Recent posts from: RB1D Riobamba 8-5


Day 9- Global Business Day


We started a day with a wonderful breakfast at Roma Santa. We ate sausage, omelets, yogurt, and cereal. We drove to a Quinoa Factory in the Chimborazo province and we learned about the Quinoa exportation process as well as the recent rise in demand for quinoa. We...

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....

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...

Day 6: 1st Free Day!


Today was our first free day! We used this opportunity to fully explore the city and relax. We started our day by waking up at 8:00am, eating a delicious breakfast of hard-boiled eggs, toast, cereal, and various fruits at 9:00am. After breakfast, we split into two...

Day 5 – Politics Day


This beautiful day started bright and early at 8:00 am when we woke everyone up and headed to Santa Rosa for another amazing breakfast cooked by our mom Isabel. Today we had sausage links, bread, jam, dragon fruit, papaya, apple slices, yogurt, and some yummy tea....

Day 4: Indigenous Worldview Day


Today was a pretty awesome, straight forward, REALLY long day. Earlier today, we went to a place high in the in the mountains called “Pucara Tambo” and learned and experienced a lot of cool things, such as the lives of the indigenous Cacha people. Don...

Day 3- History and Culture


Greetings from Riobamba! We just finished a long day 3. We woke up early at 8:00am and headed to a delicious breakfast of egg, bread stuffed with cheese, yogurt with granola, and fresh strawberries. Then we headed back to our hotel for a seminar on culture and safety...