Last spring I was involved in a community development project in the amazon basin, and through that project I met Francisco Guevara, who became a good friend of mine. Francisco is a chef and culinary/gastronomy professor at a University in the city of Ibarra a couple hours…
Students are working on getting the public transportation system down, orienteering from their homes to la Fundación then on to Casa Goshen and maybe the other way around! Students are getting more comfortable slowly but surely! Yadira working on her independent project during…
This week after a couple days of class we made the trek west through the mountains to the region of Mindo for an extended weekend. The lush cloud forest was a refreshing break from the congested concrete valley of Quito. Leaving Wednesday morning from the Fundación, we…
Orientation and the first week of class are already behind us! Wow, we’ve already covered a lot of ground! I think everyone felt like the time has flown by. Here is a glimpse of the story in pictures: Orientation breakfast at our partner organization la Fundación Sobrevivencia…
On Tuesday evening our SSTers arrived safely in Ecuador and are beginning their orientation to their new Ecuador surroundings! One student has been held up by visa issues. We are working hard to remedy the problem and plans are taking shape for her to rejoin the group soon. Our thoughts and…
Yep, you got it, we’re back! For all of you who forgot you were subscribed, get ready, we’ve got a new adventure coming your way! After more than a year and half of Study-Service Term (SST) unit cancelations we are jump-starting things again here in Ecuador. On Tuesday, 6…
