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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Ceviche and Flowers
Jun 10 2024
Recently, we had a master class on how to ceviche, a dish that consist of marinated seafood and vegetables that is now traditional to Ecuador. Though ceviche’s creation is attributed to Asian immigrants in Perú, it is widely enjoyed in the region and worldwide.
Under the direction of Noemi, the students and faculty made their own delicious ceviche.
Forever Flowers is farming and sales operation that supports several projects of FACE, Fundación de Adelanto Comunitario Ecuatoriano, including a shelter for children —where we place students for service— a center for prevention and intervention against domestic and gender violence, and an affordable clinic for community members in Cayambe.
Sister Esther and Blanquita showed us around and explained how the farm functions, all the works it takes, and the community projects it supports.
Study AbroadFinal retreat in Ecuador
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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…
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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…