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Tue, 7 Jan 2014 | By kaitlynhennessy | Views [507]
Well, our trip is officially over half way done. I have so many mixed feelings about that! On one hand, I absolutely love Ecuador. I’ve had so many opportunities to grow and learn, all while in a beautiful country. On the other hand, I miss my ... Read more >
Tags: halfway, privilege
Tue, 7 Jan 2014 | By krthomas12 | Views [241]
My time is flying by here in Ecuador. I have already been here over a week, yet I feel like it has been at least a month. We have done so much, and we still have so much to do. Today, after ... Read more >
Tue, 7 Jan 2014 | By lachowiezm | Views [370] | Comments [1]
Our focus today was Ecuadorian medicine and health care. We discussed medicine in such a way that cultural patterns have an impact on health care. There are ... Read more >
Tue, 7 Jan 2014 | By teresakast | Views [1630] | Comments [1]
Environmental harmony is the idea that people and nature can coexist. This is a major view in Ecuador. They believe they are one with nature. It is a beautiful thing to witness. I first noticed this when we ... Read more >
Tue, 7 Jan 2014 | By danibutrum | Views [239]
This morning, January 7, 2014, I woke up, got ready for school, and had toast with mora jam and coffee. Once at school we began our day by talking about healthcare in Ecuador and relating it to healthcare in the United States. At 10:30, we tried on rubber ... Read more >
Tue, 7 Jan 2014 | By emilygapinski | Views [354]
Today our group had yet another early morning departure to the Ingapirca ruins. Surprisingly, I really enjoyed my walk to our meeting place. Since it was Sunday, nobody was out and about in the city yet. No stores were open. It was nice to see the city ... Read more >
Tue, 7 Jan 2014 | By emilygapinski | Views [337]
Today in class, I had the opportunity to look in depth about oil and the economy. I found out that oil is about half of the export earnings of Ecuador. This was a surprising fact for me since, in the time I have been in Ecuador, I have not noticed traces ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Jan 2014 | By ashleytg | Views [374]
Have you been on TV before? Well we were on TV in Cuenca for about 10 seconds when the camera panned to us while we were watching a cooking show be taped live at the Unsión television station. It was so interesting for me to visit the station ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Jan 2014 | By katielysehuns | Views [241]
January 6
If there is one thing I have noticed myself doing a lot on this trip, it is comparing the U.S. to Ecuador. When I go out to eat in a restaurant, the quality of food, peoples' habits, their clothing quality. At first I thought of myself ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Jan 2014 | By kaitlynhennessy | Views [670]
It’s official. I’m tired. We’ve been having so much fun that I can’t keep up anymore! I’m so glad I’ve decided to take tonight to work and homework and relax. I have to say, the boy advice from our host dad and bonding ... Read more >
Tags: dating advice, day of the innocents, ingapirca, though
Mon, 6 Jan 2014 | By jenny245 | Views [196]
We focused our day today on media and the effect that it has on the Ecuadorian people. In class we learned that Media has three key components. The first is production, which if we go back to the transactional model, is the sender. Within production ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Jan 2014 | By lachowiezm | Views [337]
Today our discussions in class focused on Ecuador's media and the role media plays in our perceptions. Many of the places from which we get our ideas of cultures ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Jan 2014 | By krthomas12 | Views [279]
Today was a rather relaxing day, but very eventful for my thoughts and views on some of the differences between my culture and the culture of Ecuador. We woke up early to take a day trip to ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Jan 2014 | By emilyhanneman | Views [242]
This morning I woke up at 6:30 am to go for a run along the trail again. Once more, it was filled with people. I probably passed 100 people and there was a group fitness dance class going on in the park with about 50 more people. Yesterday on our tour ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Jan 2014 | By teresakast | Views [683] | Comments [2]
This experience in Ecuador has put in perspective for me how much the United States is a consumerist culture. Everything is so simplistic here. Our whole culture in America revolves around money. People in our culture ... Read more >
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