Today was a chill day. We woke at 7:30 as usual for breakfast at 8:00. Straight after breakfast, we started our presentations on Bio’s chocolate factory. My teammates are Maddie, Mark, and Kayhaan. We went to our rooms and sat outside working on our presentation. Afterwards, we chilled in our rooms for a few hours…
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Day 7, 8, 9, 10 in Equador
Starting off our day, we at breakfast in the lodge. After breakfast, we had chocolate making and tasting. We peeled, ground, and then boiled the cocoa beans. The chocolate was mixed with leaves and sugar to add flavor. The chocolate was still very bitter for me, though. After that, we went directly to the river…
Day 3, 4, 5, 6 in Equador
Beginning day 3, we set out to visit a rose greenhouse. We learned about care for roses, customer demand, and the different types of roses. We were also gifted beautiful roses. Afterward, we headed back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, we went to a building where we learned a bit about Moncayo’s culture…
Along the Equator
On day 2 we had our chocolate tastings. We first went to Yumbos in Quito. We tried various chocolates. There were tangerines, ginger, coffee, and various other flavors. We also had this delicious hot chocolate and brownie. After the chocolate tastings we were able to purchase any of the flavors. I bought a tangerine flavored…
Quite the Quito View
Today is the first day in Quito. We woke at 7:00 (it took us a solid 5 mins to snooze the alarm). We ate in a beautiful catacomb in the hotel. We then went out at 9:00. There were street vendors and a bunch of street food like ice cream, fruit, and very delicious churros….