Hospital Oskar Jandl has recently been bombarded with a shipment of interns from Guayaquil. They are EVERYWHERE! The odd jobs I had around the hospital have been completely taken over. The only advantage I have is my permission to watch surgeries :)... read more

This "game" as you might call it, I agreed to participate in before I really understood the rules. All participants stand in a circle and take turns flipping a coin. Heads you stay in, and tails you are out. You keep going by the process of elimination until there is only one person left. Before the flipping began, the dumbest dare was established. The winner (or loser, if you will) would then have to do the dare that was established. I had beginners luck, and won the dare to bounce a basketball all day, everywhere I went. Good thing I had been up late the night before, and ended up sleeping most of the day. I definatly learned it is a good conversation starter. ... read more

Today was vaccination day on San Cristobal. We loaded up the ambulance jeep with syringes, vacines, and alchohol swabs. Once the children caught wind of us in our white lab coats they began screaming and slamming doors. I felt a little bit bad as we called out their names one by one, and they slowly made their way to the front of the class. The boys flinched and the girls cried. It was a very traumatic day for everyone. ... read more

When something is native to Ecuador, I like to think of a creative name to refer to it as... because i can´t remember the real name most of the time. For example, "EcuaShoes" are the Ecuadorian crocs, popular among women of all ages. If bought in the absolute perfect size, they can be very comfortable. However, don´t expect to wear them for more than a month. You will get your $6.50 out of them, but not much else. "EcuaCheese" is one of the few (if not only) type of cheese in Ecuador. It has a slightly rubbery consistency, and tastes like a mixture of babybel and camabert. Apparently it is common for tourists to quickly grow sick of the cheese, but I just can´t get enough of it! "EcuaToast" is the exact same as our toast, ... read more

These birds are most commonly found near harbours on most of the islands. They are very graceful when they fly, and have feeding habits similar to the blue footed booby (diving for fish). The Galapagos Pelican is one of the biggest birds found in the islands, however one of the smallest in the pelican family.... read more