My daughter and I took the same trip. She was bummed out and I felt good about things. The difference between our two experiences was that I read the blogs carefully, and was emotionally prepared for a lot of downtime. She skimmed the blogs and was not prepared for that at all. Within minutes we met our greeters when we arrived at the airport in Quito. They took us to where we were staying in...

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Hi all, We've just been approached by a national UK women's glossy magazine looking for a very specific traveller to share their story...could it be you? They would like to speak to a woman aged 30-50 that has taken a marriage "sabbatical". Perhaps you have taken 1-6 months to go traveling, volunteer or learn a foreign language? Just stepped away for a while to refresh your relationship? Alternatively perhaps you went on a volunteer trip...

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Even the Prime Minister has given gap years the thumbs up! David reckons he wouldn't be where he is today without a year out for reflection and growth! Future political giants can read all about it here http://bit.ly/rnyaOU and start making gap year plans that will lead to greater things...first stop http://www.i-to-i.com, next stop big wig power...

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New to Campfire or i-to-i? Not sure where to start? Head here for the basics on how to get started and start geting involved: http://www.i-to-i.com/campfire/faq/ Make sure you join the specific "campfires" (groups) for the regions and countries you're interested in so you can see and participate in all the discussions and get you fired up about going abroad - now, next month, next year, whenever! Happy chatting, Jennifer @ i-to-i

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hey :) im going to ecuador to work with children on the 22nd of august.. its soon so im getting nervous! was wondering if anyone else is going?

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