Back on Track in Ecuador

After an unexpected four month detour on my "journey," I´m back in the saddle again here in Ecuador.

Why Ecuador?

Before venturing out with my own little microfinance project, I desperately need practical experience to complement what I learned in Brussels.

Via the Internet, I came across Foundation for Sustainable Development, based in San Francisco. Basically, their mission is to help students (and professionals) gain development experience. They do it by finding internships with organizations abroad.

I inquired about Microfinance opportunities in Latin America. After a little "back and forth," I have secured an internship with an organization in Ambato, Ecuador that has a Microfinance division. (Microfinance geeks can see more information about UCADE Ambato here. )

At this point, I really don´t know too much about my responsibilities, except that I have to report to them 24 June 2007. The duration of the internship is three months.

Until then, I´m in Quito feverishly trying to improve my spanish.

Coming soon: my thoughts on Quito (and Ecuador!).