The following post features student writing. Hola, Jake and Isabel here! After a lengthy and restful weekend, we continued our work today in Morales Chupa (the community center). The tasks we faced as a group consisted of digging, and solely digging. One group began the…

Hola! It is Ella and Josh reporting from the church steps. Today we started off later than normal and enjoyed an amazing meal made by Pati that consisted of eggs with spinach and orange juice. After breakfast we all hopped into the van and headed…

Greetings, this is Arielle and Gavin! We woke up around seven thirty and began the day with the delicious breakfast prepared for us by Pati which consisted of homemade granola, fruit salad, fresh bread and a special orange-colored tomato juice. After cleaning up breakfast, we…

The following post features student writing. Hi! This is Flo & Jonathan. We started our day with an early morning wake-up (much earlier than we are used to). As usual, our delicious breakfast (homemade granola and fresh blackberry juice) helped prepare us for the long day…

The following post features student writing. ¡Bienvenidos! This is Sam and Izzy. Today we started off the day bright and early with a walk through our host villlage, Turucu. After a traditional Ecuadorian breakfast, we headed out to see the children’s End of the Year parade…

The following post features student writing. Hola, friends and family! This is Carter and Justin. Walking around the historic part of Quito yesterday with an indigenous guide was a great way to kick off our trip. After a day of adjusting to the altitude, we…

We’ve received word from the leaders that the group has arrived in Ecuador.

Hello, eager students and parents! We, your excited leaders, are together in Vermont this weekend preparing for our adventure in Ecuador and the Galápagos. We can’t believe our trip is just under a month away. We will spend much of our time in a wonderful…

Welcome to Putney! This blog is where friends and family can follow along on the group’s adventures through periodic updates, photos, and stories from our leaders and students in the field. While we hope for a blog update once or twice each week, internet access is often…