After Peru, we flew into Santiago, Chile, which is the country’s capital and city of around 8 million. By the time we got to our Airbnb it was 11pm, but we were super hungry so headed out in the barrio of Providencia for, of course, some lomo saltado for Mitchell and veggie options for Adrianna. …
After leaving Quito, we had a 10-hour layover in the city of Lima- since it was at night, we didn’t have the opportunity to explore the area. We hopped off the plane, but we couldn’t find the man who was supposed to pick us up from the airport and take us to the hotel. I …
My family arrived in Quito around 1am, and with next to no Spanish, they managed to arrive to the Airbnb that we stayed at during our time. We woke up the next day and headed straight to Ibarra, which is a 45 min taxi ride to the bus station in Quito, and a ~2.5 hour …
After initially visiting in August, Colombia has become my favorite country that I´ve had the privilege of traveling to. Perhaps after reading this blog post, you might be able to see why. Elaine, Hannah, and I planned to leave on a Saturday morning for the Ecuador-Colombia border by bus. Once at the station, a street …
In my last post, I said that I would describe a bit more about FUNHI, which stands for Fundación de Nuestros Hijos. It used to have a lot more participants, but currently there are 4 people who all have Cerebral Palsy and are at the center from 8a-12p on weekdays. During this time, they receive …
I’ve been Ibarra for a little time now, but last weekend I got to finally meet my site mentor in person. She was back in the States renewing her license; how much of a pain is that?! She is an Occupational Therapist who practiced for many years on the east coast then started to coming …
Hi guys! This is the first time I have even thought about tackling a blog, so I hope my writing is somewhat enjoyable. Some of my classmates suggested me to do this, and it’s not something I ever considered. Plus, it holds me accountable for actually scribing my time here. I am a third year …