekends are going to beat it really, it was awesome. on Saturday Elouise, my housemate, and myself went to a place called ´Tortuga Bay´on the island were staying on. After an hour and a half of walking a never ending narrow path we arrived. An epic scene upon arrival; huge waves were crashing against the shore and the tide was looked very strong. We walked further down the beach and just round a corner was a...