Packing for Cuba
I’ve been blogging about Cuba because the three weeks I spent there were so different from everything else I’ve experienced. Somehow Cuba manages to be unlike any of the 32 […]
Tag Archives: Backpacking
Must Visit Places in Cuba
A few of my friends have emailed me asking for a shorter itinerary for Cuba (for one or two weeks instead of the three that I was in […]
Best Day Trip from Quito: Otavalo
Otavalo is the best street market that I visited in Ecuador! It is HUGE, has tons of variety, has kind workers, and it gave me a bit more insight […]
Mindo, Ecuador: the Adventurer’s Day Trip from Quito
I woke up seemingly before anyone else at my hostel at 6AM to catch a prearranged taxi to the bus station. The night before a girl I met at […]
A Trip to the Center of the World: Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador
First of all: please don’t pay a lot for a trip to the Middle of the World aka Mitad del Mundo! I have heard about people paying $30-$50 to take […]
Back From Spring Break
Today is my first day back from Spring Break. Oof! This means that I have report cards due soon and student-led conferences coming up. It means that student portfolios need […]
Baños de Cuenca, Ecuador
First of all, I’m not talking about THAT Baños. There is a really famous Baños full of outdoorsy adventurous activities that I would love to visit but didn’t have time […]
4 Nights in Cuenca
If you remember, I once wrote a post about how I want to retire in Cuenca, so I arrived with really high hopes for the place. However, when I […]
3 Days in Berlin, Germany
Berlin might have been my least favorite city on my month long European backpacking trip (catch up on Paris, Versailles, Bruges, and Amsterdam). That is to say that I didn’t […]
Itinerary for 3 Weeks in Ecuador AND the GALAPAGOS!
I BOUGHT MY FLIGHT TO ECUADOR! As you might be able to tell, I am seriously excited about this trip! I have read and learned about the Galapagos for years […]
Teaching Wanderlust 