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Visiting Quiteñean Sites

Prologue--why there is a delay in this, and no pictures posted here The weekend of Halloween turned out to be a major turning point in our lives in Ecuador. We had off of work the following Monday, and I ended up being a bum at home. In the early afternoon, my friend Joe called and asked if I heard from my roommate, who was on a trip to the jungle. I said no, and that he left his phone in our apartment on accident. He proceeded to tell me there was a bus accident that my roommate and three other friends were involved in. I said it couldn't be possible because they had a private driver, or so I thought.  The accident left four people dead, including a child... but thankfully none of my friends. They were left with a wide range of injuries but each of them survived and have shown much courage and strength in getting through this ordeal. Read the story here . Josh and Mallory returned to the states, as Josh has sustained serious injuries. He came to Ecuador for the same reason ...