Yesterday I went on my first run. After a week in Quito, I feel fully acclimatized and I was curious to see if I would feel a difference running at this altitude (2800 m / 9800 ft). It wasn’t going to be an accurate test seeing as I haven’t run (I hate to admit this) in about six weeks.… [Read more]
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 / christina
This afternoon, I decided to walk to Carolina Park. We passed by this park last Saturday when we took the bus to Otavalo and at the time I was very surprised by the size of the park and by the number of people in it, not to mention all the runners.… [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 / christina
Today I was solo as Chris has been hit with a case of gastro – at least that is what we think it is. We ate exactly the same things yesterday, but by the end of the day, he was finished – fever, headache, body aches, and of course diarrhea. … [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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Monday, September 12th, 2011 / christina
Today we decided on our Spanish school and signed up for a week of one-on-one lessons – 20 hours each. There is a plethora of Spanish schools in Quito and it can be a daunting chore to research all the options available and an even more daunting task to make a decision. … [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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Sunday, September 11th, 2011 / christina
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig,
Home again, home again, dancing a jig;
To market, to market, to buy a fat hog;
Home again, home again, jiggety-jog;
To market, to market, to buy a plum bun,
Home again, home again, market is done.… [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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Sunday, September 11th, 2011 / chris
Computer… initiate web blog ‘chris’… stardate 2011.09.08…
Hello World! Welcome to my first ever blog posting!
WOW. Did getting to this point in time ever take some work!… [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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Friday, September 09th, 2011 / christina
In spite of the shaky start yesterday, we arrived safely in Quito last night around 11:30 pm. The travel day went pretty smoothly and without any major incidents– remarkable when you consider we were on the milk run: Ottawa – Boston – Houston – Quito. … [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America, Travel Tips
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Thursday, September 08th, 2011 / christina
Today we are flying to Quito, Ecuador. The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of activity as we completed our work, said our final good-byes to friends and family, and wrapped up all the loose ends of our lives. … [Read more]
Category: Ecuador, South America
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