Ecuador Part 1: Cebadas

January 9-12, 2006

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Relaxing in a park in Riobamba, Ecuador, after 8 hours of traveling.
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Meeting the students at Nukanchik Yachay (Our Wisdom) Indigenous School in Cebadas, Ecuador.
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The students has a special welcoming program for us.
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School director, Margarita de la Torre, introducing a group of students.
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Musical chairs!
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This fourth grade girl won the musical chairs game.
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David Gingerich with his Productive Technology class.
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The students are preparing the soil for planting.
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Willian, in the foreground, was a problem student at the beginning of the year. Through much love and patience on the part of David and Ericka, his behavior has shown great improvement in recent weeks.
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Fourth grade students posing with us
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Teaching "Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes" to the sixth graders.
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A game of pictionary helped the students review their vocabulary.
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We had the privilege of visiting all the classes. This is an engaged math student.
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Wednesday evening we worshiped at the local church. This women's choir shared a beautiful song in Kichwa.
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Meeting the calf tied out front of David and Ericka's house. Neighbors frequently move their cows around town to find grazing spots.
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Outside David & Ericka's home, getting ready to head to Quito. Notice the sweaters--it was much colder than what we experience in La Mesa.