Working and Living Like Locals!!!!!

Hello everyone, Today the Glimpsers woke up at 5:30 AM to work and live like locals!!! We had to go to Guamote where Cezar and his family lived. After an hour long bus ride we got to meet Cezar and Reynaldo. They talked about the history of their land and their daily...

Deconstructing Poverty

Hello all, Today’s leaders of the day (LDDs) were Amber and Tomas. Wake up call was at 7 AM and breakfast was at 7:30 AM at Nativas. As we walked to breakfast, it began to rain which was a nice change in comparison to Ecuador’s normally sunny weather. For breakfast,...

Freeday… at last!!!!!

Hello everyone, Today was the first day we got to wake up at 8:30 and it was great!!! We started the day off with eating breakfast at Nativa, and ate a corn meal tamale, a bowl of fruit, yogurt, and blackberry juice. After breakfast we worked on our Community Action...

To Cuy or Not to Cuy

Today was Culture and Indigenous Worldview Day. The day started off with breakfast at Nativa with a fruit bowl. Later, we had the chance to visit Pucara Tambo, a cultural tourist center. Here we had an introduction to the indigenous world. When we first arrived at...

CAP and Tutoring Day 1

Hello all, Today started with breakfast at Nativa as usual. We had hot chocolate, tea, fruit, and scrambled eggs. In the morning we got to go to Carlos Garbay, a School for kids with special needs that is our partner for our Community Action Project (CAP). It was an...