“Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” —Nathaniel Hawthorne A few days ago, I dropped by a school where I used to teach and visited with former colleagues. I was told several times, “You look great!” or [...]
It’s a new year with new beginnings. We ended 2010 and started 2011 with a visit to Hawaiʻi—my first trip to the islands. My husband, David, and I flew to Hawaiʻi the day after Christmas to visit our son, Zachary, and his wife, Julie. They both attend Brigham Young University—Hawaiʻi, located on the “Gathering Island” [...]
The bus ride to Mindo on Thursday was quite an adventure. Mindo is located some 35 miles [50 kilometers] northwest of Quito in a small valley about 4,000 feet lower in elevation than the capital (which itself sits at more than 9,200 feet) and nestled between the mountains. We paid $5.00 each for the roundtrip [...]
We arrived in Quito about 2 o’clock Sunday morning. Our landing was delayed four hours because of weather. It was raining in Quito and visibility was poor. We circled the city for an hour and then then flew to Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city which is situated on the coast, to refuel. Once we finally landed in Quito, getting [...]
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