March in Ecuador

Well a lot has happened over the past couple weeks. My friends from church in MA, Donna and Anna, came for a visit and they were able to help out at the school and the orphanages. We took a few kids on a field trip to the dinosaur museum and were busy with cooking class and just playing with the kids. They also got to do some sightseeing in and around Quito. We did an overnight visit to the town of Mindo nearby where Donna and Anna got to do some zip lining and we hiked to some waterfalls. Our days were jam packed and they had some great interactions with the kids and the staff here. Thank you so much for visiting!

In recent news from the orphanage, we had two boys be adopted by families in Sweden and the United States. We celebrated Woman's Day by bringing in a mariachi band to the school. Now the kids are taking exams before we have a week off from the school, the week before Easter!

Bienvenidos!

Well March is going to be the month of visitors. My parents kicked off the month, by being down here in Ecuador for a visit. They got to see both the orphanages that I work at and got to tour Quito as well. Some highlights included doing a cooking class with the kids (complete with a song), seeing the Equator, visiting with all of the children, and going on a gondola ride up a volcano. Despite long flights, altitude sickness, lack of language skills, and fear for their lives on any mode of transportation, they were troopers! Thanks for stepping out of your comfort zone and coming to visit me! We had a great time!

At the Equator - Latitude 0


Mom and Dad had a celebrity moment with about 30 school kids asking for autographs