Blog 6: Final Travel Days As the conclusion of Ecuador Summer 2019 quickly approaches, the group is enjoying their final travel days filled with Amazon explorations, rafting the Jatunyacu River, and camping. They are soaking up all of their experiences and continuing to learn and gain perspective on their journey. Tomorrow, the group will travel […]
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BLOGS 4 and 5: “Sweet, sweet goodbyes today. All families gathered.” This blog includes two posts from the Ecuador blog crew over the last couple days. The group is now on the move! They had a heartfelt farewell in their host community after making incredible progress on their service projects, passed through the idyllic city
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Blog 3: What is authentic cross-cultural exchange? The students are now deeply embedded in their homestay community in Ecuador, and have nearly completed their second week on the program. As students continue to dive deeper and push their comfort zones, the real growth and learning starts to percolate. At this point, it is perfectly natural
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BLOG 2: Homestay & Community Project The students are now in their second week of the Ecuador program. They arrived to their host community on July 3rd and have spent the last five days living with their homestay families and working on the site of the service project. Homestay Community: The students are staying in
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Blog 1: Orientation & Introductions It’s been one week since 19 student travelers set off from the JFK Airport to spend five weeks in Ecuador, from the Andes to the Amazon, with our amazing Program Leaders, Amanda Rader and Mike Sobel. Big shout out to all the parents and supporters who helped get this incredible crew ready
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