After the Waorani we spent a good day pretty much relaxing at the lodge which was nice as I took a very long nap. We also painted our bowls from the prior day and I went for a starry galaxy design which turned out not great, but I was proud of it. When I went…
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Days 8/9/10: Jungle Boy
We started our journey deeper into the rainforest with an early morning. We had an unexpected 2 and a half hour bus ride with the worst terrain you could drive a bus on, followed by our 7 hour canoe ride. The ride was so loud it was crazy and the whole canoe just vibrates so…
Days 6/7: Swimming is fun
We started day 6 with a very good breakfast which was this long, thick, pancake type of thing, which was absolutely delicious. I still didn’t feel too good from my food poisoning but I still need to try the good food while I’m here. We then made some bowls out of clay which ended up…
Days 4/5: Into the Jungle
We started day 4 with a long bus ride into the hills to a volcano lake, and a boat ride with probably the greatest scenery I have ever witnessed in my life. The beauty of the mountains and volcanos was really something and we continued by visiting this awesome waterfall. At the waterfall there were…
Days 2/3: Man I love food
Our second day started off with a similar breakfast before we headed out to a chocolate tasting. We tried everything from the bean, to the extract, to every type of chocolate they sold. At the end we had a small dessert which just so happened to be the greatest brownie I ever consumed in my…
Day 1: Moving around Quito
After a long day of traveling and a brief stop to Miami Beach we made it to Quito. Our day started with a nice breakfast and a tour of the beautiful San Francisco Cathedral. After, we had some time around the plaza where I decided I wanted to try every kind of food I could…
Trading Comfort for Adventure
Hi, my name is Ben Squarcia. I’m from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and I’m a freshman at Pitt majoring in Business Analytics and Finance. This May I am super excited to be traveling to Ecuador and learn all about the chocolate industry and everything else Ecuador has to offer! Outside of school, I have a major…