Recent posts from: Trip Blogs 2022


Day 10: CAP Day 1


Hola Familias, Today was a very fulfilling day between building with concrete and playing soccer with kids from the elementary school in Aquiares. We began the day earlier than usual so we could arrive at the school at 8:30 for our Community Action Project (CAP)....

Home Sweet Riobamba!


Hello GG Families! After many hours of travel, we have arrived at Hotel Primavera in Riobamba! We arrived in Quito after midnight. After a quick rest and breakfast, we started our day with a long ride to our accommodations in Riobamba. The ride was incredibly scenic...

Day 6: Immigration Day


Hello everyone, Today Brooklynn and I (Isabella) explored what its like to be the leader of the day. Today brought many challenges that we have overcome as leaders and as a family. We woke up at 6 AM and had breakfast, and took a long drive to Juan Dolio. Once we...

Day 9: Aid and Development


We woke up at 8 and had a delicious breakfast, made by our cook Diego, which consisted of Gallo pinto as the main course, a side of eggs, and a choice of watermelon, mango, and pineapple, with a glass of juice. We transitioned into a group discussion on Aid and...

Day 11 — CAP Day 2


DAY : 11 CAP Day Two Bonjour! Ni Hao! Marhaba! From the best LDD’s Iyania, Alaysya, and Elijah! Today we started the day with an early wake up call to R&B music. Then there was an amazing yoga session led by the Twins – Griffin and Jake. After that, we had...

Constanza, Here We Go!


Today, we woke up at the hotel Aloha Sol, Santiago. We had a really good breakfast and then headed on the bus to go to CONSTANZA! The view on the highway was incredible– windy road, lots of plants and mountains where the main spectacle of the road to Constanza,...

Day 5: Aid and Development Day!


What’s up world? This is Manny and Cequan. Today we were leaders of the day and don’t tell anybody but we did the best job ever to be very honest. To start off our day we woke everybody up to some music. Most people complained, but it was honestly the best...