2019-10-26
A new country means new tattoos, new drinks, new drugs, new friends, 2-wheelers, CouchSurfing, no more journaling but above all of this a new range of movies. And here's a list of my all-time favourite movies: The Fast and the Furious: The Fate of the Furious in Pune Drift (2019) Week one in the city...
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2019-10-26
They said October would be hard. And it has been. Just not in the way I expected. For 12 days, national protests paralyzed the entire country of Ecuador because of a new deal the president signed involving the IMF (International Monetary Fund.) I could go into specifics but you can read up on that in...
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2019-10-25
In the Kichwa language the phrase “yanka shimi,” means a useless language, one that is often used by mamas and taitas when referring to their native tongue with their children. Many of the younger indigenous population are encouraged to only speak Spanish in order to assimilate into mainstream culture. There are also no Kichwa classes in Ecuador’s...
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2019-10-25
The expansive table of goodies we enjoyed for Dylan’s cumpleaños Part of the Global Citizen Year curriculum is to deliver a speak-up, a short speech, to your cohort. This is an opportunity to gain public speaking skills in a safe environment, and an opportunity for Fellows to share their experiences with their peers and supervisors....
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2019-10-24
Apprenticeship, the position of an apprentice,studentship, initiation, trial period, different dictionary definitions. And we may say it's a kind of a volunteer work we are doing abroad, and it will in some way impact us and the community we are. Sometimes is not what we wanted, which makes it more interesting I think, because life...
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I can sit patiently and enjoy the company around me staying true to exactly who they are, doing exactly what they do but that would only remind that I have forgotten who I am or perhaps just who I wanted to be something I hate to admit really because, like today, I am left alone...
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October 3rd, 2019 I’m still getting used to it, the tight fabric over my mouth and nose, absorbing the sweat running down my temple. Sometimes I still feel suffocated by it. The turquoise scarf wrapped around my head and face was my aunt’s, and even though I was reluctant to bring it, I know now...
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