Some interesting lessons were learnt last weekend. Or should I say some theory came into reality?
Apart from all the interesting bird information we learnt, we also learnt about some other "bird" behaviour, that is the female of the humans... Our latin lover guide quite happily shared with us some insight into the dating behaviours that goes on in this country.
Firstly, there is a much higher number of solo female travellers in Ecuador than there is of men. A lot of them are volunteers that come over for a couple of months / year.
Secondly, Ecuadorian men (and women) have a different concept of age: Stu and I almost chocked when our guide announced "I'm getting old, I'm 24 years old and I'm starting to notice age." Fair enough he thinks that way when you find out that his girlfriend is 17, an age at which some people start having kids...
Thirdly, it is unbelievable how many of these young guys establish relationships with "gringas" who are travelling around the country or volunteering. The "sugar mamas," as they call them, are not as old as we thought (we got told about a 30 year old Australian lady!!). But the most surprising fact of all is that these highly educated ladies keep sending thousands of $$ to these young men in the hope that they will join them in their countries or fulfil their "studies" dreams. Well, we saw the results of those investments in the shape of $200 walking boots and branded gear...
Hummm, either these ladies are hopeless romantics or they have lost all sense of reality... So there you go, ladies, remember the words "sugar mama" next time you are a solo traveller!
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