Our trip is coming to an end, so this will cover the last days. On Wednesday, we were able to start painting our pots because they were dry. To paint, we used hair that was tied onto a little stick. I painted some triangles with dots in them. On the inside of the bowl, on…
Author: WayneFontaine
Swinging Through Waorani Territory
Today we just got back from the Waorani tribe, and it was amazing. Let me get back to how we got there first. On Sunday, we took a 2-hour bus ride to the beach, where we loaded our gear into a canoe, which we took to the Waorani. The canoe ride was about 5 hours,…
Swimming Through the Jungle
Today was crazy. We were told that we were going on a river hike, but I thought that we would be walking through a little stream. I was very wrong. We got to the starting point, and I could already tell that this hike was going to be amazing. Before the hike, we were given…
From the Andes to the Amazon
We have now been on our trip for almost an entire week. It has been going by very fast, but we are still having a lot of fun. We went to Cayambe, which is a lake inside an old volcanic crater, and we got a boat tour of it. The views were amazing, and they…
Chocolate, Bargaining, and Questionably Rare Steaks
Over the past 2 days, we did a LOT. We traveled from Quito to Otavalo, and along the way we had some really cool experiences. To wrap up our time in Quito, we visited Yumbos Chocolate for a chocolate tasting. The chocolates were very different, some tasted fruity, some were a little bitter, and one…
The Uber Was Too Slow, So We Climbed a Mountain
Today was our first full day in Quito, and honestly it was a pretty crazy start to the trip. We started the day by going to the Church and Convent of San Francisco. Inside the church, there were a ton of paintings and cool architecture, and then we got a tour of the place. It…
Becoming a Global Businessman… One Chocolate Bar at a Time
Hi everyone, my name is Wayne Fontaine, and I just finished my freshman year at the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in marketing and supply chain. I’m from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where I’ve lived since moving back from China after spending two years there. I’ve always enjoyed trying new things and putting myself in different environments….