ECUADOR | Monday, 3 Dec 2007 | Views [1159]
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 [1135]
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 >
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ECUADOR | Wednesday, 17 Oct 2007 | Views [721]
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 [923]
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 [639]
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 [656]
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 [625]
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 [577]
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 >
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ECUADOR | Sunday, 26 Aug 2007 | Views [642]
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
GUATEMALA | Saturday, 23 Jun 2007 | Views [1557]
On my last night in Comalapa we ended up singing and eating and playing with hot coals around the fire, when at about 11:00pm a couple of gun shots rang out from behind where we were all sitting. Though this quieted us, we returned to normal festejar-... Read more >
Tags: Culture
GUATEMALA | Saturday, 23 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
second trip sola en Guate
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GUATEMALA | Friday, 15 Jun 2007 | Views [624]
So Tuesday I decided it was finally a good time to shower. Apparently, 9:00am is prime shower time as the water in the solar power shower is just warming to a comfortable temperature but has not yet hit the scalding temperatures it can reach if you ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
GUATEMALA | Thursday, 7 Jun 2007 | Views [6297]
The current exchange rate is about 1 US Dollar = 7.79740 Guatemalan Quetzales, putting my 12Q chicken bus ride to from Guatemala City to Comalapa at just over $1.50. It is in these cheap, two hour time-frames that I remember so well why I love Guatemala.... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
GUATEMALA | Thursday, 31 May 2007 | Views [2649]
As has been anticipated for a year now, I finally climbed Pacaya, the still-active volcano that promises visitors a good hike and a close adventure with lava. Our climb up was eventful with kids on horses calling "taxi, taxi" for those who ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
GUATEMALA | Monday, 28 May 2007 | Views [556]
So we ended back up at Semuc Champay, the beautiful pristine turquoise blue-green natural pools that sit above rapids that crash into the cave below (you know, THAT semuc champay:D) and had adventures completely different than the ones I had last year.... Read more >
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GUATEMALA | Wednesday, 23 May 2007 | Views [497]
Within the past two days I have gotten a new phone, Erin and I have made it from the capitol to Comalapa, sang late into the night to a campfire we had cooked our chicken on (with Cat and Mateo of course) and today's big adventure was getting from Guatemala ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
GUATEMALA | Monday, 7 Aug 2006 | Photo Gallery
first trip sola to Guatemala
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GUATEMALA | Monday, 7 Aug 2006 | Views [717]
Two Months of Moments To start off in describing my two month experience in Guatemala, I must relate my latest “Guatemalan moment” that occurred about a week ago. Mateo and I were working on the chicken coop when three indigenous women came by to ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
GUATEMALA | Monday, 7 Aug 2006 | Views [617]
My feet hurt so badly... Cat's birthday is today, but we celebrated it Saturday with a bunch of her friends in Poaquil, a little city that's 11.5 kilometers from Comalapa. Mateo decides that instead of taking the hour and a half bus ride and going ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 16 Jul 2006 | Views [1648]
As if our chicken bus rides have not been interesting enough, yesterday provided the ultimate of the ultimate of my chicken bus experiences. We, Lucy and Jessica (some ladies from California that I traveled with)and myself, had just spent 6 hours ... Read more >
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