I LOVE CUENCA!!! Not that I didn't love Quito, but the two are very, very different. Quito is so big and everything is so spread

This weekend was awesome!! Since it is my only weekend in Quito, I decided to spend it doing two day trips that are fairly close

Hola a todos!! Yesterday, my school took a day trip to Saquisili and Cotopaxi, about two hours away from Quito by bus. The drive was

Wow! The past few days have been a whirlwind. I am so exhausted, but in the best way possible. My travels honestly went so smooth;

My name is Rita Hess, and I am the second scholarship recipient traveling to Ecuador this year 🙂 I am currently waiting in O'hare airport

Well my time has come. In less than an hour, my ride will be here to pick me up and take me to the airport.

I just got home from a two day trip to Baños, which is about 3.5 hours south of Quito. I'm breaking the blog up into

As I said in my previous post, a lot of the moments I've captured at camp have been video, but since realizing I can't put

Playing with Values! I had meant to post a blog over the weekend about a really fun time going out on the town as a