2012-11-29
I find myself wishing for rougher hands so that I wouldn’t wince from the heat of the rice as I eat. I want my spine to be perfectly aligned to avoid the sore back I endure after spending hours picking bissap. And I curse my eyes for being so sensitive that they tear up from the smoke as I...
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Tang Aning Segi — Malinke Eighteen — English Dix-huit — Francais Fuk ak Djurom Nyet — Wolof Maybe it’s because we scrutinize that which is closest to us, but I think I’ve begun to over analize the number 18. Although logically 18 is a number and thus should retain a certain universal meaning, I’ve...
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My average day in my community of Yambiro, Ecuador! Hope you enjoy 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoWqKJoQzOU&feature=youtu.be
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2012-11-29
[This was written months ago during my last day in Quito. Here are my thoughts of then, and I will try to do a new blog around the 1st of December with my current thoughts and activities. Even the inserts in this post from after writing are from months ago. I will literally copy and...
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2012-11-29
Thoughts: I could have sworn I heard the “nyan cat” when I was walking down the street today. I was in the middle of Mindo when Ecuador scored a goal against Chile, and the whole town up and down the street just started yelling. It was pretty awesome. The recurring mistake I make in Spanish...
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2012-11-29
Hello family and friends!! Greetings from Ecuador! I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving’s, whether it was passed with family or friends. This was my first Thanksgiving away from my family, and although I missed them dearly, I had a fantastic Thanksgiving. The fellows of my region and of another region (24 total) got together to...
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7:00 am I wake up and begin my day Mornings consist of helping get Valentina (the baby) dressed, cleaning my half of the room and setting the table for breakfast 8:40am I wait for my bus to come speeding down the road.. In the background I watch Volcán Imbabura peak out through the...
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