Posted in Constanza - 7/28/2016 by Maria Luiza
Bucket showers, no electricity, no money-wasting, no snacks, outhouses; all the Glimpsers groaned and asked a variety of questions on what their “Living Like a Local” day would be like. It seemed like such a huge shift from reality, but we actually were only dipping...
Posted in Riobamba1 - 7/30/2016 by Carmelo
HI my name is Carmelo Batista, I was El Lider Del Dia (the leader of the day) and today’s theme was poverty. We attacked this theme with two questions: what resources are needed by people experiencing poverty and how do you define poverty? I now understand that...
Posted in Esteli1 - 7/21/2016 by Kayla Gruen
Hello everyone! This is Kayla Gruen posting on our last night in Esteli before departure day. We started the day with a 7:00 wake up call, getting ready for a delicious breakfast at 8, of ham and cheese omelets. After breakfast we played a very fun game of Mafia,...
Posted in Esteli1 - 7/21/2016 by Sydney Nobles
Hi Everyone! Its Sydney aka Tall Drink of Water J! In a unique way I decided to share the day backwards! So my time as leader ended with me handing the torch off to the next ELDD, the lovely Kayla. Though prior to that, we had a fun and exciting nightly meeting; all...
Posted in Riobamba2 - 7/31/2016 by Cynthia Morales
Today is August 6 and our fifth day in Ecuador.Today’s theme of the day was working like a local. We also learned a lot about minga which is the Kichwa word for when the community comes together to work together for a greater good such as providing healthy food...
Posted in Riobamba1 - 7/30/2016 by Olaniyi and Kimberly
[Sorry all for the technical difficulties, but here is the blog from our leaders yesterday (Friday) ] Today we started the day extra early to head out to the beautiful sceneries that Ecuador has to offer in el Pailón Del Diablo. Although we are very privileged coming...
Posted in San Juan de La Maguana - 7/28/2016 by Jonathan Verdin (ayoungdreamer)
Greetings fam! To start off, we had a very fun, energetic day at the beach. This was the best day to be El Lider Del Dia (the leader of the day). I had to wake everyone up at 6:00am and go straight to the bus because the drive to the beach was 2 hours long. I...
