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May 03 2024
Our Summer SST Ecuador group arrived this May 1. We are all very excited to start this new term! Bienvenidos a Casa, chicos!
One of the first actives of orientation was a group discussion about expectations, hopes, and how to approach challenges. After that, we visited La Carolina, a popular park near Casa Goshen. Then we headed to Museo de la Ciudad, a space that used to be a convent, then a hospital and now houses collections of pre-Inca, Inca, pre-Colonial, Colonial, and contemporary art pieces and other artifacts that tells the rich and diverse history of Ecuador.
By Hillary Harder On Friday night, June 19, our group gathered at our Quito headquarters, La Casa de Espiritualidad, to mark the end of our Study period in Quito. We were joined by our host families, professors, and many community…
During our six weeks of study in Quito, students had the opportunity to take classes in two specialized areas: Lengua de Señas Ecuatoriana (LSEC), or Ecuadorian sign language; and Indigenous Peoples and Nationalities of Ecuador. This post includes reflections from…
By Hillary Harder This week for our final group trip during the Study period, we traveled to the western edge of the Amazon rainforest. This was our first time leaving the central sierra region of Ecuador and traveling to a…