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24 February 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Cheap Travelers

Cheap Travelers

On Thursday my Ecuadorian friend Carolina invited me to a friend’s birthday party in Cumbaya, a suburb of Quito. She picked me up from my hostel and we drove to the valley, into a gated neighborhood with some really beautiful homes. This particular home is the kind that makes me reconsider my ideas of owning [...]

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17 February 2010 ~ 3 Comments

The Crazy German

The Crazy German

On Wednesday my websites worked as usual so I put in a long day of work and then met some travelers for the trice weekly rum and cokes. This is usually the easiest time to meet people. I spoke with people from Israel, Germany, Finland, and the most interesting…a third culture guy. His father is [...]

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15 February 2010 ~ 5 Comments

A Foodish Post

A Foodish Post

On Monday I worked all day. All day. But I also finished just in time to meet some other travelers. I spoke with a French guy in Spanish for a while which is a good thing because prior to then my encounters with the French were mostly negative. On Tuesday disaster struck when all three [...]

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14 February 2010 ~ 8 Comments

And There Goes A Week Abroad

And There Goes A Week Abroad

Life abroad is full of inconsistencies. One moment you can dance Salsa like a pro and the next you can barely move.  The same goes for language, meeting people, and so on. One hobby I really wanted to begin in Ecuador was Salsa dancing. I figured I would find myself private lessons but only when [...]

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12 February 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Anti-America Rants

Anti-America Rants

I can’t decide if I enjoyed Wednesday night or Friday night more because both were a blast. On Friday night I limited myself to just a quarter of a cup of rum and coke. I originally planned to attend a birthday party that night.  While working at a café during the day I met an [...]

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11 February 2010 ~ 5 Comments

A Cult Has Taken Over Quito

A Cult Has Taken Over Quito

Thursday was a wash. Easily the worst of seven days I have spent in Ecuador. While I was feeling perfectly fine, just a little tired, I somehow could not form a logical sentence that day. I ended the night with a few unenthusiastic games of cards with the girl from the U.K. and a guy [...]

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