Over the River and through the Jungle...

...off to work I go :) Last week was our first week in the office in Shell.  I arrived back in Shell on Saturday 10/10.  I am living with an Ecuadorian lady and her son; her name is Martha and she is very sweet and hospitable.  The plan at the moment is to live in Shell for the remainder of my time here, along with my two other co-workers, Lizzie and Steph.  (My name here is Stephy to differentiate between the two Stephanies)  Both Lizzie and Steph are from England so I am not only learning Ecuadorian culture, but learning English culture as well.  They both plan on serving here for 6 months.  None of us knew each other before we came, but it is such a blessing that we have all come at the same time.  We have all been thinking about it for a year or more, but didn´t actually take the steps until now.  God is good!  We walk to work everyday... they live about a 3 minute walk from my house and we are about a 15 minute walk from the office.

Shell is a small town about a four and half hours drive from Quito.  It is located on the eastern foothills of the Ecuadorian Andes.  There are a large number of missionaries here because of the HCJB Hospital and MAF (Missian Aviation Fellowship).  We will be flying with them on our trips into the jungle.  Below is a map of Ecuador to give you a picture of where in the country I am working.  Shell is located just west of Puyo (shown on this map right beside the Ecuador text) and is not shown on this map: 

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Here are some pictures of my journey to work.  The views are spectacular!  Enjoy...