2018-10-10
[image: IMG_5532 copy.jpg] October 7th. It’s been a month since I moved to my new host family and tomorrow I will be moving again. I am moving because of circumstances I will not publicly mention since I rather saved the families’ privacy. From all the things I will leave here – and I will undoubtedly...
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I was biking (at 7 am) on my way to APAE when I met Kiko (my supervisor) who also works on a project called “monitoramento marino”, where they take kids to beaches like Gamboa with the hope of looking at whales. I went with them, and I finally saw whales! There were from 6 to...
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2018-10-09
Today is October 9th. Not only does that mean that i’ve been in Ecuador for about one month but it also means fall. The leaves change into beautiful gold, red and orange colors and its the time when apples are the right amount of crispy. The air is chilled so vests are now again in...
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2018-10-09
El 2 de Septiembre llegué a Brasil. Después de un largo viaje de más de 30 horas desde la Universidad de Stanford. En mi primer semana estuve recibiendo capacitación en el sur de la Isla de Florianópolis. Desde el primer momento me sentí como en casa cuando comí arroz, frijoles, frutas, ensalada y carnes. El...
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2018-10-09
“Comparison is the thief of joy”. We have all heard the saying before. Wether seeing it on a motivational poster in a classroom, or having someone tell it to us; it’s well known. I have heard it many times before with a passing ear. For maybe two minutes it would have an impact but then...
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2018-10-08
After five weeks of living in Touba Toul, I’m proud to say that even though kids in the streets tirelessly still call me toubab (Wolof for westerner), my family consistently mentions I’m becoming Senegalese. Two Fridays ago, at my cousin’s wedding in Doudoul, when we had finished cooking a colossal amount of beñe (1) and...
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In Ecuador, adios is what you say as a more permanent goodbye. Instead, most of us just say chao, a sort of see you later. But yesterday, I said adios to the family I’ve been staying with for the past month. Truly one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. It brings tears to my...
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