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Trip Start Aug 29, 2008
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Trip End May 29, 2009


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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

I´d like to take a moment to explain something that may not be obvious just from reading my blog entries...  I am having an amazing time here.
What I have tried to do with this blog is share a small piece of what I am learning from my experience here, but not necessarily all that I am doing.  This is for two reasons:  1) My life in Sangolquí isn´t super exciting.  I eat, I sleep, I go to school, I read...honestly, that´s about it. And 2) Though I have had fun doing more touristic things while being here, that is not why I came here in the first place.  I am here as an academic trying to learn as much as I can about myself, my culture and my people (oh the irony!).  In any case, those of you that know me well know that I am happiest when I am learning the most, and I am learning more here than I ever thought I would.

Anyways, this entry comes after reflecting on some of my previous entries and realizing that they are definitely more thoughtful than fun and I felt I had to explain myself, because I am not that dry of a person...honest!


So, I sit here in the community of Mascarilla, my home for the next three months, pondering the question put forth in my last entry: the question of appropriate action.  Soon I will post a community profile, what I am doing here and some more photos...if I can find a computer that lets me.

Thanks so much for reading!  As always, feel free to post comments, I will do my best to respond.

Paz y amor
Riahl O
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