15 March 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Quito Nightlife

Quito Nightlife

I cannot stand long bus rides any longer. A lot has changed since I last traveled in August. Now that I am making a lot more money it has changed some fundamentals of traveling. My time is now far more valuable than money and so if I can get somewhere faster (i.e. airplane) I will [...]

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06 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Notes from Ecuador

Notes from Ecuador

One concept I need to follow more often is not to settle. For the past two days I walked about 10 blocks to the only restaurant I thought was open nearby. So for two days I ate disgusting fried chicken. The kind that is so greasy and fat you just want to vomit it up [...]

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25 February 2010 ~ 7 Comments

Another Birthday Abroad

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 [...]

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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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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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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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