This post was written by students Elif and Jaime. Today started early with sunrise yoga — we exercised outside and looked at the mountains. After yoga, we made a French toast breakfast with syrup. We needed a hearty meal for our four-hour hike around la…
This post was written by students Brendan and Sophie. Today was a big day for independent projects. I, Sophie, completed my independent project with Jack and Samantha. We hosted a basketball and soccer camp for the kids in the village, and also started a game…
This post was written by students, Max and Noa, about the group’s time in Otavalo. After dropping off our stuff at our hostel in Otavalo, we set out for a hike to a waterfall and then to a condor park. The waterfall was beautiful. We…
This post was written by students Avi and Jack. Today was a fun-filled, yet physically exhausting experience. We woke up bright and early to cheesy empanadas, which we thoroughly enjoyed. Then we got started on our community service for the day. I, Jack, did not…
This post was written by students Samantha and Allie S. and includes photography by Allie S. Week 2 started after a good, filling breakfast, when we headed to work, sweating under the hot sun. Some of us mixed cement, while others played with the adorable kids…
This post was written by students Elif and Niki. We left the village early Saturday morning for a day trip to the city of Otavalo to experience and shop at the famous market. The Otavalo market is one of the biggest in South America. People from…
This post features student writing and photography. Today we woke up bright and early to start a fun-filled day of manual labor and working with kids at the day care. To help decide which project we want to work on, we divided into two groups….
This post features student writing. Hola from Iltaqui! Today we expected to take a pleasant tour around the village and were surprised when it transitioned into a challenging hike up the mountain behind our school, where we are staying. We stopped at a small hut…
Set atop one of Quito’s rolling hills is Parque Itchimbia, an expansive park overlooking the capital city’s historic district. Today we mixed icebreakers with intellectual discussion and emerged from our orientation at Parque Itchimbia a cohesive group and loving family ready for the adventure that…
Last night, Community Service Ecuador Group C arrived to great fanfare in Quito. With an exciting day planned today, the students checked in to their hostel and slept early. More updates, soon!