Archives: Fellow Updates
AMAZING FOOD – AN INTRODUCTION PT. 3
Kara Esplin
2018-04-03
Like I said, I eat beans and rice everyday. I love it. I could do it forever. My body, however, cannot. Eight months and fifteen pounds later, I will soon be returning to my Utah home. A home full of crisp apples, baby carrots, cold water, peaches, celery, fishy crackers, and fruit snacks. All things I...
Read MorePapi Pollo
Olivia Dutra
2018-04-03
Spending the last seven months here in Ecuador with my family they have come to learn what a picky eater I am. In a country that sometimes enjoys eating cow liver, chicken feet, and guinea pig (its actually delicious) I often found myself pleading for an uncle, dad, or anyone near me to take the...
Read MoreI Don’t Know How to Say Goodbye
Elizabeth Ollila
2018-04-03
And now I’m here–in a place I have only dreamed of often wondered if it would actually arrive. I have 1 day left with my host family. After 193 days with these incredible people, and after making the town of Girón my home, it will all come to an end. When I first sat down...
Read MoreFrom Then Until Now- A Year in Photos
Jordan Kendall
2018-04-02
Quito, September 15. The moment I realized that the friends I would make during this year would become some of the people I cherish most in the world. Sigsig, September 29. My first day at my apprenticeship. A day full of confusion and fear of the unknown. Cuenca, October 28. Finding out one of my...
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A Digital Time-Capsule of My Life Post-Travel
Sadie Troup
2018-04-02
Hey everybody. I figured that since I started this blog back on August 23rd with “A Digital Time-Capsule of My Life Pre-Travel” I might as well end it the same way. It’s insane to be sitting in my kitchen right now writing this, knowing that six months ago I did the...
Read MoreTLTD Vlogs: Day 12
Marissa Emerson
2018-04-02
The Last 30 Days (Day 12): March 18, 2018Today I ate encebollado, played soccer, dropped my phone a thousand times, and got some college news. It’s one of those days I’m glad I have an OtterBox phone case as well. (Some random text at the 1:07 mark. Sorry ’bout that)Memory of the Day: Ramona...
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