Hola todos esta bien in Quito,
It has been a bit of fast travel as I have been to Otongachi, Cotopaxi, Kilatoa, and back to Quito. I rested up today and took time to work on editting photos (about 5 gigd already)and talk with Giovanni. Since I have been at the Otonga FOundation n Quito there have been researchers from the USA , Italy, the UK, Ecuador, and others that have pasted through these doors. Many are entomologists but all interested in saving the rain and cloud forest and the work of the Otonga Foundation. Much of the work here is bot local and global education on practical matters of preservation and a systems understanding of the interaction betwen people, climate, and the environment.
The other good nws is that after a day or two of high altitude lithergy - Quito is about 10,000 feet - I have feel great having climbed to the glacier terminus at Cotopaxzi yesterday - about 15,000 feet. My walk around Quito today was brisk and enjoyable and never felt the altitude.
Tomorrow I may be back in Otongachi or maybe still here in Quito understanding how my efforts can help support this foundation.
My biggest find so far- a flock (4) of Tucans and Capuchian monkeys (eatting passion fruit).
Hasta luego
PS My spanish has improved another dozen or so words and I had the most delicious meal from a street cart today. Basically pork bits, toasted maize, and boiled beans - followed by pan de yucca and cafe americano.
PSS Almost all of the students I meet here walk over an hour each way to school and study until midnight. I have met many,originally from rural areas,that walked 2+ hours to school, each way.
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Que pasa hombre. Como estas? How is Ecuador. Down here it has been raining for the last 24 hours which has not helped the snow lately. Hopefully we will get a storm soon to cheer things up a little. I bet it is pretty hot down in Ecuador. I hope things are going well for you, and you are experimenting with many new interesting things. Good Luck
-Max from the middle school
Hola Zach! Como estas? How is Ecuador? What are the animals like there? Is it sunny or what kind of weather do you have there? We are going to visit Dartmouth and an Ice Core Lab soon. It should be fun. It has been raining tons here at the academy. We have lost a lot of snow. ): Hope you're having fun.
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