1 week after: I can’t believe this is the last blog post I’m writing for this trip. I know everyone says this when they look back on significant and meaningful life experiences, but I feel like I was just submitting my application for Plus3, and now I sit at home in New Jersey looking back…
Author: katiegatpitt
Day 12: Reflecting Through a Letter
*We had no cell service for a large portion of our trip, so I’m uploading all of these in chronological order from the US now that we’re back home! They’re all dated by the day they happened.* Day 12: This blog post instructs me to write a letter to myself at the start of the…
Day 10: Living In Quito
*We had no cell service for a large portion of our trip, so I’m uploading all of these in chronological order from the US now that we’re back home! They’re all dated by the day they happened.* Day 10: Hola! The prompt for this blog post asks me to imagine that I have the opportunity…
Day 8: Overcoming Challenges
*We had no cell service for a large portion of our trip, so I’m uploading all of these in chronological order from the US now that we’re back home! They’re all dated by the day they happened.* Day 8: Hello hello! We’re mid-way through our stay with the Waorani in the Amazon! It is the…
Day 6: Two Languages Removed
*We had no cell service for a large portion of our trip, so I’m uploading all of these in chronological order from the US now that we’re back home! They’re all dated by the day they happened.* Day 6: Welcome to another blog entry! I had many expectations before beginning this trip, and the more…
Day 4: Making the Most of Our Time In Quito!
*We had no cell service for a large portion of our trip, so I’m uploading all of these in chronological order from the US now that we’re back home! They’re all dated by the day they happened.* Day 4: Hola from Quito! We’ve been here for a few days now, and we’re staying in the…
Day 2: Immersed in Quito
*We had no cell service for a large portion of our trip, so I’m uploading all of these in chronological order from the US now that we’re back home! They’re all dated by the day they happened.* Day 2: We just arrived in Quito, and oh boy is this a beautiful city unlike anywhere I’ve…
Chocolate, Roses, and a New Country!
Hi! I’m so excited to be writing for the Pitt Honors blog about my Plus3 trip to Ecuador! Both are new experiences; this will be my first time writing for this blog, and it will be my first time in Ecuador (and South America). We’ll primarily be studying chocolate and flowers, two of my favorite…