After the long travel back from the Amazon, it was back to a normal work week. We had reached the end of the Level 1 occupational therapy students rotating through at CRECER, so it was nice to go back to our usual dynamic with the kids and not having what seemed like a million people …
Since there isn’t much time left, we are trying to pack in as much adventure as possible in the ending weeks, both work wise and travel wise. So fair warning now, this is going to be a long post. A few Thursdays back, Hannah and I headed out to Esperanza to do some community visits …
After arriving back mid-week from spending Carnaval in Mompiche, I was so happy to welcome back Ibarra’s climate into my arms- 70, sunny, and low humidity, though I will say the non-bustling and fresh air lifestyle of the coast was nice as well. The rest of the week at CRECER was very slow because school …
Last week, our time was spent preparing for our Carnaval trip to Mompiche. It is a coastal town about 8 hours away by bus. Work wise, I’m starting to compile write-ups on the time I have spent at the older adult centers, as this is what is most pertinent to my capstone project. Plus the …
In the past two weeks, the sun has been out in full force in Ibarra; the beginning of January was rather cloudy with cooler than normal temperatures. Now, it’s been 75 degrees and sunny every day, so we’ve had a lot of opportunity to enjoy the rays. Last week, we attempted our first go at …
I’ve been living in la la land the past month or so, essentially just being on vacation. So now that my family is gone and I have a regular schedule again, it’s time to buckle down for my OTD project. I always knew that coming to Ecuador would present me with things of which I …
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 …