Hello! We are Emi and Joseph, your Líderes del día. Esto es lo que hicimos hoy! (This is what we did today).
Morning
After an amazing breakfast at La Primavera, we reviewed our quote of the day, by Alice Walker, which states “the most common way that people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” The group shared many insightful comments and ideas on how politics has become polarized and divisive. We further delved into the topic and discussed about student empowerment.
Carmita teaching us how to count in Kichwa, an indigenous language of the Andes region.
It was then contrasted by our presenter of the day, Carmita, the first female indigenous elected official in her community. It was inspiring listening to Carmita’s stories and learning about her hardships in getting to the position she’s in today. We learned that she faced a lot of gender inequality and discrimination in Ecuador, and that she was able to overcome these obstacles and succeed in empowering other indigenous Quechua people in her area. Hearing about Carmita’s positivity and commitment to activism and change within her own government allowed us to realize that we can contribute to our own local government to make a change for the benefit of the people.
Afternoon
Our afternoon adventure started at a local park that was about a five minute drive from our hostel. We started off playing Rocks, a game that Joseph shared with the group. Similar to capture the flag, each team’s goal was to take the three “flags” (water bottles) on the opposing team’s side without getting tagged. The teamwork and bonding was incredible. After the game, everyone explored the enormous area from the circle of intricate historical statues to the outdoor work out equipment.
Evening
During the evening, we all prepared for our English classes by first meeting our partners and then inventing curriculum to further the students’ English language repertoire.
We explored the topics of how to best prepare specific curriculum to best cater to each group’s age and skill level. Many of the GGLs gave insight on their teaching experiences, from interactive games to how to best balance the many topics we needed to cover.
We had yet another amazing dinner at La Primavera and passed the torch to our next líderes del día, Alam, Debbie, and Rafaella. We can’t wait to see what is in store for us tomorrow!
Big Love,
Emi and Joseph
PS: (From Emi): Hi mom, dad, and Russell, I’m still alive. Dad, I played some basketball today so you don’t have to worry about my skills deteriorating. Can’t wait to talk to you all soon! Also, Russell, stay out of my room. 🙂
Hey guys! Ben, I hope you had fun working at the camps! Say ”hi” to Ketchup if you see him. Love you all. -Joseph
Another amazing day, get the most you can for your future. You have and amazing oppourtunity to see a different world in front of your eyes. Val?
YAY! We’re so excited to read your post tomorrow Deb. Looks like you had a ton of fun today! BTW: Ava (from Team HOOP ) came in to Sidewalk today and recognized me, she says hi. Mimi also came in the other day and we talked about Global Glimpse and how excited we are from you! Love ya dudeeee.
Hey Gumby !!!!! (Aka Nicky) I was so happy to see you in the pictures from today’s blog ! I hope you’re having a blast and I love that you’re staying in the hostel my delegation and I stayed at last year.It’s so cool seeing how the trip to Riobamba has changed. For starters, we didn’t have a table or projector at our meetings haha. We just had white paper, white board, and chairs in the classroom next to the dining room. We also didn’t get the opportunity to visit the park that your group went to today. But all that is okay, all that matters is that all of you are having a great time and that you feel safe 🙂 Miss you Nicky !!
P.S. Hey Bui ! I hope Riobamba is treating you better than Leon lol you know what I mean.
Looks like you had a productive day today, keep up the good work guys! We are all proud of you.
Joseph and Emi, so great reading about yet another full day for your group! We really look forward to these great summaries and photos. We love you Joseph, can’t wait to read more stories about all you are doing in Ecuador. Love Mom, Dad, Benjamin and Brody
Sounds like a productive day of learning with a little playing as well. Love reading these blogs every night and seeing the pictures.
The house is quiet without you Bailey. Miss you!
Hi to Maria!
Hey Jared, it’s your brother Daryl. I got those switch skins ya wanted, although I messed up the console skin, the dock looks nice now with that orange and white color scheme. I also did a draw on dokkan battle and got that goku/vegeta team and majin vegeta, with a bunch of trash afterwards. We got your new phone, but we need your email/password to get everything back. Can’t collect stuff on fe heroes until then. We’re also doing fine over here, dad’s keeping me busy with stuff. Hope you’re having fun! *PS: mom told me to write you and she wants to hear back from you.
Hello,
You have the power!! Keep working.
Have a happy Sunday!
Hello Alam. Leyendo todas las aventuras y conocimientos que Ecuador y sus regiones les ofrece. Este es uno de los momentos grandeosos que la vida te regala, disfruta, vive cada momento y aprende de las personas que te rodean porque ellos son el tesoro mas hermoso. Tus padres te observan atravez de este medio. TQM
Hi E-Sorry for the late reply..bad reception at the camping site…replied in day 2. Good job today not being behind someone’s head in the photos! Again, survived camping! Must go next year! Cleaning up and will be off again :). Glad to hear you’re having fun!
Hi Emi and Joseph!
What an exciting day you had as “Líderes del día” and the experience listening to Carmita’s journey to become an elected official!
Emi,
Mom survived our camping trip and actually said, “I had a great time”! 🙂 Definitely will have stories to share with you as well.
Look forward in hearing more about your experiences teaching and adapting to the needs of your students! Have a great time, take in everything you can, and have a wonderful time “glimpsing”!
Love you always,
Mom, Dad, and Russell!!!
Thank you for the updates! It was another lovely day of learning for everyone. Looking forward to hearing about the English tutoring.
Pilar, hope you’re having a great time.
Love you and miss you-Mom
Another amazing day! Love following along and reading about your adventures of the day! Abby (Angelina), you look like you are having a blast! Can’t wait for you to be home and hear it all firsthand. In the meantime, enjoy!!!
“ tell her I said hi and that the Vital family misses her but don’t write that I said it”
– my mom
@GUMBY
ANYWAYS i miss you dude, I hope you’re having fun, remember just freaking dunk yourself in mosquito repellent so you’ll come back in one piece! Anyways if I could do it so can you! Make friends, step out your comfort zone and drink a bunch of water!
We have so much to talk about when you get home, we all miss you. ?
Bailey, you and Marie look like you’re having a blast. The food sounds fantastic! Take lots of pictures Bailey. I love and miss you tater head!
Hi Zara
I am so glad that you are
Enjoying so much ..we are missing you so much
Love
Mama baba Zaid and Zuhair
Hey Joseph. Hello from The Grove. Looks like you are having an incredible time. So proud of you and the great things your team gets to do. We want to hear all about your adventure.
x
Hey Joseph!!! Hope you’re having the time of your life on your adventure! We can’t wait to hear all about it when you return… You are inspiring me to explore the world more.