one more day

Hello all,

I am about to embark on a four month adventure to Ecuador, a place where the highest active volcano, Cotopaxi, resides, 25% of the people are of indigenous heritage, and guinea pig is considered a delicacy. There is a lot of unknown ahead for me which can be exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. My host mom is going to pick me up from the airport tomorrow and from there....who knows? I have come to realize that I will probably stick out as the "tall skinny white gringo" when I am down in South America. But even though there is no hiding my "Americanness" I am excited to become a part of the Ecuadorian culture long enough (four months) to where I don't feel like a tourist. I hope I really get live like a local!

hasta luego,

Carrie