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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2024 Summer SST Ecuador Just Started!
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.
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…