Posted in Riobamba 6-30-2023 by Ellie Meyerson and Evelyn Herrera, Leaders of the Day
Hello to all the parents/guardians/friends that found our blog! Today promptly at 9:30 am, we welcomed leaders from the local school, Carlos Garbay, a school for special needs children, to present to them our sustainable community action projects (CAP) intended to...
Posted in Riobamba 6-30-2023 by Kunsang Dorjee & Naomi Orozco, Leaders of the Day
Today we tried to stay on top of things, and for the most part, we did. Today was the sole laundry day of our trip, which we got taken care of before then heading to breakfast. Straight afterward, we walked a couple blocks away to Mercado San Alfonso where we were...
Posted in Riobamba 6-30-2023 by Katherine Carlos & Vanessa Cisneros, Leaders of the Day
Hola de Ecuador, Today, we began the day by waking up at 7:15 am. We had breakfast in our usual spot with Nelson and unfortunately not Isabelle. Despite this, we still had a good breakfast. After breakfast, we went to Kurt Kinti and met Jenni and her husband Santiago...
Posted in Riobamba 6-30-2023 by Higinio Pequeno IV & Kevin Muñoz, Leaders of the Day
Today, we learned lots of things about business here in Ecuador. We went to Cerquié at 9:30 in the morning, Cerquié is a Qinua (Quinoa) Factory that specializes in the making of Qinua Cereal. While there, we met the owner Eduardo. And his workers Andres and Diego. We...
Posted in Riobamba 6-30-2023 by Travis Ngo and Diego Silva, Leaders of the Day
Today was a good start to our time in Ecuador. We had an amazing breakfast of pancakes, fruit, and eggs before our subsequent trek around the downtown sections of Riobamba; it was here that we learned more about the oppression of the indigenous people at the hands of...
Posted in Riobamba 6-30-2023 by Christian Wyatt, Global Glimpse Leader
We made it to Riobamba! After waking up in Quito at over 9,000 feet of elevation and traveling 4.5 hours through the Ecuadorian countryside, we are finally at our destination. We were happy to add two more to our crew, Annie and Paco, who works for Global Glimpse in...
Posted in Riobamba 6-30-2023 by Paco Romero & Annie Lockmiller, Program Coordinators
Dear Families & Friends, We are happy to announce that all of the students and chaperones arrived safe and sound in Quito! We spent the night in Quito and we will be traveling to Riobamba this morning. For the rest of their time in Ecuador, you can expect updates...
