My Ecuaventure

Alright, so today I finally have a few minutes to myself and I’m going to try my best to update you all on what I’ve been doing for the past month! Just to warn you: this is going to be long, might get a little dirty (hygiene-wise, of course), and I can’t promise great writing, but you asked for it so here I am to deliver! Let’s start at the very beginning (a very good place to start)- Feb 16. I had an early morning flight out of Sac to and then eventually to D.C. It was an emotionally exhausting day, not because I cried that much, but because I think it finally hit me that I was going to be gone for 2 years. The airport was crazy hectic and I honestly think I would have missed my flight if Aaron wasn’t holding my spot in the security line. OK now fast-forward to landing in D.C. Picture me with my 2 huge bags and my overstuffed carry on trying to hail a cab. Alright fine, it wasn’t that hard because there was a huge line of cabs waiting curbside, but still it was a schlep from the lugg