Dialogue Challenges

Dialogue Challenges

  The Latitude Zero dialogue during summer two provided me with a very unique experience and insight that I was not expecting to gain from the trip. I went into the trip with a targeted goal of openly challenge myself to thinking…

Day 33

Day 33

Today started out like any other… miscommunication about breakfast leaving us lost and confused. We piled on the bus, shoveling bread and eggs down our throats mid-stride. “We don’t need to leave until 9” “But its 7:45….” “Everybody off the…

Day 32: Winding Down

Day 32: Winding Down

We’re winding down here in Quito, but our finals week abroad is still going strong. While my classmates are finishing up their videos – I was lucky enough to get mine done yesterday – I spent the day doing research…

Day 31: Last Saturday in Quito - Happy Birthday Becca!

Day 31: Last Saturday in Quito – Happy Birthday Becca!

Today was mostly dedicated to working on our final video projects. Since I had finished my rough sequence last night, I decided to take the morning off and go exploring. Chelsea and I went to Parque La Carolina to walk…

Day 30: Let the Final Projects Begin!

Day 30: Let the Final Projects Begin!

Today, we began working on our final video projects. These videos are intended to be personal syntheses of our time here in Ecuador and give us a platform to reflect on all the amazing cultural, social, and natural experiences we’ve…

Day 29: Back to Quito

Day 29: Back to Quito

Today was a travel day. I don’t think anybody particularly likes these days, but they’re necessary. At 8am we said a sad goodbye to Otavalo, my favorite city so far, and loaded bags laden with souvenirs onto the bus. The…

Day 28: Red Carpet Premiere

Day 28: Red Carpet Premiere

Today was the big day. Red carpet premiere for our documentary occurred at 6:30 PM in Cayambe. After a day of running around doing last minute errands we were able to enjoy the night as we watched what we had…

Day 27: A Continuation of Collaborative Filmmaking with APAK

Day 27: A Continuation of Collaborative Filmmaking with APAK

Today was another important workday in collaboration with APAK towards the completion of the documentary film and preparations for it’s screening on Wednesday evening. After leaving the beautiful Hosteria San Luis in Cayambe, we returned to a familiar hotel in…

Day 26: Working on the Penco Project: in Spanish and English

Day 26: Working on the Penco Project: in Spanish and English

Today was dedicated to working on the Penco movie Project Para terminar el proyecto del penco, hoy era dedicado a trabajar. Deciding which photos to include and which to reject. Decidimos cuales fotos a incluir y cuales a rechazar. Huddled…

Day 22: Goodbye Galápagos :(

Day 22: Goodbye Galápagos :(

Day 21 was our last day in the Galapagos Islands. You could say it was not one of our favorite days of the trip thus far. Our journey back to the main land began at 9:00 am and lets just…