I´ve been TERRIBLE about writing, but here are the highlights (and lowlights?) of the first 4 weeks at Sta. Martha. I have one week left here with the animals :( 22 September - Took the bus to the Quito airport and got my luggage! Got to Sta. Martha around noon. An hour bus ride from Quito will run you $0.50 here. But the 15 minute taxi ride (in the back of a white pickup) up the hill to Sta. Martha always costs $3.00. Toured the rescue center. I´m pretty much in love with our coati, who used to be a pet, [View Full Entry]

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I´d be the sore one. I´m apparently a giant by Ecuadorian standards. And blond to boot. I guess since everyone already knows I´m a tourist, I can carry cameras and wear hiking boots and not worry about being noticed anymore than I already am. From my window at the hotel, I can see a KFC and a volcano. It´s a bizarre mix. And I have hot water. I do not, however, have my luggage. No, it´s hanging out in Atlanta. I guess my connection was just a little too tight. Tomorrow I´ll go to Sta. Martha to play with the animals! [View Full Entry]

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I've had this blog set up for over a month now and I decided it's probably about time that I write something, especially since I'll be jet-setting to Ecuador tomorrow. Monday I'll be at the Hacienda Sta. Martha in the Andes playing with all sorts of fun animals. "Playing" here basically means cleaning up their poop and building fun new enclosures for them. It should be fabulous. I packed my rubber boots. My 8 lb. rubber boots and the reason I'll be wearing one of 2 outfits in every photo I post on here for the next year since nothin [View Full Entry]

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