Quito, Ecuador

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Day 1

We left Medellin, Columbia and flew into Quito Ecuador. Our agenda for tomorrow is completely full and we'll be meeting with many different sector of commercial businesses in Ecuador. This is the video of the hotel that we are staying in; Hotel Dann Carlton.

Me walking from the lobby to my room at the hotel

Day 2

Red roses from the hotel

Olga S. with Luis F., a young 13 year old boy who works a flower stand in the city

The delegation was so busy in meetings all day both days that we were in Quito that I did not get a chance to see the city. What I did see in Ecuador were amazing flowers. The flower industry in Ecuador is enormous. Olga, my roommate for the trip, and I went out for a walk our last day in Quito in the evening. It was our only and last chance to see the city. The whole town was asleep at 11pm in the evening except for this flower stand which still had the lights on. We went over to talk to some of the security guards and found out that the flower stand was still open. A young 13 year old boy by the name of Luis was managing the stand. He works the stand in the evening and does not go to school. I gave him my business card and I hope he learns to use the internet so that he may see the portrait that I took of him and Olga. Luis was an illustration of a need for education reform. I value education and it is sad to see a young mind with so much potential that won't be embrace an cultivated.