Recent posts from: Riobamba2 – 7/03/2017


Learning About Business & Politics


Today was a big day for the group. We woke up at 6:30 and got ready to go to a delicious breakfast at Cafe del Tren. Carlos and his family served us a delicious spread of fresh fruit, yogurt, granola, bread and butter, hot chocolate and juice. Around 8:15 we walked...

Deconstructing Poverty & Aid/Development


Today we woke up at 6:30am and we had breakfast with Charito and her sister – Charito has been through many challenges in her life, but she overcame them and shared her story with us today. Afterwards our guest speaker Roberto came and led a workshop on aid...

Living like a Local


In order to get the full experience of a local in Nabuzo, our day began very early. 4:45am was our wake up call, and we were able to get everyone on time which we were very impressed about. We took an hour long bus ride to Nabuzo, and we were able to eat outside like...

Devil’s Cauldron


Today was our fun day, so it was more touristy and full of amusement. First we conquered the unknown, because the name of the waterfall we visited is pretty scary: the Devil’s Cauldron. Surprisingly people weren’t scared of it, in fact they were having fun...

Free Day One


Hey parents! Today was our first free day where we were free to go anywhere within walking distance of the hostel (with one adult GGL). I feel like the goal of the day was to learn how to compromise and be responsible. Compromise, because we could only travel in 2...

Education Day!!!


Hello friends and family, this is Jeison posting about our first day of education and CAP (Community Action Program) discovery. Today, as I led the team through an extraordinary day, we had the opportunity to embark on the perspective of teacher as well as have an...

A Busy Day


Greetings parents! Today we experienced indigenous culture and learned a lot about how people appreciate what they have today. It was a busy day with us being behind schedule but we still managed to do all of our activities and got the most out of our day. I...