Posted in Riobamba 8-7-2023 by Yasmine Laabadla and Dwayne Brathwaite, Leaders of the Day
Ciao, It’s Yasmine and Dwayne here, welcome to the day of working like a local. We woke up at a STAGGERING 6:30. Bright, early, and cold. Correction, Yasmine woke ME up at 6:30. For today’s activities we headed to Mercado San Alfonso (The first established...
Posted in Riobamba 8-7-2023 by Mateo Cintron and Alejandro Nina Duran. Leaders of the Day
Hola mi gente! We are Mateo and Alejandro, today’s Leaders of the Day :). Today’s goal was to begin our Community Action Project (CAP). The site our delegation is working at over the next few days is Unidad Educativa Carlos Garbay. It’s a school in...
Posted in Riobamba 8-7-2023 by Sabrina Hopkins and Hazel Bernhard, Leaders of the Day
Hey! This is Sabrina and Hazel from Northampton, MA, and we were the first Leaders Del Día with the focus of the day centering Culture. First of all, a big happy birthday to Neissa (yippee!!)! Be sure to check out the newly uploaded pictures on the blog post from...
Posted in Riobamba 8-7-2023 by GGLS, Mary Downie and Steph Desmond
Good evening families!! GGLs Mary and Steph here to tell all y’all about our first day here in Riobamba! Our day started with a delicious breakfast (scrambled eggs, fruit, roll, juice, and cafe con leche) at Hotel Ambassador in Quito. Next, we finally made our long...
Posted in Riobamba 8-7-2023 by Paco Romero & Anne 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...
Posted in Riobamba 8-7-2023 by Flory Mendez Merida, Glimpser
Well Hello! My name is Flory Mendez Merida, and I’m a Senior at KIPP Academy. I can’t wait for this journey we will embark on in a few hours but kind of nervous about traveling so far away. I love trying new things and being active, so this trip is right...
Posted in Riobamba 8-7-2023 by Thai Hardy, Glimpser
Hello, my name is Thai. I’m going to Riobamba. I go to Northampton High School in Western MA. I work as a lifeguard for the Northampton Rec Department. I live in Florence, MA next to Florence Casket Co. I am 5’10 and 170 pounds. My only current allergy is...
