Hello! We’ve been loving our time in the Galápagos. We’ve been swimming, kayaking, and the snorkeling the days away, and have been able to see tortoises, iguanas, sea lions, and even a manta ray! The group is in excellent spirits and having so much fun….

The following post features student writing. July 22 Hello, its Alexa and Arielle. Sorry for the late notice, but here we are! It was our second day in the Cotopaxi area and we went to the national park to complete our mission of hiking to…

We’re happy to share more student writing today! Please note that connectivity is intermittent at our hacienda, so posts while we’re here may be sporadic and might not include photos—so stay tuned and we’ll share photos as soon as we can! – Erin & Sam Hola,…

Hi, it’s Sam Pearl Schwartz, one of the two leaders on this trip. I have some free time this afternoon (a rarity), so I thought I’d switch things up a bit and actually write a blog post myself. Today is the final day of the…

Two posts again today from students! July 19 Today was our second to last day in Morales Chupa and we spent the majority of the time painting and designing the mural that we produced for them. We also repainted the exterior and interior of the…

Double post from students today! Enjoy! Hello all, friends and family—this is Justin and Jasper! This Monday marks our final week of service at the local elementary school. We started our day off with a wonderful breakfast before making our way to the school where…

The following post features student writing. July 15 After sleeping in a little, we made sandwiches for our lunch and then drove about an hour to a thermal pool where we relaxed for two hours. On our way home we stopped for a quick snack…

The following post features student writing. Good afternoon, blog readers! It’s Josh and Jonathan. After four days of work and labor, we woke up a little later than usual, getting out of bed at around 7:15. We then enjoyed a delicious breakfast made by Patti,…

The following post features student writing. Buenos tardes, blog readers, it’s Carter and Sam. After three tiresome days of manual labor, today was a great opportunity to take it easy. Yet, we still had an early morning wakeup. To finish off the process of the…

The following post features student writing. Hi, blog readers—it’s Alexa and Jasper. Welcome to our blog of the day. Today was a long and hard working day full of sweat and smiles. There were two groups today working at Morales Chupa. One of these groups…