And there’s nothing like a monkey calling your attention to the importance of protecting your children. More specifically, when your child swings across a valley like a monkey . . . by herself upside down and far from the protective oversight of her parents.
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Ecuador
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As only nature, hindsight, and a cable car precariously hanging from a wire can do, it provides perspective. When you’re down in the heart Quito, exhaust belching busses block the greater environment. But above the glut, the Andes mountains frames Quito.
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Once again during our summer travels, the family returned to the United States from Ecuador. The two oldest kids, Sophie and Dom, had a great time, so we asked for their observations. Here is Sophie’s – An Eleven Year Old’s Observation of Ecuador
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the entire family returned to the United States from Ecuador where we had spent eight days running around the central spine of the country along the Andes. We brought our two oldest kids, Sophie and Dom. We asked for their observations. This is a Nine Year Old’s Observation of Ecuador.
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Every year as students run out the double doors of school after following the last final exam onto summer jobs and family vacations, I pursue my summer goal, leave the country. I try to visit a new country every year. Sometimes it happens, other times it does not. Occasionally, a summer will present multiple summer travel possibilities. This is one of those summers. Each trip is unique.