Recent posts from: Trip Blogs 2018


Day 8: Fun Day!


Usually, our day starts by waking up at around 7-8am. However, today we had to wake up at 6:00am in the morning which hasn’t been a routine for us since school ended. Even though we were tired, we somehow got out of bed, and made it to Roma Santa for breakfast....

Adventure Fun Day


Holaaaa! My name is Evelyn, and my name is Saira. We were today’s Leaders of the Day! Today was Adventure Fun Fay.  As Leaders of the Day we woke up at 5:30 A.M. in order to get ready and wake the rest up at 6:00 A.M. After breakfast, the Global Glimpse Leaders read...

LIVING LIKE A LOCAL – DAY 5


After being passed the torch of leader of the day last night, all electricity and water was turned off to simulate the lives of the native people in the Constanza community. We did this to step into the shoes and experience to live with limited resources. Living like...

CAP Day 1


Hey everyone! Today was the first day of our community action project (CAP). We had the opportunity to help out a community of Indigenous people at El Molino. We organized ourselves into three different groups, with them being the mural group, cement group,and...

Immigration Day


We are Elena Dickman and Natalie Santillan. Today was Immigration Day. We started off our day at 7:00, ate oatmeal with banana, and had a mental warm up before getting on the bus for a long ride to the Batey Palave. When we arrived at the Batey, we were welcomed by a...

Day 7- Deconstructing Poverty


  We woke up at 8:00am today for deconstructing poverty day and headed to Roma Santa for breakfast. For breakfast we had a delicious meal of pancakes, chicken nuggets, and fruits. We also had yogurt and our choice of tea.   After breakfast we walked to...

¡Yupaychani!


Yupaychani means thank you in Kichwa. Quote of the day: “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man, true nobility is being superior to your former self.” –Ernest Hemingway Question of the day: What is true about yourself now, that...