Immigrant house

Immigrant house
Originally uploaded by Semester.

However, times are changing as the money from immigrants in the US and Spain continues to flow back into Jima. Houses like this one are common througout the Ecuadorian Andes. During my stint as an English teacher (~1 year), over 90% of my students had a direct relative living in the US. As much as immigrant money helps families in the short term and the Ecuadorian economy, it has very negative effect on Ecuadorian family overall, traditionally one of the pillars of society.