...But you should

There was a moment back in Fall quarter when I spontaneously ducked into University of Washington's Study Abroad Fair wondering if I could get myself a ticket to France.  Then I passed by the Ecuador table...

Let's just say that sustainability science + creative writing + Galapagos Islands = there was no way I was going to France.  Do what I must, I was going to Ecuador to build bamboo houses/composting toilets and then to write about what an amazing experience it is.  Two quarters away is now only two days away.  It's really happening: 14 of my peers, 2 profs, TA, and I are going to be in Ecuador. 

This is the preface to the saga of a bunch of college students tromping around and building composting toilets in the equatorial sunshine.  Our mission is to promote sustainability in a country that needs it desperately while having plenty of fun along the way.

And like our professor Chuck Henry says, when it comes to how a composting toilet is made, "the bacteria don't care."  So at least we have the automatic insurance that our work will help someone.  And maybe the bacteria don't care, but you should, because there is just too much to miss out on by not following our adventures.