Posted in RB1B Riobamba 6-26 by Gary Denilson Alvarado Ortiz, Nestor Enrique Venegas Hernandez & Bryant Michael Albergotti, Glimpsers
Greetings Family and Friends! Today we woke up earlier than usual in order to host a guest speaker. The guest speaker informed us on opportunities Trias, an organization dedicated to helping grow small businesses which focuses on empowering women and youth, by...
Posted in RB1B Riobamba 6-26 by Marina, Yvonne & Joanna, Glimpsers
Hello Global Glimpse blog followers. Today’s theme was Indigenous Worldview which brought us to Pucura Tambo. In our bus ride there we got to see a spectacular view of the volcanoes surrounding Riobamba and the Chimborazo Mountain, which Chimborazo happens to be...
Posted in RB1B Riobamba 6-26 by Kathy Rattanavong, Amy Mota and Sarina Deitschman, Glimpsers
Today is Sunday, July 1, our first free day. We woke up later than usual, and started off our day with a traditional Sunday Ecuadorian dish at Roma Santa, which is called hornado. It consists of lettuce, corn, roast pig, and a special chile sauce. !Fue muy...
Posted in RB1B Riobamba 6-26 by Jackson, Ben, Jeremiah, Andy, Glimpsers
Hello Friends and Family! Today we visited Manitos Trabajadoras, a project that works with working children of Riobamba. The project began 10 years ago, created by Fabricio Espín, and is continued on by his siblings Flor and Javier. The project works with...
Posted in RB1B Riobamba 6-26 by Brennen Norman and Paris Morgain, Glimpsers
Dear friends and family, Hello everyone! Today we started our day in Riobamba at 8:00 am. Soon after, we once again returned to Roma Santa for a delicious breakfast. We ate beef, greek yogurt, grapes, watermelon, and potatoes. Once we departed from Roma Santa, we...
Posted in RB1B Riobamba 6-26 by Courtenay Tessler, Jeff Moore & Kayla Oh, Global Glimpse Leaders
Today’s focus was on exploring the city we’re living in. Today’s scavenger hunt gave us a chance to speak with many locals to discover facts about Riobamba and Ecuador! From finding out where the best hornado (roast pork) is, to discovering the...
Posted in RB1B Riobamba 6-26 by Courtenay Tessler, Jeff Moore & Kayla Oh, Global Glimpse Leaders
Today we learned four different styles of traditional Ecuadorian dances after a delicious first Ecuadorian meal at Roma Santa! We had a scenic four-hour drive from the capitol, Quito, to our final destination, Riobamba! We checked into the delightful Hotel Tren...
