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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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
Study AbroadFinal retreat in Ecuador
Study AbroadLife on the ward
By Dayanara Aguirre-Mulato During my service placement at the municipal Centro Médico in Riobamba, I had the privilege to be able to work alongside other nurses. Day to day each patient comes in to register for their appointment and I…
Study AbroadService visits: opportunities for connection in Ecuador’s “provincias”
By Hillary Harder During the Service term, leaders have the privilege of traveling to visit each student at the home and volunteer assignment where they are spending their time during the second half of SST. For us, that meant traveling…