Monday, September 26, 2011


Host Family in Ecuador.

Ecuador- Quito





The quick adventure update goes as follows...

A combination of human pyramid attempts
Colorful homes, big hills and less oxygen
A common dish of beans and rice for b,fast
Visits to Ecuador's sites and insight about the history
One to the old church standing proud and covered with details of gold
Another to Ecuadors virgin angel
The statue over looking the city deserving our acknowledgment



Thursday, September 22, 2011


Lets go exploring

"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day."

Easy enough


Its where I like to hang out
in love with costa rica
appreciate the cool summer breezes
go with the flow
"dont step on ants because you hate them"
respect even the mosquitos
Remember no worries



I wonder whats its like to be swinging high in the trees.

(dedicated to Hadley Haselmann: only the greatest sista in the whole wide world)

Wednesday, September 21, 2011


I misss my crazy family. i misss my family like crazy. I had a good idea of what i was getting myself into. Im not afriad to be sad, Im just afraid of how long the feeling will last.
Hi little Arden,

You must be on the beach right now, "studying". Well it is raining here and getting colder. Guess that is what happens in the Fall when you are in a tropical country! You'll remember soon enough when you return home!

The guys ask about you all the time. Julien is always saying how many days now until Arden comes back? Jeremy asks to slept in your bed and in fact he did last night. Again, soooo cute. I cleaned the sheets when you left and made the bed up really nice with Teddy on the pillows. Jeremy climbed in right next to Teddy. Again, SO cute.

Love the blog. It was nice to see. Keep eating though, you are going to get too skinny.
Miss you alot my dear! Love you very very much.Blog some more soon!!

Love from your Mommy!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011




A scroll on the beach,
continuous roar of the ocean waves
smell of salt water
seen with shells all different from the rest
in a blistering sun
nothing bad could ever happen




Ziplining!-- Yeah were siked. Yeah were ready. 300 feet up with howlers monkeys playing in the canopy underneath.

Body, Board, Waves


Pura Vida!

Monday, September 19, 2011


And the journey begins

It was called a "Frangipani Sphinx Moth". But I just called him Lucas

to the beach with Hope (and Scott)

Costa Rica


a sunset on the beautiful beach of Avellanas

"The joy of life: It's place is all around us, it is in everything and in anything we can experience. People just need to change the way they look at things." -christopher mccandless