Trip: Mi Lindo Ecuador
There are [11] stories from my trip: Mi Lindo Ecuador
USA | Tuesday, 15 Jan 2008 | Views [715]
It is the evening before classes start, and I realized I had kind of
left my emails up in the air regarding my return home from Ecuador. So
here are the highlights:
So, picking up from my last email...my last 12 days I spent in Quito,
seeing ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
ECUADOR | Tuesday, 11 Dec 2007 | Views [823]
My adventures started at 9:30pm on Wednesday night (I had vacation from
school for the rest of the week because of the Fiestas de Quito) and I
took the 9 hour overnight bus from Quito to Cuenca. As we passed
through different neighborhoods and areas ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
ECUADOR | Monday, 3 Dec 2007 | Views [1153]
So my month-long hiatus from the catcalls, heckling, and general
street-calling came to a screeching halt about 2 weeks ago. Because my
hair decided it wanted to un-dread itself, I complied, and Daniela, and
Lucy a little bit, spent the better part ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
ECUADOR | Friday, 16 Nov 2007 | Views [1130]
So my last three weekends were spent 1) in Quito, 2) in Montañita…for
the 3rd time! and 3) in Quito again, but with my mom this time. My mom
bought her tickets 11 days before coming, and it was quite a surprise
when I found out via chat with my sister ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 17 Oct 2007 | Views [718]
Ok, I'm just going to get these three things out of the way:
1) I almost died this weekend in the Pacific Ocean
2) I got dreads
3) I have a new-found invigorating appreciation for simply being alive
So this weekend I headed back on the Guayaquil-... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
COLOMBIA | Sunday, 30 Sep 2007 | Views [921]
As many will be surprised to know, no doubt my parents, this weekend my
friend Lindsay and I went to Colombia. The reactions of our friends
varied from "I totally want to go with!" to looks of sheer terror,
while others claimed it may be ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
ECUADOR | Saturday, 22 Sep 2007 | Views [633]
As a female in Ecuador, one is subjected to the daily whistling and
heckling of the men that have deemed this an appropriate form of
flirting or getting one's attention. As a gringa in Ecuador, it is even
worse. No less than twice a day, just in walking ... Read more >
Tags: Living Abroad
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 19 Sep 2007 | Views [654]
It seems that despite stories of me zooming around the country in bus,
boating on active volcanoes, getting lost on 5 hour hikes, the topic
many of you are asking the most about is "what about school?". I'm sure
the padres will appreciate ... Read more >
Tags: Living Abroad
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 12 Sep 2007 | Views [622]
So last night I sat down to dinner of some rice, potatoes and some sort
of meat-looking pieces. I eagerly bit into a meat piece to find the
consistency to be less than satisfying (consistency being EVERYTHING
when I eat), nonetheless, I continued. ... Read more >
Tags: Living Abroad
ECUADOR | Tuesday, 4 Sep 2007 | Views [575]
For a play by play with photos from this last weekend, go to http://www.facebook.com/al bum.php?aid=2277880&l=47f8 d&id=8628451
And for more Ecuador observations, I turn to the driving system. Like
any large city, Quito is a crazy ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
ECUADOR | Sunday, 26 Aug 2007 | Views [640]
The subject is actually the title to the unofficial national anthem of
Ecuador. Every morning, my host mom is singing it as she´s preparing
breakfast with the idea that I will know all the words by the time I
leave. As for now, I just end up ... Read more >
Tags: Living Abroad
