Posted in Riobamba 7-12-2023 by Angelita Flor and Mateo Sanchez, Program Coordinators
Hello for the last time this summer, dear families and friends. Reporting directly from Quito, Ecuador, we want to let you know that all of our Glimpsers and our two GGLs have successfully passed through airport security and are currently waiting to board the plane...
Posted in Riobamba 7-12-2023 by Sofia Escobedo and Kayla Kruczek, Leaders of the day
For the last full day of our trip, we woke up bright and early and hopped on the bus to Baños, Ecuador to see the waterfall, Pailón del Diablo. We had a lot of fun; everyone took a step under the waterfall and got a fresh kick of water. After that, we headed to the...
Posted in Riobamba 7-12-2023 by Dania Taleb, Global Glimpse Intern
Hello family and friends of the RB1C-CHI Global Glimpse delegation, We know you’re excited to see your Glimpsers, so we thought we would share the new return flight information so you know when and where to pick them up from the airport: Students are expected to...
Posted in Riobamba 7-12-2023 by Dawn Harold and Chris Arciniega, Leaders of the day
Intro: We ate a simple breakfast and immediately went on a 2-hour bus trip to Chimborazo. We stopped at the visitor center to discuss the final CAP (Community Action Project) Debrief which was a group reflection of the many things we accomplished at the school,...
Posted in Riobamba 7-12-2023 by Carmen Rivero and Cole Brunger, Leaders of the Day
We woke up bright and early, and behind the morning grouchiness was excitement to finish our project. After a delicious breakfast of a Carmen-approved sandwich and papaya, we set off to continue our CAP project. We had a rough start with some of our Glimpsers out...
Posted in Riobamba 7-12-2023 by Nora May & Evan Lindner, Leaders of the Day
We started our Thursday morning with some bread with nuts, eggs, and of course instant coffee. Today we began our first CAP day and got on the bus at 8:45 am and made our way to la Escuela Yaruquies. We had split everyone up into two groups the night before and made a...
Posted in Riobamba 7-12-2023 by Fernando Aguirre-Petropoulos & Nyla Baynes, Leaders of the Day
Fernando: After what I felt like ages, everyone was finally ready to get on the bus. The laborious task of herding everyone into the hotel’s outdoor courtyard was over, and we could finally reach our destination in the city center of Riobamba. What could only have...
