Hello from Quito! Gema and I took the overnight bus on Sunday to get here Monday morning and I’m at Casa Blanca again! Coming back here felt like home, and I am ridiculously happy to be with the other interns for a few days. We bonded so quickly in August and I’ve missed them terribly …

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It’s getting harder and harder to share my experiences with people back home. I just spent several days sleeping on wooden boards without a mattress or pillow, eating food the people grew and raised in their “backyard,” bathing with limited water in a tiny area closed off by plastic, brushing my teeth outside with a cup …

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Yesterday, I talked with one of my friends whom I hadn’t spoken with since she left for college in August. It was great to catch up, and everything was the same between us, but it was also very strange. I struggled to respond to her questions accurately and ended up with “I don’t know… its …

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When I was in Quito, I shared random facts and a bit about what life was like there. Those first two weeks were a perfect introduction to South America and I eased into a different way of life, but I wasn’t really immersed in the culture. I lived with four other white girls; we ate …

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