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Nest Exhumation

Online Education11:24bacteria, beach, biology, conservation, Ecuador, eggs, Equilibrio Azul, fungus, green turtle, hatchlings, nest, Pacific Ocean, Puerto Lopez, science, sea turtle, study abroad, travel, volunteer, volunteering No comments

Nest exhumations are one my favorite things to do with Equilibrio Azul. On my second day, we headed down to Playita, a pristine white-sand beach with no access to the public.I felt privileged to enter through this locked gate with a "no trespassing" sign.This beach gets special...

Beach Patrol

Online Education10:35beach, biology, coast, Ecuador, Equilibrio Azul, green turtle, hawksbill, marine turtle, measure, nest, Pacific Ocean, Puerto Lopez, science, sea turtle, study abroad, travel, volunteer, volunteering No comments

One of Equilibrio Azul's tasks is to patrol four of the beaches within Machalilla National Park, here on the coast of Ecuador. Every few days a pair of volunteers walks the length of the beach looking for signs of turtle nests. I went on my first patrol to Playa Salango with...

Stranded in Puerto López

Online Education20:41beach, birds, children, Ecuador, Equilibrio Azul, green turtle, hawksbill, marine turtle, nest, Puerto Lopez, research, sea turtle, shark, study abroad, travel, turtle, volunteer, volunteering No comments

Hey world,I planned to leave Puerto López for the Galápagos Islands after a day or two. Well, the research permits didn’t work out right away, and my visa never came, and we are all on Ecuadorian Time after all. I integrated myself into Barbara’s turtle volunteering organization,...

Are You Up for Montañita?

Online Education20:02bar, bus, child, club, coast, culture, Ecuador, face paint, family, friends, hostel, Montanita, night life, party, public transit, Puerto Lopez, study abroad, travel, volunteer No comments

Thursday, March 6This morning my companions, Brian and Aysha, helped me carry my luggage to a dusty spot in the road which was the bus stop. They bid me farewell as I boarded the $0.25 bus to Bahia. From there, I transferred to a bus bound for Jipijapa, and then to a third bus...

A Morning Shower and a Bedtime Bath

Online Education17:15Bahia, beach, bioluminescence, Canoa, coast, Ecuador, mollusks, novel, plankton, reading, skinny dipping, snails, study abroad, swimming, travel No comments

Wednesday, March 5I woke up this morning in Bahia, not Canoa. When we got to the bus station last night, we were disappointed to hear that the night bus to Canoa was sold out. To the disappointment of all the ticket-holders, it was also AWOL. The bus never did show up, and all of us (with and without tickets) shuffled around to other bus companies....

Spontaneity

Online Education16:32Amazon, bus, Ecuador, hostel, new friends, night bus, Quito, spontaneity, spontaneous, study abroad, Tena, travel, travel buddy No comments

Tuesday, March 4Spontaneity: noun: the state of occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination and without premeditation.This morning the dutiful volunteers all headed back to their hard manual labor at Lisan Yacu Station. Last night I debated – should I ask to join them as a pseudo-volunteer for another week, or bide my time in Tena,...

Boa Boy

Online Education15:37Amazon, boa constrictor, Ecuador, hike, kids, Los Lagos, Misahualli, nature, outdoors, rainforest, reptile, snake, study abroad, Tena, travel, waterfall No comments

Monday, March 3Plan A: meet our pre-arranged Ecuadorian guide at the bus station for a hike to El Gran Canyon, The Grand Canyon, purportedly the most magnificent site in Tena.Plan B: wait for our guide until we are sure he is chuchaqi (hungover) from Carnaval and not coming;...

Crazy, Wet, Colorful, Wonderful

Online Education20:31Amazon, balsa, birds, boyfriend, carnaval, conservation, Ecuador, Misahualli, rainforest, restoration, study abroad, travel, volunteering No comments

Thursday, February 27Whirlwind!! I got in late last night, did laundry in the hostel’s machine, and hung my clothes out to dry on the line. Silly me, leaving clothes outside in the rainforest. This morning, they are even wetter than when they came out of the washer. No clothes...

The Anhinghoo with an Exactlywattle?!

Online Education20:07Amazon, anhinga, bird watching, birding, birds, dance, dancing, eating, Ecuador, feeding, lake, Limoncocha, poem, poetry, rainforest, Shel Silverstein, study abroad, travel, videos, wattled jacana No comments