Ecuadrenched

Day 7 & Day 8: May 13th and May 14th After the most unreal and amazing experience, we began heading back into civilization. After breakfast and packing, we left early in the morning for our hours long canoe ride. Just as we left I said “I hope we get to experience a little bit of…

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….

Ecuaday to Relax

Day 4: May 10th. This was our most relaxing day so far, which was very much needed after our long and tiring day yesterday. We woke up the calming sound of the river, birds, and trees swaying at Iyarina Lodge. After a group breakfast, we were given our rain boots which would help us for…

Ecuadventure

Day 3: May 9th. Today we packed up our stuff, and said goodbye to Quito and our hotel. We got on the bus at 8:00 am (which somehow was considered sleeping in). We had the most breathtaking mountainous views and saw an abundance of mountain cows and goats throughout the bus ride. Our first stop…

Ecuadorable Llamas 🦙🦙🦙

Day 2: Monday May 8th For our first site visit of the trip we headed to Jet Fresh Flowers in Latacunga at 7:00 which was a rose farm. We were greeted with the d biggest ducks I had ever seen screaming at us, the cutest dogs and cats, chickens, and the most welcoming people. First…

Ecualanded!

On May 6th we landed in Ecuador! The next morning our Ecuadorian adventure began by exploring the capital city: Quito! At 7:30 am we left to visit the Iglesia de San Francisco. I can’t even explain in words how absolutely beautiful and stunning the church was. Every single gold detail from floor to ceiling was…

Excited for Ecuador :)

Hi! My name is Sachi Ailani. I am a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh’s College of Business Administration. I am majoring in Finance and Business Information Systems, minoring in economics, and earning a certificate in Business Analytics. I am a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, a professional business fraternity, the finance freshman chair for…