13 Mar Ecuador 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... Becky Wandell No Comments
01 Mar Ecuador 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... Becky Wandell No Comments
22 Feb Ecuador 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... Becky Wandell No Comments
18 Feb Ecuador 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! ... Becky Wandell No Comments
05 Feb Ecuador 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... Becky Wandell No Comments
04 Feb Ecuador 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.... Becky Wandell No Comments
25 Jan Ecuador 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... Becky Wandell No Comments
21 Jan Ecuador 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.... Becky Wandell No Comments
21 Jan Ecuador First Impressions I have arrived in Ecuador! After two days of “get-to-know-the-Peace Corps”, I met and moved in with my new family. They are a fairly well-off... Becky Wandell No Comments
16 Jan Ecuador Equator Bound! My bags are packed, really crammed full and bursting, but I’m finally in Miami and ready to meet up with my cohort and then on... Becky Wandell No Comments