Jul 29, 2019 | RB2C Riobamba 7-20-2019 |
Today, me and my fellow Glimpsers, as well as our program coordinators, visited a quinoa factory managed by COPROBICH (Corporation of Organic Producers and Traders Bio Taita Chimborazo). COPROBICH is an association of local farmers and their families with the goal of...
Jul 28, 2019 | RB2C Riobamba 7-20-2019 |
Today we went to Baños, which is not the bathroom. We woke up early in the morning, ate omelettes, fruit, and bread at Nativa. We then left for a two hour bus ride to the city of Baños, Ecuador, going through sharp turns, steep hills, and tunnels. When we arrived to...
Jul 27, 2019 | RB2C Riobamba 7-20-2019 |
Hi, my name is Alex and I was the leader of the day today. Today was free day number one, which means we got to decide what we wanted to do today. We woke up at 8:15 and had breakfast at Nativa at 9:00. After breakfast we got to call our families (Hi Mom!) and tell...
Jul 26, 2019 | RB2C Riobamba 7-20-2019 |
Today we visited La Comunidad San Pablo Alto which is a farm near Riobamba that is dedicated to growing organic crops. It was incredibly beautiful as we had a clear view of Chimborazo in the background of our farm work. When we were there we participated in several...
Jul 25, 2019 | RB2C Riobamba 7-20-2019 |
Summary Today we woke up extra early and took a 45 minute bus ride to the village of San Juan. There, we were greeted with warm hugs and kind smiles by the elders and the staff. We were invited to do multiple activities with them like an exercising class which also...
