2017-10-16
Today I learned the word Fé. Today Fé meant getting on a bus, hoping it was going to the right place, kind of knowing it wasn't, but REALLY hoping it was. Fé meant looking out the window at the terminal I needed to get off at, but the one my bus wasn't stopping at- but Fé meant knowing I'd get there… eventually. (Even if that Fé...
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How delicious is our curiosity,Guiding us through night?Unaware of the troubles that are revealed in the daylight A world achesFor a child as bright-eyed as youPain bolstered by the life the child has lived through Yet, you are still beautiful, student of mineWithin a large landscape,You are the shine But like any light, we saw...
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Hey Moo Moo, Guess what? No, actually. Guess. What. IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY!! WOOHOO! Okay, so maybe you knew that…but still! I’m so excited for you and I’m not even on the same continent as you! Yeah…actually about that. I’m really sorry I can’t be with you today and celebrate with you. Not...
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When people say that having a sense of empathy changes your outlook on things, they’re not lying. This week I started my apprenticeship in la casa hogar para todos. For those who don’t know, this is an orphanage. I had mentioned many times before my disliking of children and how apprehensive I was towards starting...
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I’m loving it here in the south of Ecuador. I am located in a canton called Guachapala with my Caguana-Toledo family. My family consists of my mother, Gloria, my father, Esteban, my brothers, Martin (17) and Pedro (11), sister, Paula (19), and our four dogs. We have two pugs, a poodle, and a german shepherd...
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Gossip has been given its nefarious reputation by men jealous of the human discussion they so poorly execute. Testosterone dominated individuals have never been as good at letting things go, periods attest to that. There is something about women and gossip that so pleases the tongue. Why humans so universally chatter is a...
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Something that I have notice whilst being here in Ecuador is the importance of defining gender. I never knew how much of a female dominant presence I had in my own family home until I arrived here. Yesterday was very interesting because all the females during dinner had red mugs, and the father of the...
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