Recent posts from: Riobamba – 7/02/2015


Aid and Development


“Just because you have a really large hammer does not mean that everything in the world is a nail.” This is a quote we read today in an article called “Anti Aid”. Today was aid and development day. We ate breakfast and started our academic...

Day 4: Indigenous Worldview Day


Todays day started off with a trip to an indigenous sacred area called The Catcha. We toured a museum of indigenous heritage and a ceremony field. We learned all about the lifestyles thats indigenous peoples have lived and passed on from generation to generation. We...

Day 3 – Culture Day!


Today was quite the eventful day for our third in country. We started with a very early wake up to get onto our bus out of Quito. We all of us slept, talked, played games, and watched the sites go by on our way to Riobamba. We arrived in our new home (for the next two...

Rio Bamba GG Leader


Why hello there Glimpsers. Ben and myself have sent an email to you all already lightly describing ourselves but let the blogs begin! My name is Erik Contreras and this will be my fourth year traveling with Global Glimpse. I honestly love traveling with students and...