27 Aug Ecuador Cuenca and Parque Nacional Cajas Teachers and students in the mountains of Ecuador get three weeks of vacation during the month of August. I took this opportunity to travel out... Becky Wandell No Comments
18 Aug Ecuador A Day in My Life…. Carlos and the Parrot Sometimes I like to walk to town. It’s a 45-minute stroll, all down hill, and I get to wave to the shop owners, pass by... Becky Wandell No Comments
12 Aug Ecuador Plants and Portraits of the Paramo The páramo is the high tropical mountainous ecosystem above the continuous forest line, yet below the permanent snowline. It exists in the northern Andes of South America and... Becky Wandell 4 Comments
22 Jul Ecuador A Celebration of Love and Family If you’ve been following my journey, then you know that my adventure inward and outward, has coincided with a lot of loss, including the loss... Becky Wandell No Comments
13 Jul Ecuador Inti Raymi June 22. Solstice. I hear the waterfall through the dark. Flashlight beams give me a glimpse of its stark whiteness in the night. I push forward... Becky Wandell No Comments
17 Jun Ecuador Intag Valley and the Ecuadorian Cloud Forest Step. Peer through the layers of green. So many textures. So many species in the same square foot. Step. Pause. So many sounds:... Becky Wandell No Comments
10 Jun Ecuador Open House at Teodoro Gomez de La Torre School “Becky, we need an idea for the Open House.” “What do we have to do for the Open House?” “Every class in the whole school... Becky Wandell No Comments
06 Jun Ecuador Ecuadorian Bus Rides Peace Corps Volunteers in Ecuador are not allowed to drive a car or a motorcycle. So, I spend a lot of time walking or riding... Becky Wandell No Comments
29 May Ecuador Baños – My Adventures into the Orient My Peace Corps friends and I met for a weekend in Banos- otherwise known as the Adventure and Party Capital of Ecuador. It is known... Becky Wandell No Comments
23 May Ecuador Central Sierras of Ecuador I’ve been pining to get to to the Central Sierras since I got in the country, and two weeks ago, I finally made it to... Becky Wandell No Comments