Discovering New Worlds

Imagine visiting an exotic zoo coupled with a tropical aquarium. Except with no cages or tanks: each exhibit is its … 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

Arriba

We arrived in Quito soon after 10am on Sunday morning after a painless set of flights. Customs were a breeze … More