Just a quick post to let everyone know that we recently moved our whole site over to WordPress from Movable Type. Why this might be important to you? The non-geeky explanation is that this will allow us to do more…
Cotopaxi in Ecuador is the highest active volcano on Earth
As well as Earth’s closest point to the sun. Today, Jonathan and I joined 12 other students from our Spanish school in Quito on a day trip to Cotopaxi. In case you missed the title, Cotopaxi (a volcano in Ecuador)…
Videos of Our Quito Apartment: Ecuador
The three things we don’t like about our apartment in Quito: It’s a bit noisy It doesn’t have an oven It doesn’t have a washer and a dryer. Otherwise, we LOVE this place. So, we’ve made 2 videos to show…
Torpedos de Ruidoso: Our earplugs
Funny story: just three weeks ago in Panama City, we thought ruidoso (in Spanish) meant quiet or quietness… We thought it meant quiet because earplugs are called torpedos de ruidoso. So when we were in Panama City we thanked the…
A Friendly Reminder
Adam sent this to me today and I wanted to re-share it. It’s a friendly reminder in the form of a very powerful ad.
Pictures of Quito From Our Balcony
Pictures of Quito from our balcony We got a new camera (which I love) for Christmas from our parents and families. There’s a problem with the lens (has a black smudge somewhere inside) which mysteriously appeared one day in Panama…
Cuatro Rosas
Jonathan sings cuatro rosas.
Spanish Doesn’t Come Naturally, That’s For Sure
Learning a new language is not natural. In the category of *language*, I would include HTML, Spanish, business language, and geometry. This is about my efforts at learning the language of Spanish. I was super frustrated in Spanish class this…
Happy Valentine’s Day from Quito, Ecuador
Carrie and I started dating on February 14, 2002, three days after we met. So Valentine’s Day is very special for us. We like to celebrate Valentine’s Day by cooking each other dinner. We’ll be making chicken parmesan and having…
Teleferiqo, a gondola to 13,340 ft. in Quito, Ecuador
The teleferico, or teleferiqo, is a is a gondola that takes you from the west of Quito up volcan Pichincha in Quito, Ecuador. Tips for the teleferico include to get there early, which means catching a cheap taxi from wherever you are in Quito, take a picnic up the Teleferiqo because there are some amazing picnic stops at the top, and take a jacket because it’s a lot colder atop Pichincha than in Quito. El Telef