On Friday afternoon, January 9, after over 30 hours of travel, all 11 students arrived together on Java. Getting to Yogyakarta, our Study Term home base for 6 weeks, involved multiple flights, trains, cars, and taxis. We are settling in,…
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Study AbroadFirst Days in Ecuador
The Ecuador SST unit kicked off their first few days in Quito.
Study AbroadThe Students Have Arrived!
Students in the spring 2026 Ecuador SST unit arrived safely to Quito.
Study AbroadOff To a Strong Start in Ecuador
The Ecuador SST leaders arrived in Quito and preparations for the unit are underway.
Study AbroadMeet the Indonesia SST leaders
We are Luke Kreider, Ph.D., and Janie Beck Kreider (M.Div., R.N.), and we are excited to lead the spring 2026 Indonesia SST unit. I teach religion, ethics and sustainability at Goshen College, and Janie is a nurse at Goshen Hospital…
Study AbroadMeet our Ecuador SST Leaders
Jan Kauffman and Kristin Waltner will lead the spring 2026 SST unit to Ecuador.
Study AbroadDirectors’ Corner
Goshen College’s “SST for all” makes global education more accessible with flexible study options at home and abroad.
Study AbroadNurturing Reciprocity in SST Relationships
Goshen College builds SST reciprocity with Ecuador through campus visits and solar projects that support local communities.
Study AbroadSequential SST Broadens Student Choices
Goshen College’s sequential SST courses take students from India’s Himalayas to Detroit, exploring ecology, resilience and community renewal.
Study AbroadWhat Mindo Taught Me to See
Since being stationed in the town of Mindo for my service portion of SST, I’ve noticed a big cultural difference between U.S. Mennonites and Ecuadorian “Mindo-nites” – pun intended 🙂 approaches to life. There’s a palpable sense of serenity and…
Study AbroadA Day in the Life: Working on a Flower Farm
For my service, I work in Cayambe with an organization called FACE. Under FACE there are other organizations; Casa Hogar, Sumak, Centro Medico Emmanuel, and Forever Flowers. They work together to help break the cycle of abuse and neglect in…
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Where Art Meets History
While being in Ecuador, I’ve noticed how people value their history. It was so impressive and inspiring to see how much they know about their history. They’re not afraid to share it, even through their art. During my first weekend…
Study AbroadFestivities of Pujilí
During my first week in my service placement town of Pujilí, I attended 4 different parades. The first one was on my second day here! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but I knew that we were going to…
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Reforesting Ecuador: Small Steps, Lasting Impact
I feel incredibly fortunate to be part of a service organization in Ecuador that aligns with my interests and has been a lot of fun. The mission of my assignment is to combat deforestation in Ecuador. Throughout my time here,…
Study AbroadA Work Trip to La Maná
After the first six weeks in Quito, I had become more accustomed to the culture here and my Spanish had improved as well. I was able to understand what was going on around me most of the time and I…
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Visit with the Basquitay Community and Ingapirca ruins
We were so fortunate to meet Maria Virginia Farinango, the author of The Queen of Water. Students read this book together for class discussions. She writes of her experiences as an indigenous child forced into domestic service. Her path to…
Study AbroadMaking Food Kits in Cayembe
Cayambe, a smaller city in Ecuador, is surrounded by indigenous communities spread throughout the surrounding mountains. Casa Hogar is an organization in Cayambe that houses children who have been removed from their families for varying reasons. The main goal of…
Study AbroadAppreciating the Natural Beauty of Ecuador – Without my Phone
My experience in Ecuador has very likely been different from that of every other SST’er here. Yes, we took the same classes and went on the same trips. One of these included a few days in the town of Mindo…
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Feeding Strays – Empathy in Everyday Encounters
One of the things I’ve noticed in Mindo, my service placement, is the overwhelming number of mixed-breed dogs. While many of them are undeniably adorable, their growing numbers are a direct result of a serious underlying issue; almost none of…
Study AbroadLa Familia
In Latin American culture, family is a core value rooted in one’s identity. Family is not limited to immediate family members, but also expands to extended families as well. One cannot include one without the other, as they are whole…
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My First Quinceañera
One major experience I had during my study term of SST was being a part of my host sister’s quinceañera. I was originally asked to be part of her quinceañera the first weekend that I spent with my host family.…
President's Blog‘Freedom for everyone’
Every day is a good day to learn a little more about history. Today, Juneteenth, is an especially good day to listen to a story that has shaped our present day through a long and painful struggle for freedom. In the words of Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, the freedom we celebrate through the telling of this story is freedom not only for enslaved people, or Black people, or Texans, but for everyone.
Study AbroadDia de Las Madres
This past weekend our host families celebrated Mother’s Day in style, with flowers, outings and cakes! Many of our students met extended family: grandmothers and aunts, as this is a grand celebration in Ecuador. We had our own little party…
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Environmental Action in Mindo
This week was our first group excursion to Mindo, a town about 2 hours outside of Quito. The beauty of nature came alive in our visits to the Tarabita waterfalls and the Alambi hummingbird sanctuary. Klever Guevara, our Ecuador country…
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