Saturday, August 11, 2012

Our Wonderful Team!

This year's team was awesome.  They not only represented a true international contingent, but ranged across ages, professions, and life experiences. What we all have in common is our enthusiasm to make a difference. 

Ithaca College Study Abroad Students (back left>right) Anna, Andrea, Megan, (front left>right) Renee, Katherine, Taylor, Stephanie



Our professional volunteers Sonia - team leader, Meghan, Gabrielle, Marcia, and (front center) Andrea - workshop leader
Our Ecuadorian team Gladys and Danny, plus team leaders Dennis, Lynn, Mimi, Chaya, and Bridgett


Monday, August 6, 2012

CITTI Project 2012 Through the Photojournalist Eyes

Here is just a smithering of images from our workshops in Mindo and Puyo Ecuador.
There are many many more images of both our process, our workshops and completed adaptations, however I wanted to get something up on our blog so that you the reader will be able to see just a tiny bit of what our time was about. As many of the blog pieces have already mentioned in words some of our experiences I hope that these images will help round out and show a face to their words....
It was a truly amazing journey.......

Chaya


Prepping for our first workshop while still in Quito:

                                              












Mindo Ecuador: Visiting the local school  and our first workshop.







Walking the streets of Mindo to The Center




Planning  for  Day 1


                                                                     
     

                                                                         

       




                                



              And it begins.....

                                                      


































































Group shots  with organizations in Mindo














On the road from Mindo to Indi Wasi in Salacaca








Dinner at Indi Wasi, Salasaca

Dinner  at Indi Wasi, Salasaca
The Hikers !



relaxing at Indi Wasi
Journaling



Getting the  Choclo ready for Humitas
Cholco

Ah....





Grinding the Choclo


Making Humitas
Filling the husks for Humitas

Humitas
Choclo

Relaxing with a crossword puzzle

Pelileo , "The blue  jeans capital of Ecuador".


Workshops in Puyo...








Information exchange













Being shown the school in Puyo













































Cheers to a good workshop!
Chaya  ( the Photographer) and Dennis



One of our translators, who was also a Nature guide, stopped our bus to show us where the mouth of the Amazon begins... Can you see the CITTI??


                                     

                                                                
Cotapaxi in full view on our ride home from Banos to Quito


And our last evening together in Quito......


The last supper

The complete group last night in Quito





Full Moon in Old Town Quito