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BlogsNurturing Reciprocity in SST Relationships
网红爆料 builds SST reciprocity with Ecuador through campus visits and solar projects that support local communities.
BlogsSequential SST Broadens Student Choices
网红爆料鈥檚 sequential SST courses take students from India鈥檚 Himalayas to Detroit, exploring ecology, resilience and community renewal.
BlogsWhat Mindo Taught Me to See
Since being stationed in the town of Mindo for my service portion of SST, I’ve noticed a big cultural difference between U.S. Mennonites and Ecuadorian 鈥淢indo-nites鈥 – pun intended 馃檪 approaches to life. There鈥檚 a palpable sense of serenity and…
BlogsA Day in the Life: Working on a Flower Farm
For my service, I work in Cayambe with an organization called FACE. Under FACE there are other organizations; Casa Hogar, Sumak, Centro Medico Emmanuel, and Forever Flowers. They work together to help break the cycle of abuse and neglect in…
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Where Art Meets History
While being in Ecuador, I鈥檝e noticed how people value their history. It was so impressive and inspiring to see how much they know about their history. They鈥檙e not afraid to share it, even through their art. During my first weekend…
BlogsFestivities of Pujil铆
During my first week in my service placement town of Pujil铆, I attended 4 different parades. The first one was on my second day here! I wasn鈥檛 quite sure what to expect, but I knew that we were going to…
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Reforesting Ecuador: Small Steps, Lasting Impact
I feel incredibly fortunate to be part of a service organization in Ecuador that aligns with my interests and has been a lot of fun. The mission of my assignment is to combat deforestation in Ecuador. Throughout my time here,…
BlogsA Work Trip to La Man谩
After the first six weeks in Quito, I had become more accustomed to the culture here and my Spanish had improved as well. I was able to understand what was going on around me most of the time and I…
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Visit with the Basquitay Community and Ingapirca ruins
We were so fortunate to meet Maria Virginia Farinango, the author of The Queen of Water. Students read this book together for class discussions. She writes of her experiences as an indigenous child forced into domestic service. Her path to…
BlogsMaking Food Kits in Cayembe
Cayambe, a smaller city in Ecuador, is surrounded by indigenous communities spread throughout the surrounding mountains. Casa Hogar is an organization in Cayambe that houses children who have been removed from their families for varying reasons. The main goal of…
BlogsAppreciating the Natural Beauty of Ecuador – Without my Phone
My experience in Ecuador has very likely been different from that of every other SST鈥檈r here. Yes, we took the same classes and went on the same trips. One of these included a few days in the town of Mindo…
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Feeding Strays – Empathy in Everyday Encounters
One of the things I鈥檝e noticed in Mindo, my service placement, is the overwhelming number of mixed-breed dogs. While many of them are undeniably adorable, their growing numbers are a direct result of a serious underlying issue; almost none of…
BlogsLa Familia
In Latin American culture, family is a core value rooted in one鈥檚 identity. Family is not limited to immediate family members, but also expands to extended families as well. One cannot include one without the other, as they are whole…
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My First Quincea帽era
One major experience I had during my study term of SST was being a part of my host sister鈥檚 quincea帽era. I was originally asked to be part of her quincea帽era the first weekend that I spent with my host family.…
BlogsDia de Las Madres
This past weekend our host families celebrated Mother鈥檚 Day in style, with flowers, outings and cakes! Many of our students met extended family: grandmothers and aunts, as this is a grand celebration in Ecuador. We had our own little party…
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Environmental Action in Mindo
This week was our first group excursion to Mindo, a town about 2 hours outside of Quito. The beauty of nature came alive in our visits to the Tarabita waterfalls and the Alambi hummingbird sanctuary. Klever Guevara, our Ecuador country…
BlogsOur First Week
It has been a week of new experiences in every aspect of our lives! Before the students joined their host families, there was a spontaneous, and very moving rendition of the hymn 鈥淧raise God from Whom All Blessings Flow.鈥 With…
Blogs脷ltima Semana – Last Week in Quito
Students visited the museum and home of Oswaldo Guayasam铆n, one of Ecuador鈥檚 famous artists. Then as part of the celebration for the end of the Study portion, students had a Salsa dance lesson, which is a typical dance in Ecuador!…
BlogsBa帽os and Amazonia
There are always two sides to every story. On one hand, we enjoyed the beautiful views of the Amazon and the enormous Napo River, and got completely soaked by waterfalls! On the other hand, we visited an exotic animal refuge…
BlogsEncounters of Culture and Compassion
Delicious ceviche really isn鈥檛 that hard to make! Cut up onions, tomatoes, cilantro for the base, add your protein, and even sprinkle some popcorn on top! Our teachers spent the morning with us at the farmer鈥檚 market, and then Noemi…
BlogsA Grand Finale
After a course spent in and around the Himalayas, we wrapped our time in the hills up with a full afternoon of student presentations. Each member of the class had researched an issue of their interest, ranging from utility provision…
BlogsA word of gratitude
By Hillary Harder Leading the Environmental Disaster and Response with MDS course in Selma, Alabama this month has been nothing short of transformative. As I reflect back over the three weeks of our travel, living, learning, working, fellowshipping, and processing…
BlogsWhat I’m bringing back
By Aysia Adkins As we come back and re-enter our lives which we left on May 1st, I鈥檓 filled with many impactful memories that have accumulated in just 20 days. It sort of doesn鈥檛 feel right to jump back into…
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