Sunday, May 14: After breakfast today we spent some time listening to a conversation between Elle and the recently arrived ASU students. We were technically part of the conversation but everyone was so tired I don’t think we had it in us to get involved. I did learn some things listening like Iyarina meaning “to…
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Back to the Lodge!
Day 8 Today we had a pretty relaxing day. We worked on our final presentations and after dinner, we went on a night walk to look at so me of the insects that are nocturnal. We saw a bunch of spiders and some very large insects. This was not my favorite activity, but it was…
Ecuadigenous Tribe
Day 5 & Day 6: May 11th & May 12th Day 5 (May 11th): Early in the morning we ate breakfast, packed our stuff, and began our 6 hour long journey into the Amazon Rainforest to visit the Waohrani Nation. The Waohrani is an indigenous tribe of Ecuador that we were going to stay with….
Travels to Tena!
Normally, a travel day is not THIS exciting! We were sad to say goodbye to Quito around 8am, but excited for what would come next. We got back on our little bus to travel to the Iyarina Eco Lodge, where we will be staying for the next 2 days. Our first stop on the road…