Our First Free Day!

Today we woke up at 8am and had a delicious breakfast which consisted of eggs, guava juice, empanadas, and fruit with granola. After breakfast, we discussed what we wanted to do for our free time in the morning and decided that we all wanted to go to Plaza Roja. Then,...

New Perceptions

Today we woke up at 7 and had breakfast at 7:30. After we finished breakfast we had our mental warm-up which was a defrief about the progam we would be working with: Manitos Trabajadores. This is an organization that helps out kids ages 4 to 18 by making school a...

Culture and Indigenous Worldviews

Today we started our day by waking up at 7:30am. We enjoyed another amazing meal for breakfast, which was an omelette with a side of yogurt and granola. After breakfast, we prepared for the day by reading and learning about the indigenous community in Ecuador. Once we...

History and City Exploration

Today the group enjoyed waking up from their first night, and breakfast at the Primavera. The group discussed and established the group agreement, a list of rules the group made up that they will follow and respect for the remainder of the trip. Following the...

Our First Full Day

Hi Everyone, Today has been an awesome day full of travel, meeting friendly people, and learning a little about Ecuadorian food and culture. We woke up in Quito this morning and had a great breakfast before gathering our things and getting on the bus to Riobamba. The...