Imagine visiting an exotic zoo coupled with a tropical aquarium. Except with no cages or tanks: each exhibit is its … More
Author: Tim Perrin
Anticipation Is Building…
“The Galápagos Islands may just inspire you to think differently about the world.” On the eve of our journey to … More
A Dose of Humility
My iPhone was stolen this week. Right out of my pocket when riding the bus. The front pocket of my … More
Baños
/bæn-yoʊs/ noun. Bathrooms. Thermal baths at the base of a volcano. A resort town nestled in central Ecuador. Our weekend … More
Una Nueva Lengua
Call us naive — or perhaps a bit arrogant — but we were expecting more folks to speak English here … More
A Myth Down the Drain
Ecuador sounds similar to Equator for a very good reason. Here in Quito, we are 0°11’40” (read: just barely) south … More
Camp Hope
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” -Desmond Tutu We planned our … More
The Boys’ “Top 5”
I’ve polled Connor and Keegan about the wildest things they’ve seen in our first few days here. Most of them … More
My First Run in the Andes: 22 minutes of hell
In a parallel quest to become superhuman once back at sea level, I just barely survived my first run in … More
Arriba
We arrived in Quito soon after 10am on Sunday morning after a painless set of flights. Customs were a breeze … More