ECUADOR

Instead of going directly to college after high school like most of my friends, I decided to take a "gap year".

I went to Ecuador through Global Citizen Year, a program specifically designed for students post-high school and pre-college. (You may check out my intro and blog at their website here.)

Reflecting on that year, I simply cannot imagine my life had I not chosen to live and experience life in Puerto Quito.



This page is a brief catalog of my blog writings starting from the beginning.

May 2012 I made the decision to go on a gap year! : my love year adventure.

August 2012 Global Citizen Year hosted a two-week training seminar in California to meet the other fellows and receive training to start our year abroad : FALL TRAINING! 

September 2012 I lived in Quito for a month for In-Country Orientation : My Day in Photos , a short glimpse into the beginning of my bridge year in ecuador , a taxi driver , An Armed Robbery Story

I found out my specific in-country placement for the year : Puerto Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

October 2012 I move to Puerto Quito & my gap year truly begins : 

October 2012 two [really, really] exciting things

November 2012 A Short Preview of My Apprenticeship , la playa del ecuador , el marcado de pescado (Manabi, Ecuador) , mi casa , something that makes me smile

December 2012 ER Stories 4: Medical Gore , Cruz Roja

January 2013 An Ecuadorian Tradition. , Otavalo, Ecuador Part 1 , Otavalo, Ecuador Part 2 

February 2013 getting political. , ¿Conoces La Pirámide de Alimentación? , Looking Up: From Sympathy to Respect , something new. , ER Stories 2: I helped deliver a baby. , ER Stories 8: Burnt Skin

March 2013 Puerto Quito Photos , Carnaval Part 1  , Carnaval Part 2 THE FOOD

April 2013 Porch Sitting & My Best Friend Betty , ER Stories 6: Before and After - Amputated Toe

May 2013 I'm Home!

February 2014 Not quite a year after I left, I went back to Ecuador to take photos and be with my beloved friends, family and community before my mission. I bought the plane tickets. , un poco del fútbol , Honey, I'm hoome! , more ecuaphotos!