Arrival
2006-04-29, Quito, Ecuador. By: r_crerar

Hey So having got back from an amazing time sailing the atlantic, I had a hectic week at home seeing everyone and preparing for an astrium interview, which i think went okay but that I am yet to he...

My Birthday has aproached.
2006-03-17, Quito, Ecuador. By: brooksyo

So today is my birthday. To celebrate, I had a small dinner party for my friends. We had Mexican food. I was only allowed to invite a few friends. I felt really bad because I wanted everyone to ce...

Colombian Carnaval
2006-03-01, Quito, Ecuador. By: brooksyo

Sooo….guess what I did for Carnaval? I went to Cartagena, Colombia. No, I wasn’t kidnapped by guerrilla rebels or robbed blind by the drug lords on the street. I was going to tell everyone that I...

Never satisfied
2006-02-22, Quito, Ecuador. By: brooksyo

So I was talking to my host family's friends today. I won't lie, I got a little depressed because I don't feel my Spanish is up to par to where I would like it to be. Then came a light-bulb mome...

Sickly
2006-02-21, Quito, Ecuador. By: brooksyo

Hello all, So I guess I should beat the parental units in telling you this story... If you have a faint stomach, please close the window now. I've been feeling sick off and on during this trip f...

Not much going on
2006-02-18, Quito, Ecuador. By: brooksyo

So...this week has been pretty bland. I've had a head cold for the past week. It's kinda keeping me up at night because it's worse when I lay down. I think that I'm slowly recovering from it. I sh...

I surprise myself sometimes
2006-02-15, Quito, Ecuador. By: brooksyo

So today...it was a really good day. I have to admit my Spanish has gotten to be like....WOW...who is she? So today, ussually in the morning when I wake up, I can't think in Spanish...so when my hos...

Happy Valentine's Day
2006-02-14, Quito, Ecuador. By: brooksyo

So today was actually really nice. It was really low key. Everyone that went to the beach came and told us about it. I wish that I went with them. Their pictures were gorgeous. I'll be there in t...

Pretty blah
2006-02-13, Quito, Ecuador. By: brooksyo

Howdy hey everyone. Let's see..I went to salsa class today. It really sucked. I lack coordination....a lot of coordination, but I've got rhythm to share. Everyone else is doing better than me. ...

This weekend in review
2006-02-12, Quito, Ecuador. By: brooksyo

Hey guys, I got back from Banos again this weekend. This time I stayed in Banos for the weekend with other exchange students from a different group. It was really nice to be there. I'm glad that...

Some new things
2006-02-10, Quito, Ecuador. By: brooksyo

So...on the way to school today in the bus, I heard something that I thought was kinda funny. An anouncer on the radio said that the weather in Quito is like a woman's demeanor. It's hot and cool in...

Week in Review
2006-02-06, Quito, Ecuador. By: brooksyo

Hello all, I'm doing well in Quito. This week has been really alright. Instead of going to a cloud forest with my friends this week, I stayed in Quito and did absolutely nothing. I didn't go out...

Colonial and modern Quito
2005-11-26, Quito, Ecuador. By: incaqueen

Quito is the quintessential city you find in any modernised country...until you take a walk through the Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The view from the Basilica is worth 1000 cows(you ...

A Few Obvious and a Few Not-So-Obvious Thoughts
2005-09-19, Quito, Ecuador. By: m_and_j

I´ve just gotten over my first sickness of the trip – Don´t worry, mom!!! Miriam took care of me, and I feel totally better now, and there´s nothing to worry about. I was really going gung-ho eati...

Still at Montaña being kinda lazy
2005-09-19, Quito, Ecuador. By: m_and_j

So we had decided to spend some time in Quito “getting our bearings” which has translated into spending lots of time just hanging out with our friends from Montaña. We went rock climbing on a climbing...

Refuge in Quito
2005-09-15, Quito, Ecuador. By: m_and_j

Camera update: I figured out a way to pull the zipper ends far enough apart to get the camera case out, but the lock is still holding strong. But no te preocupes because Miriam got to take awesome pi...

Arrived in Quito
2005-09-13, Quito, Ecuador. By: m_and_j

We arrived safe and sound in Quito around midnight last night. So far acclimating to life above 9,000 feet is okay, though it makes you feel out of shape. We spent today just trying to get our bearing...

And now am home....
2005-08-24, Quito, Ecuador. By: ajcox

Last night I said goodbye to friends. Packed. Went out for pizza. Slept a little. Left for the airport at 7am. Now I am in the land of flushable toilet paper, drinkable water, poptarts, and a perm...

Is it really the 23rd??
2005-08-23, Quito, Ecuador. By: ajcox

Hi Everyone, I guess it is the 23rd which means it is my last day here in Quito. I am writing at 5:30pm (not having packed one single thing yet)from my hostal. I leave tomorrow morning at 9:30am...

No good stories
2005-08-18, Quito, Ecuador. By: ajcox

I really have no interesting stories for today. I am in Papayanet facing out on the busiest corner in Mariscal. Calama and Juan Leon Mera. Annoyed that I can´t use the computer at my hostal because...

It is Born
2005-08-17, Quito, Ecuador. By: ajcox

It Is Born - Pablo Neruda Here, I came to the boundaries where nothing needs to be said, everything is learned with weather and ocean, and the moon returned with its lines silvered and each t...

I have met the middle
2005-08-16, Quito, Ecuador. By: mynewlife

Today I visited the Equator line, middle earth. is a city with a monument of the middle of the earth. It may signify whats happening to me, I dont kno´w if I am in the middle of my life, less or more....

Stalked by police
2005-08-16, Quito, Ecuador. By: ajcox

Tuesday Simon Bolivar I really like my new spanish teacher. He is much more fun than the previous one who gave me never ending lectures on my health, the pros of wearing a scarf in 70 degree weath...

Could it get more uncomfortable?
2005-08-14, Quito, Ecuador. By: ajcox

This morning Caroline and I got up bright and early for our little trip to Papallacta. This is a small town located two hours away in the mountains where there are natural hot springs that have been t...

What date is it?
2005-08-13, Quito, Ecuador. By: ajcox

Hostal Alcala Sunday 2:04am I am not sure of the date. What a strange feeling. I don´t have a calendar here. Since I have class on weekdays i have a general idea of what day it is but the date has...