Travelblog SA#8: Tena – Ecuador

6th-8th August 2018 Having left Merazonia, which had been my home for almost six weeks, it felt strange to be back on the road again. I was no longer a volunteer but, once more, a backpacker. The transition was somewhat diluted because on the day I left some of the other volunteers were heading toContinue reading “Travelblog SA#8: Tena – Ecuador”

Travelblog SA#7: Volunteering at Merazonia – Ecuador

28th June – 6th August 2018 Merazonia is a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation centre nestled where the Andes meets the Amazon in Ecuador, and it has been operating for almost a decade. I had the privilege of staying there as a volunteer for a little over five weeks – which is actually not that long inContinue reading “Travelblog SA#7: Volunteering at Merazonia – Ecuador”