Monthly Archives: May 2013

Last week was the festivales del colegio. The closest thing I can compare it to is homecoming week… kind of. Festivales mean that almost all classes are cancelled for a week of celebrations. I thought I could handle a week … Continue reading →

I don’t have any specific updates, but here are a few things that have happened this week (in no particular order): 1. Yesterday I was awoken at 3am by 4.0 earthquake. The saddest part is that I was so disoriented that … Continue reading →

So first things first: “gripe” (pronounced gree-pay) literally translates to the “flu,” but here in Ecuador it’s often used generically to describe any number of ailments from the common cold to bronchitis to strep throat. During my three months of … Continue reading →