Loja Stories


Aloha from Loja

If you didn´t understand the title..Aloha rhymes with Loja (pronunced LO-ha). I´m in a little hidden gem of a city in the Southern part of Ecuador. I really think that this has been one of the nicest cities that I have visited in Ecuador. It`s really little and cute. There aren't that many tourists, so that's always nice. The city is really nice be...


Force 10

We can circle around like hurricanes Dance and dream like lovers Attack the day like birds of prey Or scavengers under cover Two nights ago, this side of the Amazon experienced one of the most torrential storms ever. Thunder and lightening raged across the sky, and after having bathed in a nearby river, I stood under the dark shadow of c...


How It Is

Here's a little trap That sometimes trips up everyone When we tire of our own company Sometimes we're the last to see beyond the day's frustrations That's how it is How it's going to be For the first time in 10 weeks, I have left the Amazon. I never thought I´d ever actually want to leave the Amazon, considering I did my Master´s thes...