* Monkey photo credit to Matt* Nora see, Nora tried. On a more serious note, the last 3 days have been an absolute whirlwind. Sunday morning, we got up early and had to have our bags packed so we could drop them off on the way to breakfast. Our backpacks and provided boots were all…
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Hey Siri, Play “Waterfalls” by TLC
“Don’t go chasing waterfalls, please stick to the rivers and lakes your used to” – DO go chasing waterfalls and swim in the rivers, its the adventure of a lifetime. Our first full day in Iyarina Lodge was eventful and busy but I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. We started with a yummy…
Mountain Views & No Time to Hit Snooze
Our second full day in Otavalo was eventful to say the least.. We started off with breakfast at 8 am and had some scrambled eggs, fresh juice, and bread with jam. We left the hostel for the day and headed out to Parque Nacional Cotacachi Cayapas were we went on a 30 minute boat ride…
Hola From Otavalo
2 days in and the adventures have commenced. Our second morning in Quito started with breakfast, consisting of eggs, fresh fruit, croissant-like pastries, and fresh juice but instead of strawberry it was tomate de árbol, which translates to “tree tomato”, I preferred the strawberry. after breakfast we had some time to pack our bags and…
I’m On Top of The World!
Buenas Dias amigos! Where to start… I suppose I do feel like I am on top of the world right now, if were being literal, we are about 10,000 feet above sea level.. Anyways, our journey to Quito started with a 3 am wake up at towers, followed by a 6 am flight to Miami,…
Meet Me At The Equator
Hi All. My name is Nora Jurczak and I am currently a freshman in the College of Business Administration studying Global Management and Marketing with the intention to minor in Spanish. I am from Mendham, NJ which is a good 5-6 hours away from Pittsburgh. I am SO excited to be traveling to Ecuador with…