Day3 – Indigenous Worldview and Culture

Quote of the Day: “Preservation of one’s culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.” -Cesar Chavez Hello, our names are Keiana and May and we are the first (student) Leaders of the Day! Our day began with us banging on the...

Day 2 ~ History and City Tour

Today was our first full day in Guaranda with the theme of ‘history.’ The day began with a 7:00am wake up call followed with a delicious and filling breakfast at La Estancia. We have quickly discovered that all our meals are at one of the most amazing...

Arriving to Guaranda!

Everything started with a early wake up in the beautiful city of Quito. All students hopped on the bus excited to get to our final destination in Hotel Bolivar! After more than five hours, we made it to Guaranda! We were welcomed with a great lunch from “La...

Safe and Sound

It’s been a long journey but we are finally happy to welcome our second Guaranda delegationĀ make it safely through customs and onto Ecuadorian soil! We welcomed them shortly after midnight so after a short greeting and check everyone was feeling healthy, we got...

Greetings Team GU1B ~ Guaranda

Hi Glimpsers! I’m part of your Global Glimpse Leader (GGL) team to the new GG destination of Guaranda. My name is Marti Cooper and I work at Oakland School for the Arts as the executive assistant and as the operations coordinator. I can’t wait to start...