Notes from Ecuador
Another Birthday Abroad
For the second year in a row I spent my birthday in Latin America. Last year in Colombia at a funky restaurant turned disco, Andres Carnes de Res. This year in Quito, Ecuador, starting at a Beatles themed bar called Strawberry Fields.
I celebrated the night leading up to my birthday with Carolina and Juan Francisco. [...]
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 [...]
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 I [...]


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