Posts from Ecuador from 2017

Saturday morning, I woke up dreading the day ahead. I was tired from a week of work and only wanted …

The past few excursions our DukeEngage-Ecuador group took has helped me better understand the concept of cultural appropriation and how …

When people would ask me what I would be doing in Ecuador, I would have a conversation that looked like …

I love monotonous jobs: filling out paperwork, sending emails—you name it, I’ll do it. The work I do at Luchadores …

The Quechua people have a term called sumak kawsay to refer to their philosophy regarding the relationship between the community, …

Today when I got back from work, I had an interesting conversation with my host mom about identity, specifically, last …

For the past month and a half, I’ve been volunteering at La Fundación Padre Damian.  It is a residential hospital …

In Quechua, a minga means a contract between individuals during a meeting. In Ecuador, friends and community commonly get together …