2023 Trip Blogs

Featured Post

Leadership and Learning: Community Action Project Day 1!

Leadership and Learning: Community Action Project Day 1!

Helloooo!!!!!!!  Aidan and Elizabeth here! The wake-up call today was at 7 am, but we got up at 6:45 am. Actually, Elizabeth got up at 6:00 am. Aidan’s alarm was set for 6:45 pm (Elizabeth had to wake up Aidan) LOL. After organizing the group for breakfast, we left for Martiniano Guerrero Freire School at ... READ MORE


Recent Posts

Family Day | Breaking Bread with Locals

Hola familias! Somos Jailene, Sheny, Sam, and Qua’Nae. Today we were the Líders del Día, and the theme was community day. We started off with an amazing breakfast of pancakes and fruit. Next, we met up with four different families at the park and split up into groups. Jailene: My group went to the home of a young man Emilio and his mother... READ MORE

Environmental Justice

Hola familias de Chicago! Today we started off with some tasty pancakes for breakfast, then gathered for our morning meeting, where we discussed the theme of the day. What does environmental justice mean to you? Well, today we learned what it means to us. Andres (Fofo) Zúñiga, an environmental manager joined us to talk more about environmental... READ MORE

FINAL BLOG POST🎉

Hey guys! It’s Zoe, Jordan, Aileen, and Diego and we are here to talk about our official last day in Riobamba!!!! We started the day off at our favorite spot, Isabel’s, for breakfast. After we ate breakfast, we took a two-hour trip to Baños which is the entrance to the Amazon Rainforest. While there, we saw the most beautiful... READ MORE

Day 3: Culture Day and City Tour

Photo of the students with the firefighters in Jarabacoa

Hi families and friends! Simone the GGL here! As I am serving as the Leadership-specific coach this week, I was the model Lider del Dia (Leader of the Day), but you will be hearing from the students starting tomorrow! Today was our Culture Day and city tour, so we started the day getting a tour of the local fire station (and many of the students... READ MORE