It’s Christmas season! Though, honestly, I am not feeling it. It is easy to forget how much we rely on artificial stuff to create that Christmas vibe. Honestly, in Europe and the States the whole town is made up in Christmas deco, starting November. You get Christmas cookies, Christmas chocolate, Christmas music, Christmas everything — [...]

Ever since I got to Ecuador two months ago, I have been giving homework help to disadvantaged working children — from the second to the sixth grade — in the South of Quito. These kids, while they usually do not live on the streets, do not have the support they need from their families. Their [...]

Blackouts are huge news when they occur in the developed world, even if the electricity was gone for just half an hour. It’s a big deal to us these days — it almost seems we are hardly able to survive without that most important of utilities. Here in Ecuador, though, occasional blackouts seem to be [...]

I would totally love to update this page more often, write more about what I do and what is going on around me… However, considering that I do not have Internet access at home, this is often difficult. Online time is precious these days, so don’t hold your breath when posts come slowly.