The end of March marks the end of seven months living here in Ecuador. Seven months of this adventure and, as I made my coffee this morning, adding a drop of vanilla extract, I thought of the beginning that these seven months have been. These months have been joy-filled. After graduating from college and then…

Today I went with my sister and her husband’s family to a little hacienda south of Quito. We ate lunch–I love potatoes!–and then walked around for a bit. There was much chance for thinking as everyone held their true love’s hand in the rain and me, well, I sat under a tree and checked out…