Nancy Germeshausen Klavans Cultural Bridge Fellowship: Quito Summer 2006

Ecuador is a country with 22 provinces and each one quite different from the other. And everyone here is so excited to show you their country. Nathalie (my boss) had generously offered to take me to the coast on the weekend to show me a different aspect from the highlands and to get a sense of what their various projects are on the ground. I hope to go to one of coastal cities, Guayaquil, next week to see some of the field work. She was excited to have me head to the coast on the weekend as that truly would show me and have me immerse more into the culture of Ecuador.

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I haven’t had the chance to detail my work so far. As I mentioned on one of my earlier blogs, I am working on research of social inclusion in education for immigrant children. E-dúcate had bid for the project as an educational consultancy focusing on development and is now in the beginning stages of developing a strategic plan for developing a policy re: social inclusion.

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One of the main missions I had in coming to Ecuador was to not only work in a grassroots organization but to also try to absorb and understand and live the life of an Ecuadorian as best as I could. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Over the last week i have had the chance to meet many Ecuadorians through the family i am staying with. Although few speak English i find that i am able to keep up with only ... [Continue reading this entry]