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Learning with Llamas
Our program orientation included a trip to Cochasqui pyramids and interaction with a herd of llamas.
Learning Kichwa
On our way to Tiputini Wayra works with Emily on Kichwa words/phrases
Exploring nature's community
Paddling through the small lagoon of Tiputini
Calling out to the monkeys
Our students and local counterparts practice their monkey call. The Wooly Monkeys are just meters aways
Identity, Story and Art in Dureno
Members of the A'i (Cofan) community of Dureno work on their story as we prepare for a large mural project in the nearby city of Lago Agrio
International Students share too
Our 6 international students share their story, so that they too are included in the mural project
Nina Shunku leads the mural
Local community members, international students, and friends from around the Ecuadorian Amazon and Quito come together to paint.
Estamos Aquí - We are here
Standing in front of our final mural, in which we declare that the local indigenous communities "are here" and need to be heard.
Learning each other's stories
Now in Mariscal, we share our stories with each other
Our classe are open... very open
Dennis always shows up. His dad, Roibe, working in the background
Embodying our stories
With Wilson Pico we explore the stories in our bodies.
Putting it all together
We put our stories together as we search for the interconnected story
The story of food
Celebrating our stories over food... always better with food.
Host families and Jack Fruit
Our professor Marleen Haboud and her host family have students over to harvest and eat a jackfruit
Tortillas de maiz
Martha Peñafiel, the communities incredible matriarch, shows us how to make the community's famous corn patties
Sharing stories via music
Sarah joins her host dad, Don Angel Rivera, in making music together
Maya and Dennis
Oh Dennis, always around. This time with Maya L (we had two Mayas)
Don't forget we are in the Amazon
On occassion we get some special visitors.
Or are we the visitors?
Maya Kassutto visits the animal rescue center, Zanja Arajuno, nearby the Mariscal
Mariscal host family
Susana and Maya L with Hidalgo, Lupe and Jordan
Games with children
For our final weekend, children worked with us to paint the mural in the background and then some games
Final Celebration
We celebrated with our friends from Mundo Circo and the whole community came out
Our Mariscal Group
Students, local counterparts join professor Will Waters for a final photo
The bridge to Tzawata
To get to Tzawata you have to cross the Ansu River
Bridging our group together
In a game of determining height without sight, Emily feels it out
Que viva la lucha
We use theatre to better understand Tzawata's identity and struggle for their ancestral lands
Our own personal struggles
To get in touch with Tzawata's struggle, we must first understand our own. Kimberly shares her's with us.
The creative dialogue
Wilson Pico working with students on exploring their conflicts
Classrooms... meh
Our classrooms are sometimes a covered space, and they are sometimes the river
Creating with Nature
International students and local community members create an incredible story on the bank of the River Ansu
"Better than professionals"
Our instructor, Wilson Pico, says that this particular exploration/dance was better than a professional performance he saw shortly before. It was truly remarkable
All together at Quilotoa
Our Mariscal and Tzawata participants take a break from their course work to travel to the Highlands and learn about other communities and their stories
Kayaking in Tzawata
It's not everyday that you get to kayak in a gorgeous volcanic lake
Swinging high above the Andes
Enjoying our free time in the community of Salinas de Bolivar
Family in Tzawata
Our time in Tzawata is very special and we create intimate bonds with friends
Making new friends
Wayra and Emily find a new friend, take a picture and then send him back on his way
Choco-bananas
There was a small obsession with chocolate-covered bananas. Here Giselle and Shen partake
The tomato dance
Fanny and Sarah win the famous traditional game
Who can eat the fastest
Emily didn't come close to winning, but she was a great sport
Tug o War
Locals versus internationals... winning-losing, not really important
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Images from Quito Semesters