Okay I am finally caught back up with the weeks and so this “last week” is actually what happened last week. We didn’t have class since our professor went back to Quito so instead I studied or worked on the paper every day. Since I didn’t have a super active week, I am going to …
Is it an Iguana or a Rock?
This week, most of my days consisted of class and then lunch and then class again. The morning class consisted of fieldwork which ended up being very exhausting. I fell asleep as soon as I got back home one day because I was so exhausted after trekking through the trees and over lava rocks. Monday …
The Tortoise and the Albatross
We haven’t been in the Galapagos even a week but my class and I already got to visit another one of the islands. On Saturday we took a boat to the closest uninhabited island of Española. Our class met at one of the many snorkel rental shops to get fitted for wet suits and flippers …
Finalmente en Los Galápagos!
We left Quito on August 10th and headed to the airport. I rushed that morning to finish my field journal for class so that I could submit it before going to the islands, which we were warned have very slow internet connection (I had tried to finish the night before but ended up going to …
5 días en trenzas (5 days in braids)
This trip was the one most of us anticipated. Since I was little, it has been my dream to visit the Amazon rainforest so waking up at 3 am on Monday was worth it to make that dream come true. The travel there was long but fun in and of itself. We started out at …
Do you feel like Frodo and Sam?
Our professor, Esteban, asked us this about half way through our hike. And yes, we were all like Frodo and Sam because not only were we on a long, hard journey but we were also in these hills that looked like they came right out of Middle Earth. (Ha that's funny because we are basically …
Edge Effect
Starting with last weekend I've got a lot to cover. Last Sunday a few of us went to La Mitad del Mundo. We took 2 buses and a taxi to get there and once we arrived had to wait in way too long of a line to enter. The city of La Mitad del Mundo …
Long Week
I'm sorry for such a long post but this was a very long week. This week was my first week of "classes" and orientation. We had a really funky schedule where some days we had to be there at 7:30 am and others we didn't have to be there until 12:30. The first two days …
80 per second
This is not only how fast the average hummingbirds (colibrí) flap their wings per second but it is also how fast my brain has felt like it's been moving for the past 24 hours. My brain is thankfully starting to switch to Spanish but there are still so many things to process. When I landed, …
MIAmi
I feel like the only time I've ever spent in Miami has been at the airport, and that's not too different this time. (I have been here for almost 4 hours now) Although I did migrate to a hotel and restaurant for a few hours this time.I got a little exposure to the rest of …
Solaventuras 