I’ve finally gotten around to scanning in some photos of my various adventures here. In mostly chronological order, here goes:
—Me jumping over a fire on New Year’s Eve (a local tradition)
—Some Ecuadorian friends jumping over the same fire on New Year’s Eve
—An Ecuadorian guy dressed in drag on New Year’s Eve (also a local tradition)
—A cool trashcan (foreground) and a mother and son (background) in Gualaceo
—An impromptu jam session at a favorite Cuenca restaurant
—Me towering over some girls in Quito
—A really nice photo (if I do say so myself) of a funeral here in Cuenca (I wouldn’t have taken if I knew then that it was a funeral)
—A photo of me and my fellow TEFL classmates in Cajas National Park (yes, I’m wearing ridiculous red pants–and I’ve got a great story about a wild bull we encountered while backpacking there: he gazed at my trousers for some time; I was nervous)
—Me backpacking in Cajas National Park
—My friend Mike posing next to a bed in a very bad hostal in Riobamba
—Self portrait taken atop our bus on the way to Canoa
—Me and a food vendor atop the famous “Nariz del Diablo” (Devil’s Nose) train (not sure who the guy in the back is)
—Sideways photo of the Nariz del Diablo riders
—A postcard of Cuenca (home sweet home)
