I have been looking forward to studying abroad for most of my life; now it is so close I can feel the excitement building as each day takes me closer to the start of the program. It will be so good to be able to practice my Spanish outside of the classroom. I am incredibly […]
From Before Ecuador Was Ecuador
I was visiting the Portland Art Museum and got myself thoroughly lost. I stumbled upon these artifacts from the Peru/ Ecuador area and I was utterly fascinated. I remember one of the stories from the Ecuador Reader talking about ceramic ware that was very advanced. I believe one of the theories about that was that some […]
So Soon!
I leave six weeks from today. So much is happening between now and then that it’s crazy to think there is such little time before I start my adventure in South America! I am beyond excited for everything so to gather my thoughts, I’m giving in to my compulsive-list-maker tendencies, and making a list (in no particular […]
Leipzig
Last weekend a friend and I took a day trip to Leipzig, a beautiful city about 2 hours south of Berlin. It’s famous for being Johann Sebastian Bach’s hometown, and we got to see the site of his childhood home, the church where he was a choir master, as well as where he is buried. […]
Pre-Ecuador Thoughts
Here are some of my various thoughts, in no real coherent order… I’m sitting in my flat in Budapest and trying to anticipate my semester in Cuenca that’ll start in less than two months (!). One thing I’d determined before deciding to do spend two semesters in a row abroad is that I’d try not […]