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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Landrover Maintenance and Catch-up Day
Mar 01 2022
Monday Feb. 28, 2022
Today we had a much-needed day of rest after a week or so of intense work. While Ryan headed to Nanyuki for the day to get new tires on his Land Rover, the rest of us lounged around Mpala and focused on make-up work from the week of classes we missed. The amazing thing about Mpala, however, is that even on rest days there are plenty of opportunities to see remarkable wildlife! In the evening some of us went on a game drive with a PhD student working here. Along some stately giraffe and friendly dikdiks, we got to see a beautiful Grevy’s zebra and had a quick glimpse of a slender mongoose.
– Amelia Witmer-Rich
What Mindo Taught Me to See
A 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…