Adios, Provo. Hola, Muerte.

So I’m going Ecuador. Quito, to be exact. To volunteer in a hospital. I’m not sure why. It might have something to do with me maybe wanting to be a doctor someday. Or it may have more to do with the fact that cutting open people in a foreign country (without having to get a medical license) seemed like a ton more fun that hanging around Provo for the summer.

A little about the country. Ecuador is home of the equator, jungles, beautiful women (Ecua-score, anyone?), and lots of malaria. Or so my parents tell me. They were very supportive of me going, up until they realized that Ecuador is actually outside of the US. Then, like the rest of you, they decided that I have a better chance of seeing a polar bear in South America than coming back alive. Feel free to vote on the most likely cause of death in the poll on the right. Other than that, I’m excited to get out, see the world a bit, and maybe accomplish some good in the process.

I'll be gone from July 2nd until August 31st. If you want to contact me, facebook is probably the best bet. And if you want to chat, my skype id is scottybared. I'll try to update the blog as soon as I get there, so check back. This should be fun.