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 for my flight to board... read more →
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. It is hard to adequately... read more →
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 two parts, two days, because... read more →
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 them online due to internet... read more →
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 goodbye celebration to a roommate and... read more →
For Those Who Don't Know, El Papa = The PopeTuesday, July 7th, I had the pleasure of waiting to see Pope Francis drive by with thousands of others on a... read more →
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 go to Mindo, a beautiful... read more →
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 out of the city to a... read more →
I've been in Quito for almost five days now and am beginning to feel quite at home.My Spanish and My LessonsI really wasn't sure how my Spanish would fare here.... read more →
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 move."My name is Alex and... read more →