est. 2017
I’ve been Montañita for over three weeks now, and at this point it kind of feels like home. The town is small enough that I feel like after just three weeks, I have a pretty good idea on where and what to eat (and I’m obsessed with food so of course this is of high importance for me). As a lot of tourists visit, it has been really easy to find vegetarian/vegan food to eat!
Montañita, Ecuador – the place I’ve called home for almost two weeks now. Montañita may be known as a party town, but I’m here for quite the opposite – 200 hour yoga teacher training.
In the one and a half weeks of training, I’ve learned Vedic chants, Sanskrit, yoga sutras, how to sequence a class… oh and I’ve already co-taught TWO classes (practice makes perfect y’all). My days have been filled with nonstop yoga. And when I’m not in class, I’m either planning a class to teach or humming yoga sutras (or let’s be real, eating!). However, I have found time to enjoy more than just the yoga studio (though it is quite lovely)!
Looking for what do in Montañita that doesn’t involve staying up all night partying? These five things should have you covered on how to spend a few days (or even a few weeks!) in this small beach town.
As an anxious person, I like to feel prepared and create lists to cross off in order to calm the nerves. Below you’ll find the last minute things to cross off before you begin your journey.
“The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.” – Albert Einstein
After telling people that I’m traveling for about six months, after maybe a question of “why?” or a “you’re going alone?” I am asked “what are you bringing with you?” Before I became obsessed with South America, I figured, meh, besides what I’ll need for Patagonia, I’ll be there during their summer so I’ll just jaunt around in shorts and dresses every day! Um, I was wrong. Really wrong. Take Quito for example: located in Ecuador, also known as República del Ecuador. So I assumed it would be blazing hot any time of year… then I see the temperature is 45° to 65°F year round. On the freaking equator?! So needless to say, I learned altitude in many places in South America is no joke.
