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After working at 7:30– a busy day with lots of eggs and coffee for hungover guests– we took a fresh new Canada boy around the neighborhood. Carmen bought yarn (!!!!! Look how happy she is) and I bought 1/4 lb of peanutbutter (maní molido) in a bag for 50centavos. Also we bought pink roses for […]

Met an incredible artist on one of my favorite streets, Calle Galapagos. His name is Oscar and he has been painting for 26 years. We had a significant conversation about the influence of technology en la naturaleza, his daughters, using art as a method of communication, and las indígenas de Los Andes y Amazonia. I […]

Rooftop terrace at Secret Garden Hostel, Quito. We serve dinner, alcohol, breakfast and have information and reception at the top of 4 flights of stairs. So far I haven’t missed a sunset. It’s such a joy to meet guests from all over the world and speak Spanish with the two cooks, Leticia and Lolita. They […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwo4036LOls This link is a short video about our 3-day adventure in the Cotopaxi National Forest. The Secret Garden Hostel that we are volunteering for in Quito has a sister hostel in el Parque Nacional Cotopaxi where we were gifted one free night so that we could come back to Quito to promote this package […]

We swam in this icy boy

Carmen and I walked to this cathedral one afternoon to talk about God and soup