I am a bit late on sharing with you the most important event of Guaranda, Carnaval. The experience was maybe one of the most unique I have had here and it was not just for a day, or a few days, or a week, but months. The talk about Carnval begins right after the winter [...]
Archive for March, 2010
¨La vida loca¨, they said.
Posted in Uncategorized on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Basketball Nostalgia
Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
So, here I am with my Ecuadorian basketball team. I guess it took me moving to Ecuador to play basketball again. Living here has helped shape and change my perspective on sports a bit. I seem to value it more here. It is such a central part of community here that I have wanted to [...]
Mi naño y mi vida vinieron a visitarme…
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Not forward nor back
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I was walking home up the same street I do everyday to my house for lunch when I saw a little girl, seemingly startled, pressing her back up against a wall. She was so little and full of dirt. I thought, ¨Why is she all alone?¨. Of course I knew the answer. Of course, I [...]
The Formal Jargon of my Life
Posted in Uncategorized on March 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In light of yesterday´s post, I would like to translate for you a random document that is lying in front of me as I work in the office of my University. This document is one of a million as this one is solely asking for official permission to use an auditorium in the University for [...]
Men in Suits
Posted in Uncategorized on March 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
One of the main aspects of life in Ecuador that I don´t like is—-men in suits. I have never been around so many men in suits. Of course, I have never worked in a corporate office in the United States but men surely do love suits here. Who are all these men in suits? University [...]
Ecuavista
Posted in Uncategorized on March 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I have never been the editor of a magazine before but living in South America of coure means the first time for many things. Through the wonderful encouragement of my close friend and fellow Guarandeña Gringa Ali, I became a co-editor of the January 2010 Ecuavista, the Ecuador WorldTeach Magazine. I, Ali, and our Riobamba [...]
Could I share this with you?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Could I share this with you?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Living here, I often wish that I could only share some of the amazing and beautiful images I see in this country, from riding behind the back of a truck with 15 indigneous people in beautiful colors and smiles to horses galloping in the remote countryside. I live these moments and I think of everyone [...]
Chao, nos vemos.
Posted in Uncategorized on March 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Living in a foreign country for a longer period of time welcomes a world of ups and downs. Sometimes, I feel like I live a life of periodic excitement and joy when meeting new wonderful people and seeing people not seen for so long. But, it is a life of continuous and intense good-byes. I´ve [...]
