For Those Who Don't Know, El Papa = The Pope Tuesday, July 7th, I had the pleasure of waiting to see Pope Francis drive by

At the Spanish school I took classes at, there are typically weekend trips offered outside the city. This past weekend, I had the opportunity to

Hey friends! Yesterday was a pretty exciting day and I felt it would be best described in a picture blog. First, I went an hour

I've been in Quito for almost five days now and am beginning to feel quite at home. My Spanish and My Lessons I really wasn't

Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson wrote "I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to

Friday 8/15 On Friday, I said farewell to all my Abuelitos! It was so sad to leave them, but I was overwhelmed at how grateful

Wednesday Today was the big day. That's right. I finally got to give the Abuelitos all their wonderful items so generously donated by all of

Monday 8/11 Today I joined my Abuelitos for more fun! I learned a new Ecuadorian card game called Cuarenta. I end up playing it with

Saturday After long travels on Friday, I ate breakfast Saturday morning (I ordered an Americano breakfast; eggs, ham, cheese and bread), and headed to the