Because I left home to come to Ecuador in June, I basically missed out on my entire summer. My time in Santa Cruz before I left was foggy and cold, and my time in Ecuador has been a mix of rainy, cloudy, and windy. Even sunny days in the community where I lived were windy and cold. Summer is by far my favorite time of the year ... I love swimming, spending as much time as possible at the beach, bonfires, camping, and being outside as much as possible. I love having sun-kissed skin, salty hair, and piles of sand all over my bedroom floor. Missing out on all of that to be in Ecuador was of course completely worth it ... but there were times when I just longed to have one summer day.
When Ali and I decided to come to Vilcabamba I didn't expect it to feel so much like paradise. Mountains, palm trees, hammocks, colorful flowers, sunshine, warm weather, and a pool ... I am loving it here. This is the first day in a LONG time it has truly felt like summer (even though it is already Fall) ... I couldn't be happier! Ali and I spent the entire day today at the pool swimming, listening to music, making another anthropologist friend, and just relaxing. It's been good to slow down and relax after an intense few months here and just take in the beauty around us. I love Ecuador.
Unfortunately I had to keep a towel draped around my shoulders the entire time we were at the pool because of an awful sunburn I got last week in Quilotoa. This tan line is going to take forever to get rid of ... oops.
Water babies ...
Hammocks outside of our room ...
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