tena, ecuador

What is the square root of 86345? Perhaps an 11-year old from Miyuna can tell you. That problem was written on the board of an intermediate school we visited one Saturday after we worked in Miyuna’s botanical garden. Knowing what I know now about …Ecuador ; from what I can tell, attendance is contingent upon the parents’ financial situation. As a result, the schooling system, at least around Jatun Sacha, is nowhere near as rigid as it is in the countries we come from. There was no need for sick… Escuela

Hitchhiking was a huge highlight of being in the jungle. Everywhere we wanted to go, except the bar, was at least a 20-minute walk away so thumbing it soon became a way of life. There was no sweeter sound than that of an approaching truck going the …Ecuador and its hospitable people.   My most memorable day of hitching was on May 13 when we caught four separate hitches on the way to and from the Waterfall Walk near Misahualli. First, we rode in a gigantic yellow truck. The wheel well came… Thumbs Out!