Posted in TA1C Las Tablas 7-20-2019 by Jamelyn - Global Glimpse Staff
Hello TA1C Parents and Families, Due to a delayed incoming plane, the group has been delayed in Houston by 2 hours. Your students have probably already called to let you know, but we also wanted to share this updated information. The group is now currently scheduled...
Posted in SJ2C San Juan Maguana 7-25-2019 by Unna Burns & Margaret Harris, Glimpsers
-Unna’s Highlight of the Day- Today was the first day of the CAP, Community Action Project, where all twenty of us gathered together with several community volunteers and worked on a community center. All twenty of us had previously split into groups –...
Posted in RB2D Riobamba 8-8-2019 by Mary Sweeney, Global Glimpse Leader
Hi all! I’m excited to introduce myself. My name’s Mary Sweeney, and I teach English at Lindblom (swoop-swoop to the Eagles on the trip). In the picture, I’m with my niece and godchild. She is very sweet but also very, very bad. She once climbed ON TOP of a...
Posted in B1D Bonao 8-2-2019 by Maria Nouni Ros, Program Coordinator
Today we had a day of action and our theme of the day was History. The day started with a wake up call and a delicious breakfast…we were full of energy and ready to start our day: we had bonding activities where we got to know the team better, our culture and...
Posted in RB1D Riobamba 8-3-2019 by Jonathan Grande (program coordinator)
Hi everybody! The Glimpsers are finally here in Ecuador and they have brought a lot of energy! We have a 35 minute drive to the hotel where they will be staying. For now they can rest at the hotel here in Quito and tomorrow morning we’ll be heading to Riobamba...
Posted in TA1C Las Tablas 7-20-2019 by Nathan, Program Coordinator
Today we said goodbye to Las Tablas, our faithful bus driver Ronald, and the hotel staff. We received the last pair of our cutarras from Elilin, and we drove away from Iglesia Santa Librada for the final time! What a crazy two weeks it has been in our little pueblo....
Posted in RB2C Riobamba 7-20-2019 by Cristina & Juan Carlos, Program Coordinators
Today was an emotional day, after 2 wonderful weeks, our glimpsers finally finished their trip! We started it, as usual, having breakfast at Nativas (delicious as always), then our final seminar (Closing Reflections), after sharing our journey map, we wrote down our...
