After falling in love with Latin America and with teaching as an Instructor at Costa Rica Outward Bound in the mid-nineties, he settled down in Quito Ecuador. As an online media consultant in the small Andean country he became a pioneer in online travel marketing, E-government and E-business, finally settling on his passion for travel and the dream of creating a better travel guide. V!VA Travel Guides CEO Jason Halberstadt has a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm which he is thrilled to share with Bootcampers and aspiring writers about the web and travel writing, and the future of both.