Tomorrow makes the third week I will have been in Ecuador. I am almost halfway through my adventure here but it feels like time is irrelevant. I didn´t sleep well last…
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Mariah
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Disclaimer: I am no language expert. However, I have found it very helpful to learn a few phrases for getting around and making new friends in a foreign culture. I learned Spanish…
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This post is about to get a lot more honest. I forgot my mom´s birthday. It was five days ago. This realization just hit me as I read her…
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I´m sitting in a quiet corner restaurant in my scrubs eating dinner before my first overnight shift at the hospital begins. A boisterous group of gringos sporting a Texan accent arrives…
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I have a confession. It’s not an easy one. I’ll admit I’ve been in denial for quite some time about it. So here goes: I am afraid of heights. At…
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I have been passing by the ladies of Shell for days now, slowly inhaling the aromas of meat roasting on skewers, freshly fried pancakes, and buttered corn. I have been carefully eyeing…