Ecuador is covered in roses. They’re everywhere. I brought home 100 for my wife and it cost me 8 bucks. We also met so many wonderful and inspiring people there, who were so loving and free, even in their poverty. I wanted to place a character on that mountain, show how full of love he was, for his family, his God, and even his flowers, and contrast that with my friends and me back home, who have so much more, but are surely not as content or happy. It was humbling, and very encouraging, to learn from these people.