16
Mar
Learning a New Language
In between all the adventures I’m having, living life in almost total immersion is a very difficult existence. I have gained an enormous amount of...
13
Mar
Midad Del Mundo
The Mitad Del Mundo (The Middle of the World) is a massive monument straddling the North and South Hemispheres… almost. The French Geodesic Mission...
01
Mar
Centering Myself at the Center of the Earth
I made it to the Equator! There are at least three Equator monuments along the 0 degree latitude line just north of Quito, and this...
22
Feb
Questioning Indigenous Medicine and my Own Bias
Earlier this week, I posted on Facebook a picture of me eating a cuy (pronounced coo-ey), better known as a guinea pig. Yes, those fuzzy...
18
Feb
My First Trip to the Coast
Last week, I got my first glimpse of the Coast of Ecuador and the chance to fully experience the hot and humid rainy season! ...
05
Feb
A Little About Ecuadorian Food…
An Ecuadorian saying goes like this: Eat breakfast like a King, eat lunch like a Queen and eat dinner like a peasant. And so it...
04
Feb
I’m loving Peace Corps Training!
Welcome to Peace Corps Ecuador! We spend our days in this very lovely training center. It’s a converted house in a lovely part of Quito....
25
Jan
Our Peace Corps Training
In the past week, I’ve moved to Quito, met my fellow volunteers, moved in with my family and began our in-country training. For the next...
21
Jan
Sunday Afternoon in Tumbaco…
A lazy Sunday afternoon. I found the roof and the mountains in the distance. A view of the street out front in this large pueblo....