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 “Mindo-nites” – pun intended 🙂 approaches to life. There’s a palpable sense of serenity and...
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Family life in Quito
Jan 17 2024
A few days before the program started, Tillie, Klever and Cristóbal met with a group of eager families. They shared their stories of coming home with “healthy and super cute new family member”. After they were “delivered”, we received a cascade of messages from families telling us how great their new child is! And they sent photos to prove it.
Some took the Metro de Quito (Quito’s subway) to learn how to get to school and experience the newest and swankiest mode of transportation in town.
Other families went to the park to enjoy the Ecuadorian weather.
We could’t catch everyone, but we capture the pivotal moment of families picking up their “newest” members.