Another Trip to Ecuador!

I recently returned from a quick trip  to Ecuador :) Almost three years ago I lived in Quito, Ecuador to study abroad and volunteer at an orphanage and I totally fell in love with Quito and with Ecuador. Since then, I have been back to Ecuador to visit three times because I love it so much and know so many wonderful Ecuadorians that I want to keep up a relationship with. Two of the times that I have returned to Ecuador have been while living in Peru. I take advantage of the fact that Ecuador is so close!

This latest visit was, as always, amazing and way too short. Quito is my favorite city in the world (along with Portland, Oregon of course!) and I just love being back there. I feel so at home and so happy there and I have really close relationships with some of the most amazing Ecuadorian families there. I feel very lucky! While there I spent time in Quito and Otavalo visiting Ecuadorian friends and families and also just enjoying being there and revisiting the places that I loved when I lived there! I also visited the orphanage where I use to volunteer at and I visited the school where I studied abroad. It was just a week full of visiting familiar faces and places!

I also met up with one of my best friends from college, Abby, who had been in Ecuador for the past 3 months doing an internship in the jungle. We met up in Ecuador and then she traveled down to Peru with me and is currently in Peru with me! :)

Here are some photos from my trip:

With my very good Ecuadorian friend Adriana

My friend Adriana teaches art classes and i got to accompany her to one :)

La Basilica. We went up to the very top which I have done many times but it still never gets old. 

Ahhh I love Quito so much!

With my Ecuadorian sister Jimena

With my family on top of the Basilica

In the Cathedral with my family

Visiting my old host family in Otavalo! My little brother is so big now!

Beautiful street art in Otavalo

Otavalo, where I did a 3 week long internship when I studied abroad. 

With my best ecuadorian friend in Otavalo, Maricruz

My friend's awesome hippie van

In te Metropolitan park in Quito with my family.

My lovely friend Adriana doing art in her yard

I visited the school where I studied abroad. Lots of memories there!

Visiting the orphanage where I use to volunteer :)

At the orphanage

I love Ecuador

My goodbye dinner with my family. They are so good to me!!

In Peru with Abby!

Welcome back to Peru for me :) 

And now I am back in Huallanca and back to work with my kiddos! I will post another update soon!