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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PRAMBANAN!
Jan 25 2026
A major highlight of our trip so far was visiting the famous Prambanan, a UNESCO world heritage site and the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia. We toured the temple complex, and climbed many stairs to greet the Hindu pantheon of goddesses and gods housed in each Candi.
In the evening, we returned to Prambanan for an excellent performance of the Ramayana ballet, based on the sacred Hindu text and epic story. Set to traditional gamelan music, the ballet has been performed since 1961, inaugurated by Indonesia’s first president Sukarno as a cultural symbol and expression of distinctly Indonesian art and dance.
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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…