Sabbatical Update

If you haven't had the chance to check it out, there is a lot of new material up on my Sabbatical Blog. Brand new posts include:

An account of my feelings of patriotism at a Condor Park near Otavalo;

A post about hiking the rim of a volcanic crater lake in the same area;

An exposé about a bitter feud between two English language bookstores in Quito;

A post about my trip to the Ecuadorian rainforest;

A post about fountains, fountains, and more fountains;

A pair of posts reflecting on capitalism in Peru and socialism in Ecuador;

A brief travelogue of my trip to Baños;

and, lots of lists: #15, #16, and #17.

I hope you enjoy these posts. Keep checking back for more entries on my sabbatical blog.