Plus 3 Ecuador has officially wrapped up, but that doesn’t mean that our last day was uneventful. As always, the group gathered bright and early for our last breakfast together before turning in our lodge room keys and heading on the bus to head on back to the Quito airport. Now you see, the bus…
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Plants vs. Zombies
Today, the capabilities that I once applied to humankind have been refurbished and polished. At the grand time of 6:30am, the crew and I woke up for a bountiful breakfast. You can tell how rough the day will be by seeing how much food is on your plate. The more, the harder. When the…
TLC was Wrong. Do Go Chasing Waterfalls.
The day is May 16th, 2025, and the mom lore in 30 years has already exceeded expectations. On this day, I started my day by walking out onto the balcony and to my surprise, seeing a family of 6 monkeys jumping around in the trees. This lodge was much less scary in the morning, and…
Channeling My Inner Coyote Peterson
We have finally reached home base for the rest of the trip! We are currently staying at a lodge in Iyarinia, which overlooks the Napo River! Our welcome looked a little like something out of a war movie as we immediately hit the ground running, suitcases gripped until knuckles were white, gravel crumbling under our…
I Don’t Think We’re In Kutztown Anymore
Okay, imagine it’s Monday, May 12th, 2025, and you finally get to try what was advertised in the syllabus: chocolate! Alright, I’m going to set the scene—it’s 8:30 a.m., and it’s time to go down and get breakfast in Quito. It was a relatively quick feast as the group headed out to go chocolate tasting…
Sightseeing, Llamas, and Hiking!
I have officially spent my first full day in Ecuador and my first full day outside of the United States; I have never lived a day as fully as I have this one. In this day alone, I have done 19 years of sightseeing in 2 hours, experienced a culture and passion that I deemed…