A few photos

Here's a few images from my first three months in Ecuador, in roughly chronological order. Someday, when I figure out how to make this uploading process faster, I will post some more.


First, here I am at a lake with the women of my old host family in Cayambe (and a random little boy ruining the picture; sorry). Please note the height differential, which is standard for me here. And you can't see it, but they're all wearing heels.

Next, me at the equator! I can't remember having ever been so excited in my life. I'm embarrassed to realize that I'm not entirely sure which foot is in which hemisphere. I think my right foot is in the north.

This is Lago Cuicocha, a beautiful lake near Cayambe that our group hiked all the way around.

There's really nothing I can say about this next shot, except that I felt culturally obligated to do it.

Here I am on our technical trip, hacking away at bamboo with a machete. This photo was not staged! I spent two days doing this, and never in my life have I felt more rugged or like a real live Peace Corps Volunteer.

This is my entire omnibus (training group) right after our swearing-in ceremony, outside the ambassador's house.

And finally, a view from a trail in Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco, the dry tropical forest reserve that's going to be my home away from home (away from home).