This weekend I went to Tena, the northwestern edge of the Amazon. The river we rafted on was sourced from Cotopaxi volcano! During the two hours we were on the water, we experienced very strong humidity and sunlight, rain, thunder, and clouds. The scenery was unbelievable, but unfortunately I didn’t have my phone on me during the trip to capture it. The butterflies were a vibrant blue, the plants were full of different textures, shapes, and shades of green. The next day we went to swim in a waterfall to escape the heat and humidity. The water was so refreshing and clear! It was a great break to get away from the stress of our final papers looming over our heads. As my semester program abroad comes to a close in three weeks, I have recently asked myself, “How lucky am I to have gone to the Galápagos Islands and the Amazon?!”
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