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Preparing to Say Goodbye
Cameron Kaufman
2011-04-21
One year ago, after endless SAT prep classes, practice tests, the actual exam, APs, college orientation meetings, and virtually living on commonapp.org, i.e. the whole shebang, I finally was accepted into college. Honestly, I thought it would never happen, but it finally did. Similarly, I also never thought I would be sitting here in Cayambe,...
Read MoreThe Disconnect
Joe Giallo
2011-04-20
“Why the #@$% would you want to do that?” And before I could reply, the conversation changed, and shifted back to the drunken debaucheries she had conducted since coming to Canoa. Alberto (who’s writing his own perspective on what I’m about to talk about on his own blog – check it out!) and I were...
Read MoreVacation Part I: The Galapagos Islands
Liza David
2011-04-20
She looked at me and then asked me whether I believed in God. I was shocked. I took a moment to take stock of the situation: an old Ecuadorian lady was asking me philosophical questions. I had just crawled through lava tubes and was returning the flashlights to her. And oh yes, I was on...
Read MoreHambi Wasi Vertical Birth Center
Alberto Servin
2011-04-14
I’d like to talk about maternal health and the vertical birth center recently created here at Hambi Wasi. This center was created primarily to prevent maternal deaths at childbirth, which unfortunately happen all too often among the indigenous population. Majorities of indigenous women give birth in their homes, without doctors or medical attention, and often...
Read MoreSeeing a Different Side
Peter Saudek
2011-04-08
During the recent holiday, Carnaval, I traveled with my host family to visit our grandparents for the weekend in Carchi, which is the most northern province of Ecuador before Colombia. My host mother’s parents live in a small community called “Sixal” that has a population of about one hundred people. Sixal sits on the top...
Read MoreA day in the life of the Aula Móvil
Peter Saudek
2011-04-08
Here is a short video I made to show you what a normal day is like with the Aula Móvil – a part of my GCY apprenticeship.
Read MoreUp the Nevado
Cameron Kaufman
2011-04-06
I’ve been living in Cayambe, Ecuador for about five months now. The small city is located in a valley nestled in the shadow of the volcano after which it is named: Nevado Cayambe. On a good day (although this is rare), the ever-present cloud veil lifts, and for once you can see the absolutely stunning...
Read MoreThe Keys to my House
Liza David
2011-04-05
It is a bit funny to me how much time and effort is put into security in the United States. Although robberies do occur, they are often infrequent events where I live. From my experience, in Long Island, NY, a house robbery occurs maybe every few years. Then again, we have alarm systems, video cameras...
Read MoreHambi Wasi’s Grand Promotion ¡Celebración!
Alberto Servin
2011-04-04
These are a group of photos that I took of Hambi Wasi’s grand promotion and inauguration of the vertical birth clinic on March 12th in Otavalo. The event was an overall success and many people and groups attended, including officials from the Ministry of Public Health, the municipal authorities of Otavalo, university presidents, and indigenous...
Read MoreTour Of the Coffee Farm
Liza David
2011-03-31
Welcome to my farm! After living here for a while, I have now become able to distinguish between different crops and their ages. (It’s a very important skill to have). Besides coffee, yucca, guava and papayas, we also have begun to grow carrots, radishes, lettuce and more garden types of food. We have orange trees...
Read MoreA Tour of the Hambi Wasi Clinic
Alberto Servin
2011-03-29
This is a video I made for my high school because they were interested in knowing about my apprenticeship. In this clip, I explain a little bit about the clinic’s history and what services they offer. I hope you like it!
Read MoreA Hambi Wasi Community Visit
Alberto Servin
2011-03-24
Hey there! Here is a video I recorded of one of the community visits Hambi Wasi and I did during February. I hope you enjoy the video!
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