Posted in RB2D Riobamba 8-8-2019 by Jordan and Lupe
Hola Familia y amigos! It’s Jordan and Lupe signing in, and we were the LDDs (Lider Del Dia, or Leader of the Day) for today. This morning, we had to wake everyone up bright and early at 6:30 (the earliest so far). Because we both knew we’d be waking...
Posted in RB1D Riobamba 8-3-2019 by Alice Wang and Francesca De Angelis Nelson, Glimpser
Hola! Today we continued with our CAP (Community Action Project) at the Senior Activity Center San Juan. Our group is implementing three projects: renovating the garden, painting murals along the walls, and constructing a physical therapy bike. For the mural project,...
Posted in B1D Bonao 8-2-2019 by Tatiana Washington, Glimpser
Today was CAP project delivery day 2 and we continued painting our classrooms when Junior, a GG Leader from DR, brought to our attention, a new idea. To spice up the hallway a little bit, he told us that we should paint blue waves on the bottom half of the wall. With...
Posted in SJ1D San Juan Maguana 8-7-2019 by Arnav Nayak and Ivan Villanueva, Glimpsers
Quote of the day: “At least once in your life you’ll need a doctor, a lawyer, an architect; but every day, 3 times a day, you’ll need a farmer.” -Anonymous Hey guys, it’s Arnav here! Ivan and I were group leaders for today’s hectic adventure. Our day was full...
Posted in CH1D Chitre 8-4-2019 by Jessica y Jhanique, Glimpsers
Today was a very humbling experience. We started off the day like any other with a 7 am wake up call. Then we headed off to breakfast, as we usually do. After breakfast, we all got on the bus and headed off to IPHE, the school that we have been working with for the...
Posted in GU1D Guaranda 8-8-2019 by Bianca and Nina, Glimpsers
Hi All, This is Bianca and Nina, today’s Leaders of the Day. We began with a quick and early start to the day at 6:30… which in our opinion is too early (big love to our GGL Ricardo who woke up before 6:00 to make sure we were ready on time!). We had a...
Posted in C1D Constanza 8-7-2019 by Kiara K. Pielli and Jordan Navarro, Glimpsers
Today was one of our most impactful and emotional days. The central topic of the day was poverty and the systems which allow for it. Throughout the day, we had many discussions which made us rethink our own privileges but also the opportunities we had to be a facility...