On Friday, May 29th, after making the 30-minute trek from Corrymeela to downtown Ballycastle, we made our first voyage using Northern Ireland’s location public transportation system TransLink. After Jessica purchased 17 tickets we took our seats on the...
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Settling in with host families in Quito
May 12 2026
Over the weekend our students began settling into their new homes with their host families in Quito! The students arrived just in time to celebrate Mother’s Day: each family celebrated in their own way, some hosting family gatherings, others going out for a meal, others spending a relaxed day at home. We heard heartwarming stories from students and host parents alike about moments of connection during these first few days of getting to know each other. We are so grateful for this wonderful network of host families!
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By Hillary Harder This week our travels took us to the beautiful city of Cuenca in the south of Ecuador! Because it’s a long ways from Quito, we broke up the drive and spread our travels over the whole week,…
Study AbroadVisit from N. Irish author Tony Macaulay
On Saturday night, Northern Irish author Tony Macaulay visited our group to answer student questions and read from his book Paperboy, which the students were assigned to read before the start of the class. Paperboy tells the story of Macaulay’s...