Field Note Category: Chimborazo, Ecuador

Hi everyone! I recently returned to Chicago from a whirlwind of a week in Chimborazo, Ecuador. The week started with a meeting with leadership from our partner organization, Plan, in Quito, with staff members Rossana and Catalina. We recapped last year’s summer and made some preliminary plans summer 2019. We later visited the Tourism Police … Read More

Hi everyone! My name is Eleanor Dollear and I’m the Chimborazo Project Director this summer. I’m really looking forward to meeting you all in a few short months! AMIGOS has been an important part of my life for the past decade. In 2010, I left the country for the first time to travel to Matagalpa, … Read More

Last week was busy with planning and practicing and on Saturday the 4th all their hard work paid off. The presentations were amazing. Some of the participants came dressed to impress, walking in with the traditional wear of their community. From songs to dances to amazing skit and videos, they really stepped up to the … Read More

What was that you said? Life is made of moments… This summer has had its challenges, but here in Chimborazo, participants are determined to make the most of the time they have left in community; cherishing time with their host family and enjoying their partner(s). This unique opportunity this summer has allowed for growth on … Read More

We are so proud our participants! They made to the halfway point of their AMIGOS summer experience and on Saturday, the 21st of July, we celebrated their commitment to growth and to being global stewards in their communities. Participants met with their supervisors in Guamote, ready and expectant for what the day would hold. The … Read More

Can you believe it? Participants are beginning week 3 of living and serving in the beautiful indigenous communities of Guamote and Guaranda, respectively. Week 2 proved to be one of our busiest and most productive ones yet. Strategies, deadlines, transport coordination, reservations, posters, presentations…event planning at its finest. The week was kicked off with a … Read More

“There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.” William Butler Yeats   Here at AMIGOS, we ask a lot of our staff, our participants, and the communities we serve in. We arrive as individuals with our own goals, intentions, and perceptions. We are asked to work with and seek out common ground … Read More

And They’re Off! 6/26 Participants arrived in Quito 6/27-6/29 Briefing in Guamote 6/30 Participant drop-off! Last week was a blur! We can’t believe how fast time has flown. It seems like yesterday we were at the airport picking up a bunch of wide eyed and eager group with loose ideas about what they were getting … Read More

Project Supervisors spent time visiting the communities where participants will live this summer. The residents are so excited to host them! Supervisors have been working hard to make sure every T is crossed and every I is dotted. We held a training for host families to make sure that everyone’s is on the same page … Read More

Here at the Chimborazo project we have been busy bees making sure everything is in order before participants arrive. Senior Leadership hit the ground running on June 1st and started things off with a bang  meeting with the local partner agency, PLAN,  and the jumping right in to training five AMIGOS participants from Ecuador. Shortly … Read More