Posted in Riobamba 6-12-2023 by Dania Taleb, Global Glimpse Intern
Hello family and friends of the RB2A-CHI Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share the return flight information so you know when and where to pick them up from the airport: Students are expected to arrive at...
Posted in Riobamba 6-12-2023 by Sophia and Geoviana, Glimpsers
Hello Friends and Family, Today we woke up to the sound of music being played from a parade to celebrate Ecuador’s independence, despite the fact that it was in May. We then headed to breakfast at 8 am ravenously and had green plantain with cheese, fruit, and...
Posted in Riobamba 6-12-2023 by Ethan Brush, Glimpser
Dear worried parents, I apologize for the day-late blog; we had bad wifi connection yesterday. Yesterday was the second half of our CAP service project where we continued painting and planting. Despite the obvious lack of experience with either category prior to this...
Posted in Riobamba 6-12-2023 by Macy Haworth and Naty Valdez, Leaders of the Day
Hola Friends and Family! We started off our day with eggs, lentils, and watermelon before heading out to Carlos Garbay. We began our hard work at 9 am. The Planting Committee got instructions from Marcio on how to use the tools before planting all 360 flowers....
Posted in Riobamba 6-12-2023 by Patrick Rooney and Samantha Ambrose, Leaders of the Day
Hello family and friends, Today was the Glimpsers’ Free Day! Glimpsers slept in until 8:30 am and then headed to breakfast. Today we ate pancakes, boiled eggs, and fruit. Throught out the day Glimpsers picked where in Riobamba to explore. Some went souviner...
Posted in Riobamba 6-12-2023 by Brianna Rodriguez and Jaylen Martinez, Global Glimpse Leaders
Hello Glimpser family & friends, Today, we started off as usual with breakfast from our main food provider Isabel (& Nelson)! After breakfast, we had a seminar about Indigenous Worldview to prepare us for our visit to Cacha Pucara Tambo in the afternoon. After...
Posted in Riobamba 6-12-2023 by Elyse K. & Jackie B.
Hey friends and family, hope all is well back in Chicago! After a light breakfast, the Glimpsers headed to the entrance to the Amazon Rainforest to hike the Pailon del Diablo (Devil’s Pailon) waterfall! On our two-hour drive there, it was crazy to see how...