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By Robin Fillner – SALUD Program Guest blogger traveling in Quito. Some people in my family were wondering about where I live and the food we eat in Ecuador so I thought I'd write a blog about it. I live in a really neat little apartment in kind of the older part of town. There… Read more »

by Kayla Allen South America is the world's 4th largest continent, includes 12 countries and is divided into 3 major territories. It contains the massive Amazon River and surrounding basin – the largest tropical rain forest in the world, the Andes Mountains stretch the entire length of the continent and some of the most diverse… Read more »

by Glenn Rigby I love spinach and you can too, with this traditional Greek recipe. I like spinach salad, spinach souffle, creamed spinach – you name it. But I am also a big fan of spinach pie, or the Greek "spanakopita." Spanakopita is a Greek spinach pie, made with spinach, phyllo dough, butter, olive oil,… Read more »

By Jeremy Carter – Guest blogger traveling in Merida, Mexico. While the foreign language program at the university I attend is very strong – with incredible instructors from all over the world as well as US-born instructors who have spent extensive time abroad – there's so much I've experienced in the past two weeks that… Read more »

By Robin Fillner – SALUD Program Guest blogger traveling in Quito. Aloha again, Robin here. I just had the most weird experience with a taxi driver. To start, my friends from the school and I were going to go out salsa dancing. After school I went out and bought some shoes to salsa in because… Read more »

By Kayla Allen The second largest desert in the world, second only to Antarctica, the Sahara desert takes up about a third of the continent of Africa and is roughly the size of the continental U.S. The boundaries of the Sahara are the Atlantic Ocean on the west, the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea… Read more »

By Alexa Boyce Lonely Planet Travel Guide describes the city of Shanghai as, "Whore of the Orient, Paris of the East, city of quick riches, ill-gotten gains and fortunes lost on the tumble of dice; the domain of adventurers, swindlers, gamblers, drug runners, idle rich, dandies, tycoons, missionaries, gangsters and backstreet pimps," (8th edition –… Read more »

By Robin Fillner – SALUD Program Guest blogger traveling in Quito. Aloha – I have to start off that way because I'm from Hawaii. Anyway, I'm starting the 2nd week of the Salud AmeriSpan program in Quito, Ecuador. I was surprised to learn that I am the only nurse out of 12 people all together…. Read more »

By Jeremy Carter – Guest blogger traveling in Merida, Mexico. I'll admit that before arriving here in Merida, I had some hesitation about living with a family for a month. I've lived independently for more than eight years, so I was wondering how I'd adapt to eating every meal with a family. As it turns… Read more »

By Kayla Alen Italy has produced many, not only famous but also ridiculously talented painters some of which have become the fore fathers of this great medium. One of the major reasons people still flock to Italy today is to get a glimpse into its revolutionary artistic past and be in its presence, to stand… Read more »