16
Sep
My Peace Corps Summer Work
Ecuadorian teachers receive three weeks of summer vacation. As you have seen, I took full advantage of this time to meet up with other volunteers...
09
Sep
El Rosal and the Heart of Intag Valley
A few days ago, I was telling another volunteer about my plans to venture deep into the very rural Intag Valley. I know that it...
01
Sep
Mindo, Ecuador’s Dream Destination
Mindo is a showcase for Ecuador’s beautiful nature and biodiversity. This is the place you want to go to check-off your once-in-a-life-time bird list. And...
27
Aug
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...
18
Aug
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...
12
Aug
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...
22
Jul
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...
13
Jul
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...
17
Jun
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:...