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We have lived out of suitcases for five months now. I can't count the number of beds we have slept in, nor the buses we have boarded. The experiences are rich; the lessons many. People we have met along the way represent a variety of lifestyles: urban, rural, traditional, modern. Still, the core of the human experience remains evident amongst the contrasting lifestyles. We work, we play, we eat, we have families. We want health, security and happiness. We love and we want to be loved. These values seem to transcend cultures. Earlier this week on a bus from Riobamba to Quito, Ecuador, I enjoyed talking to a woman who was accompanying her 18-year-old daughter to their once-a-month neurological treatment. A beautiful bright young lady, she has had this condition since birth. The two of them sat cuddled throughout the 4-hour bus ride. Behind them sat an indigenous woman with her baby. A panama hat with a big peacock feather sat atop her long black braided hair. She was dressed in an