Posted in Riobamba2 - 7/25/2017 by Ingrid Mendez, El Lider del Dia
I started off by waking everyone up to have breakfast with Rosario “Charito” Salas. She came in sharing with us ripe platano, Humita (milk, corn, and cheese inside a corn husk), blackberry juice, homemade hot sauce, and butter on the side. Besides food, she told us...
Posted in Riobamba2 - 7/25/2017 by Lucas and Brianna
Today was another early day for the leaders of the day as Lucas and I (Brianna) had to wake up at 6:00 am so we could wake up everyone on time to head to breakfast at Cafe del Tren. For breakfast we ate eggs, melons, bread and drank a fruit smoothie made from guava. ...
Posted in Riobamba2 - 7/25/2017 by Arriana Serrano and Julie Garcia
Today in Riobamba, we had our first fun day which started at the very early time of 5:45 for Julie and me, while everyone else woke up an hour later. In the morning, after another breakfast at Cafe del Tren with delicious hot chocolate, we boarded the bus for a two...
Posted in Riobamba2 - 7/25/2017 by Kianna McKoy
Today in Riobamba we had our first free day. We all spent the day walking around, doing some shopping and many more things. In the morning after breakfast at Cafe del Tren, one group of us went to the internet cafe to call our family members, check our emails and the...
Posted in Riobamba2 - 7/25/2017 by Lutie Brown
After starting the morning with a delicious breakfast of strawberry juice, pears, and cheese sandwiches, we participated in our first Community Action Project (CAP) meeting. Ana and Melissa opened the meeting with an enlightening quote by Joel Barber: “Vision without...
Posted in Riobamba2 - 7/25/2017 by Giselle Cabrera
Today we visited Pucara Tambo Cultural and Tourist Center. It is located in Cacha, Chimborazo which is like 1 hour away from the hotel. We got the opportunity to learn about the indigenous culture of the Cacha people. We were able to see how the Cache peopled...
Posted in Riobamba2 - 7/25/2017 by Christie Clarke
We finally made it to Riobamba! After many hours of traveling, we landed in Quito late last night and were met by our Program Coordinators, Melissa and Ana. We went to our hostel for the night and quickly went to bed. Students handled a 7am wake up call on little...
