The Amazon

There will be a series of posts about this grand adventure, because it's just too much to put in one. I went to the Amazon. Who gets to say that?!? Sometimes it literally feels like my life is a dream. But it wasn't a dream and I was there. We stayed in cute little cabins, jumped into the river, played in a waterfall, swung from a vine, saw all of the layers of green with brilliant pops of color in the form of butterflies and flowers, learned how to make chocolate, and visited a school, a couple of Kichwa communities, and an animal rescue preserve.

Green on green on green on green on green.

At the animal preserve, but not in a cage. It was so cool.
Sara, I tried to bring one back for you ;)

Such incredible plants.

There will be a post about this waterfall. I loved being there.

Niña was the pet bird of one of the communities we visited. She had a broken wing.

I'm really not sure what these are, but they lined the paths to our cabins. They look like torches.

My favorite picture thus far. The sun setting of the Río Napo. 

 

In other news: Today is my last day in Ecuador. We leave tomorrow at 3:00am. On Saturday, I'll meet my host mother in Mendoza. It's just going to be me and her. She is an older woman who lives alone in an apartment in the city. Her daughter is hosting someone else in our group. Also, my host mom is a vegetarian.