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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Last Week of Study & Despedida Party!
Feb 20 2022
We had a full week of classes and wrapped up several large academic pieces to the term. Friday evening students hosted their families for a program and goodbye party.
Last night (Saturday) we arrived here to Hostal Pakay in Tena, Napo province, enjoyed our first hot and humid amazon rainforest night. We’ll be in Tena for several days and then head to Baños on Wednesday. Regresaremos a Quito el día de viernes and send students out to their individual service placements on Saturday Feb 26th!
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…