Recent posts from: Riobamba1 – 6/25/2017


First Fun Day (Day 8)


July 2nd, 2017 was our first Fun Day. A few of us, including Koko, Salyna, Andy, and I woke at 6:00am while everyone else woke at 6:30am. While we ate breakfast at 7:05am, Mindy and Zen helped braid many girls´ hair, which became masterpieces of art ideal for the trip...

Global Business Day 9


Hello lovely people my name is Zahra and today I was Lider Del Dia.  We started of bright and early at 630 am, well some of us.  Two of my roommates, Ping Ya and Maddie fell back asleep until 7.  Today was global business day, and we went on a trip to a small business...

First Free Day


We are having technical difficulties – so no pictures, but atleast we have words. Today was more relaxed then usual considering we woke up at 830 am, which was a good change considering we were up for around 18 hours the previous day.  Breakfast was sandwiches...

Working and Living Like a Local


Hello families and friends, Today is Friday, June 30, 2017. This is our sixth day in Riobamba, Ecuador. The leaders of the day are Cesar and Kimberly. We will be talking about our experiences on this day which is called, Working & Living Like A Local. Take pride...

Deconstructing Poverty Aid and Development Day 5


Family, Friends, and Visitors, today was another wonderful day in Ecaduor! My name is Marissa Allison. We started off the day with our mental warm up, where we discussed the partner we would be visiting, Rosario “Charito” Salas. We arrived at her sisters...

Education Day Actual Day 4 ;0)


Hi Glimpser Families! My name is Maddie and I’m gonna be writing the first half of the daily blog (Julia will be writing the second). Thank you to all the parents for leaving comments, and Dad, your moves will always be sweeter than mine. Today is the 4th day of...

Indigenous World View And Culture Day 3


Hola mi nombre es Dallana y tuve el privilegio de ser uno de los primeros dos Lideres Del Dia. Today started with a 6:30 wake up call and a 7am breakfast.  Then we had another seminar and by 9am we were on our way to La Moya – an indigenous community 30 min....