Part 3 of a vibrantly colored metal souvenir plate from Ecuador in 2011.

The souvenir plate returns for one more go at Ecuadorian backstory for my father and extended family. We follow the Swett family from colonial Massachusetts to 19th century Guayaquil all the way to my Nana Olga. Names and dates roll out in an almost biblical succession of begot-begot-begot (usually a Charles). There are tales of derring-do during the war of 1812, shipwrecks and cannibalism off the coast of South America, and a full recounting of all my grandmother’s husbands. I also touch on my theory of infinite rabbit holes and sheepish admiration of deep math. We say goodbye to the Ecuadorian Souvenir Plate and promise to return to Ecuador in a later episode by way of a special hotel amenity.

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