Day 12: The Thrity-Four Percent Solution
It is the 12th day of our trip. 12 out of 35. Obviously, not every day can be the adventure that movies like Indiana Jones and Romancing the Stone imply, but it was a pretty good day. Not much happened…
Day 11: Chores and More
Eleven days in and it was about that time where people start freaking out because their shirts suddenly started smelling a little bit funky. So on a recommendation from our professors we set out this morning, plastic bags under our…
Day 10: Feeling It
‘Twas early in the morning And all through the Hotel Acoma The young, tired travelers Were beginning to wake, with a moan(a) At the ripe hour of eight The groggy students boarded the bus Driven by fearless Marcelo A…
Day 9: On the Road to Otavalo
Today we left the mystical cloud forest of Mindo to travel to our next destination: Otavalo. We drove the road back to Quito (gaining thousands of feet in elevation) before continuing on from there. The most interesting aspect of this…
Day 8: Haikus, Bird Butts, and American Idol
Today was day eight So far it is lots of fun Here are some haikus We are in Mindo The forest has many sounds There are lots of bugs Bird watching today Tom and I got up early…
Day 7: Do Go Chasing Waterfalls
Thursday. Good morning, Mindo! Everyone sleeps especially sound under its blanket of seclusion, besides those paranoid by the small winged creatures that share our rooms. For the second magical day, a chorus of birds rose our sleepy minds, and dense…
Day 6: Goodbye Quito, Hello Mindo!
Close your eyes. Picture a forest filled with trees decorated with leaves big enough to swaddle a baby and flowers brighter than neon bands under a black light. Add in the sound of crickets and cicadas chirping in the distance…
DAY 5: Taking on the Role of a Filmmaker
It’s day 5 living in Ecuador, and it’s our final day in Quito for now. It’s bittersweet that we’re leaving such a cultural and welcoming city, but we’re excited about our future adventures at Ecuador’s magical cloud forest in Mindo….
Day 4: At the Center of it All
Armed with the spectacular wealth of knowledge from our lesson-packed first three days and a will to complete our video and sketching assignments, we were finally ready to take on the city as our classroom. The sights, sounds, and general…
Day 3: Getting Down to Business
Gossip girl here, your one and only source to the scandalous lives of Northeastern’s Elite~ Quito Edition It may seem like it’s all fun and games here in Quito, but El Colectivo found themselves in class for 6 hours this Sunday. Despite…
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