After several sleepless nights of packing, I’ve finally arrived in Ecuador after a short stopover in El Salvador.

Julio and Gabby picked me up from the recently built Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre then headed off to his house in Ibarra through the winding mountain roads for a good night’s rest.

After some short catching up in the morning, I’m now helping their family and friends prepare their traditional Easter feast with my non-existing and broken Spanish.