svl

i'm existing on venti iced skinny vanilla lattes for packing, cleaning, etc for the next week.

ghost town

the "camel" really pops when there is nothing else on the walls...

junk in the trunk

my trunk after a busy semester, this will need to be dealt with...

lock it down

honoring our veterans this memorial day weekend by packing so i won't have to do it in august when i get back...i have too much stuff.

nkotb

1 cancelled flight, 1 long line at american airlines, 1 airport dinner, 1 delayed flight, 1 new kids on the block member. all in all- a memorable experience at the miami airport.

dinosaurs

we went to an iguana park. you are not allowed to pick up the iguanas. the guard had an automatic weapon. the iguana did not like being picked up. i will never have to put this on a bucket list since it has now been accomplished.

guayacil

view of guayacil from the same road. a 10 minute drive can provide quite a contrast.

duran

view of duran from the highway- they call this river ria (feminine rio) because it changes directions/it's mind about which way to flow..just like a woman?

plantains

we ate on a dollar a day in ecuador as a solidarity move- i learned how f'in delicious plantains are. 100% amazing.

davviiiddd

when we came home from visiting everyday we spent a large chunk of time with the neighbors, this is david, he won all of our hearts.

damien house

24 hour medical facility for people suffering from hansen's disease (formerly known as leprosy)- posing with the women of damien house after their market.

valdivia

the after school program that our volunteer coordinator, john, works at in the afternoon along with our full-time translator, diana. we played LOTS of soccer.

face of christ

we arrived in ecuador around midnight on the 18th, got through customs with no worries, and even met the found of rostro de cristo in the airport. we arrived at the rostro house in the neighborhood of ajs in duran, and had a quick orientation- during the ten days in ecuador, we are to be fully present- this means all distractions (phones, ipods, cameras, etc) are taken from us for the duration of the trip. we are given cameras during a couple of days of the trip- and we can take photos with people that we have already met, etc. i knew that this was the case beforehand, so i did not bring my camera, but it made me reflect on this in the context of the 365. i have found that taking a photo everyday makes me more aware of my surroundings- i have not often found a day that i forget and have to snap something random at the end of the day- i have found that i have shifted to a constant awareness of what someone would look like as a photo, while i am no means an expert, i think i have gotten better since january. i have selected 10 photos out of the hundreds that the students took the 2 days that we did have cameras to sum up our trip and things that i thought to take photos of throughout the week. first, the rostro house.

equatorial

on our way to ecuador

nice & roasty

roast of crd on the merion gardens roof to celebrate the end of her tenure at sju. complete with champagne & quality folk.

phillies blunts

my new fav place- wyw fire escape to smoke cigars & enjoy the summer breeze.

noble

brunch at a place that doesn't serve brunch w/ adge & b....classic.

bc they're so delicious

technically courtney took this, but it's symbolism of the dramatic duet that she & the goldfish sang of "i'd do anything thing for love" tonight. he plays a mean meatloaf.

more than meets the eye

RAA

congrats 2010 RAs! we'll miss you!

mythology

the rarely seen TRIPLE BUNK! almost too good not to charge, but for consistency's sake...

just laying around

everyone should own a hammock. can't wait until this can be up permanently in my new apartment, it was hard to disassemble and put it in the corner until august...

crabs

nancy is a "bg deal" that's why i high-tailed it home during closing to celebrate her birth & mother's day this weekend- and to enjoy some crabs...mmmm...

feliz cumpleanos

happy birthday mom, eddie, chris, alyssa, alexis, etc...may 8th is so popular. was so busy extending birthday wishes- the only photo i got was courtney trying on eddie's shoes...wtf.

quilting corner

amy's quilting corner... I LOVE THE INTERNET. one of my favorite things in life.

golden hawks

the whole campus is prepping for graduation- including purchasing graduation frames- congrats pete & the rest of the class of 2010!

walk it out

walk thrus are impending- lots of stairs to climb & descend...

alice cooper

it's finals week, they keys are pouring in. can't wait for summer.

ring around the rosy

dear students, i love you, and i appreciate you turning in your keys on time, however, i do not need your key rings that you were too lazy to take off. xoxo

eye of the tiger

one day i will not live in philadelphia and not have this view. bums me out a bit. i'll always have rocky.

catch up

it's been a busy month..i love documentaries.