stuck in Guayaquil, noooooo. I would personally say that it isnt the most exciting place to visit, yet alone hang out for a month. Good luck with all the paper work, meetings and running around. I am sure you will get there eventually.
I too am in the same boat as you in regards to the crypto space. Number one goal is nurture my blog, increase my steem power and address as many people on the platform as possible. I know some businesses on here have been known to exchange steem or SBD for goods and services. This from user to user directly and for free.
I haven't seen a list of places accepting steem, but I would happily exchange for my breads. At current rates I think 0.3 steem would cover a plain bread. Ive been diversifying for years and I have never looked back.
Wouldnt it be great if someone built a blockchain map that incorporated steemit users offering goods and services in exchange for steem or SBD. I am sure there are lots of steemians out there but we don't know where.