Category: 2011

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International Trips are on their way!

The Nicaragua and Ecuador trips arrived safely yesterday evening in Miami, FL, where they spent the night. We are glad they have avoided any snow delays.

The Nicaragua team will depart from Miami this evening at 7:00pm on American Airlines flight 985. They are expected to arrive in Managua at 8:40pm, where Witness for Peace personnel will be waiting for them.

The Ecuador team will depart from Miami this afternoon at 2:55 pm on American Airlines flight 1787. They are expected to arrive in Quito at 7:00pm, where a bus has been booked to bring them to their service site with Fundecoipa.

If you are interested in receiving e-mail updates on the travel of the Nicaragua/Ecuador ASB teams, contact me at smithalm@lafayette.edu.

ASB is thrilled to send such spectacular teams on experiences that will help team members to develop as active citizens.

Regards,

Alyssa Smith, ASB President

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In anticipation..

We are nearing our departure date, and everyone is excited and ready to go! On the agenda: finishing construction on the community’s Ethno-Botanical Garden, planting medicinal plants in the garden to aid the new clinic in their treatments, making improvements to volunteer housing, learning how to live off of the rainforest’s resources during a night in the jungle, Shuar language and dance lessons…SO MUCH!

FUDECOIPA, the organization who helped to organize our trip, is dedicated to encouraging sustainable development efforts in the Shuar community. We are overly excited to be able to support this important effort, and learn more about the importance of sustainable development in rural rain forest communities.

Although the snow scheduled for our departure date is making me nervous, our flexible and resilient group will be able to make it through whatever road blocks we face..goodness knows that the flight will be the least of our challenges!

We will have 0 internet access in Ecuador, so the updates and stories will have to wait for our return. Until then, wish us luck!!