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Every other Sunday Quito participates in a cool activity – Ciclopaseo. When I visited Bogotá, they participated in this event as well! Quito shuts down many of the city’s main arteries to cars and opens them to bicycles. The entire … Continue reading
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The third week of January was the WorldTeach mid-service conference. I was looking forward to it since it meant I was able to see lots of fun people that I had gotten to know so well during orientation and then … Continue reading
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Last weekend I went to Cuenca with my host brother, Esteban. After two weeks of lying around the house feeling sorry for myself, I couldn’t take it anymore! So we bought our bus tickets and were off! We had a … Continue reading
Ecuador’s New Year is full of traditions. Here are a few things that are completely normal here:
1. Making a doll stuffed with paper and wood chips, setting the doll on fire in the middle of the street and watching it burn. Seriously. Totally normal. Continue reading
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So Christmas has come and gone. There are some things that are exactly the same about it here – great food, spending time with family, lots of laughter. There are lots of things that are different – no hustle/bustle, no … Continue reading
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December has been FULL of fun! At the end of November, I went to an Internations function at an amazing Greek restaurant. I had a lot of fun and met a woman who invited a few of us to a … Continue reading
Tuesday was the best day ever. Here is everything that happened:
1. I woke up on my own – no dogs barking, no dishes being clanked.
2. My host dad cooked me two soft boiled eggs. I cannot make eggs exactly like he does. Continue reading
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On Sunday, my host brother, Henry, had a mountain biking race. We left the house really early and headed south across the city to a beautiful park in one of the mountains around Quito. We got a little lost but … Continue reading
After the zoo, the other Quito volunteers and I planned a Thanksgiving dinner. We couldn’t have it on Thursday since all of us had to teach but Saturday was a fine substitute. Everyone agreed to bring a different dish to pass and it was fun to hear how everyone ‘made do’ with what they found at the market. My friends Robin and Elizabeth came to Continue reading
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This past Saturday, I took my Basic 1 class on a field trip to the zoo that is about 45 minutes outside of Quito. But….since Quito is so freaking big, it takes about 1 hour to ‘get outside of Quito’. … Continue reading
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