Mindo
September 11, 2025, Ecuador. This was packing day. I wasn’t looking forward to trying to fit all of my recent purchases into the new duffel bag, but I approached the […]
Monthly Archives: June 2026
Back to Otavalo
SSeptember 6 Woke up around nine. The rooster started crowing at four in the morning, as usual, and woke me up for a while before I managed to get back […]
Intag
August 30, 2025, Ecuador. The trip into Intag took far longer than I expected. The road was rough, winding through steep valleys and mountain ridges, and the final stretch seemed […]
Otavalo
August 22, 2025, Ecuador. Thankfully, I was up by 8:45. I needed every minute of the next hour and fifteen minutes to pack, clean, make breakfast, and organize my belongings […]
Quito
August 12, 2025, Ecuador. I woke up at 5 a.m. for what was supposed to be an 8 a.m. flight. Instead, the plane sat on the ground until 9:30 because […]
Lisa Karpinski 