Three is an important number in my life. I’m a triplet where I am one of 3, important dates in my life have the number 3, my sports jerseys always had the number 3, etc. As crazy as it sounds, the 3 in “Plus 3” is what initially caught my eye about this program. Given…
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The Power of a Community
The people across Ecuador have blown me away. We have had a really unique opportunity to be able to stay in all three regions of the country and to meet tons of people along the way. We started our trip by seeing large family gatherings in Quito for Mother’s Day. When we relocated to the…
The Journey to Marriage – from a married woman
On Thursday, we began a 5 hour journey to get from the Iyarani Lodge outside of Tena, to the Waorani group in the Amazon. We started with a two hour bus ride heading further and further away from large community groups. The further we got, the steeper the hills were and the harder it was…
Cultural Connections
I used to think to be fully immersed in a culture, I would have to live somewhere for a long time. It is only my fourth day here and I already feel connected to the people, land, and culture. Having learned about Ecuador before coming here by reading books and articles, I started to feel…
May 9th – Learning from the Locals
Going into this trip, over and over we were told to be flexible. Honestly, I did not know how much that would be applicable to us when most of the time we learned what we were doing each day the night before. I kept thinking to myself, how can we be flexible with a minimal…
May 8th – Viviendo la vida de Quito
The most impactful part of Day 1 for me was the people. Having researched Ecuador before the trip began, I knew coming in that I would not have any issues with the locals not being kind and warm. What I was most impressed by was the determination that all the people we interacted with shared….
Melina Bradley’s First Plus3 Blog
Hey guys! My name is Melina Bradley. I can’t wait to meet all of you and be best “buds”. In a couple of weeks, I am heading to Ecuador for Plus 3! I am almost done with my freshmen year here at Pitt where I hope to major in Human Resources Management, minor in Spanish,…