By Hillary Harder On Sunday, July 26, our students returned to Quito from their service communities and we began our final retreat together! The afternoon was full of joyful reunions as each student arrived at our Quito home, la Casa…
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The first 24 hours
Jan 10 2020
Our day began with breakfast and a short orientation about some of the expectations for the next several weeks. The students were very sleepy, but managed to stay engaged in the conversation.
After taking a brief walking tour and exchanging some cash at the bank, the students were released to the streets to find some lunch and return to their lodging for a brief rest. Obviously the rest was too brief…jet-lag is for real!!
The current exchange rate is $1.00 USD to 2,295 Tanzanian Shilingi. This can buy many peanuts!
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