Exchange Programs Outside the US

Finishing my one week of Spanish classes felt like finishing high school, relieved and accomplished. After completing 20 hours of intensive Spanish courses from Monday

I still remember waking up to an email, giving me the chance to travel to Quito, Ecuador and live the culture and life. I counted

For my final day in Quito, my friends and I began our day at the coffee shop Juan Valdez, which is basically the Ecuadorian version

On Thursday, I observed an arthroscopic repair of a patient’s rotator cuff. This procedure was very complex and lasted nearly 3 hours. After volunteering, I

After arriving back to Quito late on Sunday night, I had a difficult time getting up at 5:30 on Monday morning to volunteer at the

After an 8-hour bus ride from Quito to Canoa, we finally arrived to the small fishing village on Saturday around 7:30am. We took a 10-minute

Happy 4th of July! This is the first year that I haven’t been in the U.S. to celebrate the 4th of July. However, Simon Bolivar

I cannot believe it is already the beginning of my third week in Quito! My time volunteering abroad here is more than half way over.

My second weekend in Quito started off with a visit to Parque de la Carolina with my friends. This massive park in the center of