Recent posts from: RB1B Riobamba 6-25-2019


Global Business – Quinoa!


At 5:30am my alarm rang and I woke up to a cold and dark morning…so I decided to sleep for 15 more minutes. But I eventually got up with my roommate, Deyanira, to get ready for the day and wake up the rest of the group for their 6am wake up call. Thirty minutes...

Working Like a Local


Day two of English tutoring we were meant to wake up at 5:30, as Leaders Del Día do, Aviva woke up promptly on time, while Alexis slept in until 5:45. After we finished getting dressed, we had to wake up everyone else in the group. After everyone was woken up and...

Education and Chicken


I woke up this morning at 5:16 am. I promptly fell back asleep and woke up at 5:30, which would probably be the best decision I made that morning. The shower was cold, and time was of the essence since I had to wake everybody up and get into nice clothes for our first...

Our First Free Day!


Today we woke up at 8am and had a delicious breakfast which consisted of eggs, guava juice, empanadas, and fruit with granola. After breakfast, we discussed what we wanted to do for our free time in the morning and decided that we all wanted to go to Plaza Roja. Then,...

New Perceptions


Today we woke up at 7 and had breakfast at 7:30. After we finished breakfast we had our mental warm-up which was a defrief about the progam we would be working with: Manitos Trabajadores. This is an organization that helps out kids ages 4 to 18 by making school a...

Culture and Indigenous Worldviews


Today we started our day by waking up at 7:30am. We enjoyed another amazing meal for breakfast, which was an omelette with a side of yogurt and granola. After breakfast, we prepared for the day by reading and learning about the indigenous community in Ecuador. Once we...

History and City Exploration


Today the group enjoyed waking up from their first night, and breakfast at the Primavera. The group discussed and established the group agreement, a list of rules the group made up that they will follow and respect for the remainder of the trip. Following the...