Cajas National Park is a high-altitude area west of Cuenca, Ecuador. It’s known for trails through evergreen cloud forests and hundreds of lakes, such as Laguna Toreadora, where our second hike began. It’s also home to rich wildlife including Andean condors, giant hummingbirds and raccoon-like coatis. The number of orchids and flowering plants alone make …
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A Dose of Truth
I recently made a social media post expressing the challenges of the first few weeks of living abroad with the family and it got quite a few comments. It seems like telling the truth about hardships in life, as uncommon as that may be, is something most people can identify with and even appreciate. Get …
The Pet (aka Food) of the Century!
It all started with the appetizers: papas fritas, locra de papas and un sanduche de huevo y chancho. But it was the entree that really mattered. We had come to Salon Tres Estrellas to eat cuy. People say that if you come to Ecuador you HAVE to try it. I was excited. But then I …
My Trip to an Ecuadorian Zoo
My family and I went to the zoo yesterday. We left our apartment to find a taxi which took a long time for us to get. Finally we found a taxi. It was an Ecuadorian zoo and its name is Amaru Zoologica. It was very different than the Birmingham zoo. It is different than our …
Packing is…
How many words can you find to fill in that blank?! My dining room floor has been covered by suitcases and clothing for about 10 days now as I’ve moved through the process of choosing what to pack, what to store, what to donate, and what to throw away. We are pretty sure our donation …
Go Gales Go! 