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ER in Quito – By Robin Fillner – SALUD Program Guest blogger traveling in Quito. Hola! This weekend past, I went to Bellavista with the Salud group. This was our last weekend excursion together. I must say that if any of the trips on the weekend were bad, it was this one. But, not that… Read more »

By Glenn Rigby Snow skiing is a whole lot of fun. I've only had the opportunity to fly down a snow-covered mountain a few times, mostly when I was younger, and I plan to do it again in the not-too-distant future. Granted, I did fracture my leg on the last run of one of our… Read more »

By Jeremy Carter – Guest blogger traveling in Merida, Mexico. Just when I think my adventure in Yucatan couldn't get any better, an adventure like the one I had yesterday comes along. After class on Wednesday, me, two other students (one from the US and one from holland) hopped in the car with Jose Luis,… Read more »

ER in Quito – By Robin Fillner – SALUD Program Guest blogger traveling in Quito. Hi again. Just got back from the hospital today… here are some things I've noticed. I think it's important to keep in mind though that the people in Ecuador are amazing: the patients and the staff. They do so much… Read more »

By Kayla Allen The Ming Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 and responsible for some of China's best known achievements even today. Great Wall of China Though the much repeated myth that you can see the Great Wall of China from space (the moon or mars) is not in fact… Read more »

By Jeremy Carter – Guest blogger traveling in Merida, Mexico. In the past three weeks, I've seen – and traveled in – nearly every type of transportation there is in Merida and the state of Yucatan. Here in the city you can take a nice, air-conditioned cab from one end of the city to the… Read more »

ER in Quito – By Robin Fillner – SALUD Program Guest blogger traveling in Quito. The next morning, we went to Cotopaxi National Park and visited some Incan ruins. Santiago always wanted us to get out of the van to look at stuff but it was sooooo cold. Eventually, we made it to a parking… Read more »

Letting Down My Guard – By Jeremy Carter – Guest blogger traveling in Merida, Mexico. One of the best parts about my stay in Mexico has been the people I've met, and in particular the Yucatecans. The people in Mexico are famously nice, but the folks here on the peninsula bump it up a notch… Read more »

Horseback Riding around the Cotopaxi – By Robin Fillner – SALUD Program Guest blogger traveling in Quito. The Amerispan SALUD program has had activities for us to attend on all the weekends. So far they have been incredibly well organized and mind-blowing! Our group was so impressed with our last weekend that we couldn't possibly… Read more »

Things You May Or May Not Have Wanted To Know About Egypt – By Glenn Rigby "Hey, isn't Egypt that place with the pyramid?" We've all heard questions like these a thousand times. But how do we answer them? "Yes," would suffice, but I am inclined to provide more information than needed when it is… Read more »