Well we saw yesterday when coming home from Otavalo, the the picture is complete, the signature and stamp are there. Truly inspiring….. While in Otavalo we went with a new acquaintance (who just happens to own a coffee and chocolate shop), to a new community called San Raffael. This Read more
**Note: I wrote this entry over a week as it was quite long and involved. I decided to include both the tour bus visits as a result. Late yesterday afternoon (October 2nd), a bus full of people came to the center to learn about Pakarinka and the Incan traditions, Read more
Well the last time I saw this mural, I thought “what’s left except maybe a few touch-ups?” But here we are….. The picture doesn’t really do her justice, she is very beautiful in full colour. The detail is fabulous!!! I think all that is left now is the artists Read more
Otavalo is quite famous for its market day from what I’ve read, so today Igot the chance to go see it for myself. It is amazing, just the sheer size of it is overwhelming. There is a regular market that goes everyday taking up a square block, then on Saturday Read more
Excerpt from “Finding Home” ………I learned years later that my father was malnourished when he died, and I can see now that as I became more tuned into his spirit, I developed a yearning to understand him and what he went through. Unfortunately, I just did not realize that Read more
Often during the days here there will be a surprise journey, an unexpected visit, or a conversation that will make the light come on. Yesterday was one of those days for me, a day when all three of those things happened. So I sit here at 3:30am, unable to sleep Read more
It is amazing, I have been here for two weeks now. I have never been cared for, looked after and loved so much in my life. Don’t get me wrong, I have been blessed with many beautiful people in my life, whose friendship and love I treasure beyond words. It’s Read more
The beauty of art is everywhere, sometimes in the least likely of places. Walking to one of the markets on Friday, we happened along these two men working at finishing a mural on the side of the building at the end of the street leading to the market. Read more
The other day when driving back from Quito we took an alternate route that gave a sort of birds eye view of the greenhouses at least in one area. All off the white rectangles are rows of them. This was just one section visible from the pullover allowing Read more
How can I explain the beauty and wonder of this place in such small words. There just doesn’t seem to be anything in my vocabulary that is capable of doing it justice. Yesterday Patrick and myself were taken on a wonderous journey to the land of the Condors. Like the Read more