FEATURE


Introduction


My visit to Ecuador was part of a 20 member group of World Challengers and was organised through my school, Brentwood County High. World Challenge is a school expedition company that provides educational expeditions to the developing world. Trips are designed to teach life skills and expand student’s life experiences beyond the classroom environment. Our 1 month trip to Ecuador was designed to foster team spirit and leadership skills and to provide an opportunity to work on a local community project. The trip has to be entirely self funded and over a period of approximately 18 months, I had to raise over £3,700 which was no easy task! I organised lots of fund raising events, cleaned garden ponds, pressure washed patio’s, painted fences, participated in several sponsored activities and secured a job in a local leisure/sports centre. My parents and past and present Parrot Society Council members were generous in their individual support for me, for which I offer my sincere thanks. The PS Secretary, Les Rance, must be singled out for his generous sponsorship and for his personal encouragement for me to complete my fundraising.


Quito, Ecuador


The Expedition We first touched down in Quito, Ecuador’s capital city, early on a Monday morning, around 1am local time. Even in this hour of the morning the streets were buzzing with people


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