Austin Harrison

I finished my second of 2 midterms today. It was difficult but I feel like I did really well. Tomorrow afternoon we are going to see a real Indegeneous healer. That will be very interesting. This weekend I am going to Otavalo which is a market town and I am going to see the Equator museum. I have just over a week left in Ecuador and it has been amazing. This is an experience that I will remember forever. Next week I have to turn in 2 papers and take 1 final then I will be finished with both classes!... read more

Universidad San Fransisco is located in Cumbaya, Ecuador. Cumbaya is about 40 miles south of the capital city, Quito. It was the first Liberal Arts college in the country and is among the top 10 best Universitys in the country. I am studying People and Policy of the Andes as well as Ecology and Policy of Ecuador. My teachers are amazing. The school is also a culinary institute so the food is awesome. I wanted to make this post so I could put up a few more pictures of the University... read more

The field trip went really well yesterday. we took a bus up to about 10,000 feet and hiked the rest.The guy who is in charge of fish research was unable to make it but I was still able to see the rivers and talk to someone who lived nearby about the invasion of trout to the inland streams. We hiked up to the top of the Andes to about 12000 feet. We were able to study all types of flowers and trees and even made a tea with one of the flowers. On the ride out there I realized my camera was dead so I didnt take any pictures but I am going to get some of other people that were with me. Our ecology teacher said we are going to take another field trip to ... read more

I just finished eating dinner. I had breakfast for dinner tonight. It was pretty good but didnt come close to the grilled chicken and potato wedges I had for dinner. I am going over to Hunter's family's house tonight to hang out because he has his own den and stuff. Mom told me that it may be interesting to everyone to mention the KFC and McDonalds, as well as anything made in America does not change its name. Nike is super expensive here. They have this brand here called Litto which is an outdoor brand like Patagonia and they have really cool jackets and pants so I may have to buy some of that. I dont think fishing is going to work out this weekend, it was too hard to find a place. We are ... read more

Yesterday we had oriention for the school and then after we went to mariscal and ate. We ate and this place called tapos y vinos and it was all you can eat. tapas is basically appetizers but they bring out like 10 different things and you share with the group. That was alot of fun Today we did not have our 10 o clock class so I slept late and played on the computer until lunch. For lunch I went to the mall and ate KFC which was not a good decision. After lunch I got on the 45 minute, winding roads, bumpy bus ride. As soon as I got off, KFC came back to visit. I feel fine now though. My class on the ecology of Ecuador is going to be amazing. My teacher speaks ... read more