Posted in JA2C Jarabacoa 7-30-2019 by Joseph Sosa and Makai Long
Today we went back to the community Paso Bajito, but this time with some friends! After picking up some local doctors we headed to the community with boxes of different medicines that we would assist in handing out to patients. Throughout the year a Christian non...
Posted in CH1D Chitre 8-4-2019 by Kate Rivelli and Chiara Rissola, Glimpsers
Today we woke up at 5:30 to meet the 6:00 wake up call. The fact that it was the earliest wake up made it so difficult, not to mention having to get everyone else up. After breakfast, we made our way to Finca Pamel: a family run farm about 20 minutes outside of...
Posted in TA1D Las Tablas 8-8-2019 by Remy Fernandez y Nathan Ghiorso, Global Glimpse Leader and Program Coordinator
“Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.” – C. Wright Mills After an earrrrrrrly wake up call at 7:00am, the TA1D travelers took their breakfast on the bus and headed to Casco Viejo/Casco Antiguo...
Posted in GU1D Guaranda 8-8-2019 by Ricardo Alvarez-Pimentel (Global Glimpse Leader, Horace Mann School)
Hello World! And greetings from Guaranda, Ecuador… FINALLY! After 26+ hours of travel, 4 delays, 3 airplanes, and 1 five-hour bus ride, we finally arrive at our destination and had our first full day in country! We arrived in Ecuador at about 6:00 AM and breezed...
Posted in TA2C Las Tablas 7-30-2019 by Marilyn & Yareli, Glimpsers
What’s up friends and family? Today, Yareli and I (Marilyn) were the Lideres del Dia. We started the day off by drinking one liter of electrolyte infused water. That stuff was nasty but it kept us super hydrated for all the hard work we did. Then, we hopped on...
Posted in RB1D Riobamba 8-3-2019 by Hana Nguyen and Aleyah Karim, Glimpsers
Today we worked with kids from Manitas Trabajadoras, a non-profit organization that provides aid to working child scholars. We Glimpsers went to Parque Moldonado and helped the children sell candy and shine shoes. We played games with them, talked to them about their...
Posted in C1D Constanza 8-7-2019 by Andrew Solem
Today was full of fun! We were able to get our hands dirty as well as have some fun dancing. The group met a local artist nicknamed ‘Gato’ (the Spanish word for cat) who makes carnaval masks. He won first place for his dragon mask in 2015! The group got to...
