Ecuador 2011

Written by Cristian Bustos: Although the home stay portion of the trip has dreadfully come to an end I am glad of the memories I will now have. I will never forget my host father and mother who seemed like complete opposites. My father was an outgoing retired war veteran, his character consisted of long […]

We just heard from Breezy who reports that the group has been working INCREDIBLY hard on their projects — typically eight hours a day. They have one of the bleachers fully completed now. Each day while most of the group has been working on their construction project, six students have been teaching English in the

Notes on community life from Jayshawn and Olivia: For the last week we have become  a part of the community ¨Las Juntas”, a beautiful small town nestled in tree covered mountains.  Las Juntas has happily welcomed us into their homes. The first night we were thrown a party involving dancing and delicious food. The very next morning

We spoke with Nick today from Las Juntas! The group is doing really well and working hard! Students are busy on the worksite and the group is preparing for working in the school teaching a few classes next week. Life in the community is definitely a different pace than most are used to. Early mornings

Written by a combination of students including: Stephanie, Carie, Sam and David: We have been in Ecuador for almost a week. Seems like much longer. We are all having a lot of fun, and excited for the next part of our trip. We´ve been busy – hiking, weaving, exploring, eating, and getting to know each