In our final days of the Plus3 Ecuador trip, we were finally given some time to relax…well compared to the rest of the trip’s activities, at least. I wouldn’t exactly call our days on the west coast relaxing by most standards, but after how crazy this whole trip has been, it definitely felt like a…
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Mudslides are Real!
Yesterday, May 17, we left the Amazon and headed to the airport four hours away to catch a flight to the west coast of Ecuador. These last few days at the coast were meant to be a nice way to relax after all the intensity that the Amazon had to offer, it was supposed to…
Monkeying Around in the Mud
On Thursday May 12, we had the opportunity to venture far deeper into the Amazon than many people ever have. We rode in canoes to the Waorani community, an indigenous group situated fairly deep in the Amazon on the banks of the Nushino River. We had the opportunity to live with this group, eat with…
Alina the Explorer
The past two days have been probably the two best days of my entire life. Yesterday, we left Quito and came to the Iyarina Lodge in the Amazon Rainforest. On the drive from Quito to the lodge, we stopped in a cloud forest; a part of the rainforest that’s at such a high altitude that…
Culture & Chocolate in Quito
Our first two days in Ecuador have been incredible. We spent day 1 touring the capital city, Quito, and it’s rich history. On our first day, we primarily learned about the history of Catholicism in the country by taking a tour of Inglesia de San Francisco, a monastery right in the heart of Old Town…
Roses with Rosita!
On day 2 in Quito, before we toured a chocolate factory, we went to a rose farm. It was called Casanto Miray and was a family owned business. They make gorgeous bouquets of roses and sell them all over the world. First, we went to the actual farm where they grow the roses in greenhouses….
My First Plus3 Ecuador Blog Post!!
Hi! My name is Alina McMahon and I am very excited to begin the Plus3 journey in Ecuador in less than three weeks! I’m a freshman in the College of Business Administration and my intended major is marketing. I’m also minoring in film studies, and recently was accepted to the certificate program in leadership and…