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...

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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

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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...

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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...

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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:...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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16 May

Ecuador

First Impressions: Teaching in Ecuador

After 5 weeks in Ibarra, I’m getting settled into my school and my responsibilities as an Ecuadorian Teacher.  This post is long, but informative.  Read...

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