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end of the first week of teams

Saturday, 21 Jun 2008 | Views [58]

.... so I don't have much time on the net - need to get back to the meter that's about to run up soon. BUT the first week was AMAZING. Check out the pictures under "week 2". Love and miss you all! -- peace ---


im back! :)

Wednesday, 20 Jun 2007 | Views [151]

well, i am back in the great o' u.s. of a. but, i just thought i would let everyone know that I added photos from the last few weeks of my trip (the amazon, mindo, and oltavalo) hope you enjoy!

Tags: The Great Outdoors


Dia de la Madre (Mother´s Day)

Wednesday, 16 May 2007 | Views [611] | Comments [3]

My family sure knows how to celebrate Mother´s Day properly... My mom and all of her brothers and sisters hired a mariachi band to serenade their mother (mi abuela here). she was moved to tears. although i have definitely experience a lot of things ... Read more >

Tags: Family


un fin de semana con los indigenas (a weekend with the indigenous people)

Tuesday, 8 May 2007 | Views [836] | Comments [4]

Well, I just got back from a weekend in Saraguro, an indigeous culture group 3 hours south of Cuenca. It was definitely a weekend packed full of experience. We arrived there in the late morning and were quickly shuffled off in a chiva (an open air ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


La Playa!! (the beach)

Wednesday, 2 May 2007 | Views [533] | Comments [2]

Well, I just returned from spending an amazing week on the beach. On our way to the coast, we stopped in the big city of Guayaquil. We took a city tour which was awesome... you should definitely check out the pics. Our first stop along the coast was ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine


A Bittersweet Weekend

Wednesday, 18 Apr 2007 | Views [265] | Comments [3]

Well I just have lots to update everyone on Friday, I went to Cajas National Park... and you should definitely check out the pictures because it was goregous. However, as I am looking back through the snap shots I took I am realizings that the ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains


Semana Santa (Holy Week)

Wednesday, 11 Apr 2007 | Views [553] | Comments [3]

Being an extremely Catholic country, Easter is not merely a day in Ecuador but rather an entire week. There is a tradicional dish that literally EVERYONE in Ecuador eats during the week (but mostly on Good Friday) called Fanesca. mmmmm... it was ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday)

Friday, 6 Apr 2007 | Views [776] | Comments [5]

I got to experience Palm Sunday here more out in the country among the indigeous people of Ecuador and it was really cool. We were on our way to Igapirca (an Incan ruins site) and we stopped at a really amazing church up in the hills. Then we stopped ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Parasitos en mi estomago!

Wednesday, 4 Apr 2007 | Views [1360] | Comments [6]

Soooo... I ran into a little problem with some parasites this past week or so but no worries I am feeling much better now! Today I am probably going to be getting some medicine. I had a pretty intense fever and wasn´t able to eat anything for 4 days.... Read more >

Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health


Problemas con Las Rosas

Friday, 30 Mar 2007 | Views [626]

As we made our way down the country of Ecuador to Cuenca (the third largest city) we stopped at an organic rose plantation. Roses are one of Ecuador´s main exports... chances are that if you buy roses in the U.S. they are from an Ecuadorian plantation.... Read more >

Tags: Culture


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