By Hillary Harder During the Service term, leaders have the privilege of traveling to visit each student at the home and volunteer assignment where they are spending their time during the second half of SST. For us, that meant traveling…
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Life on the ward
Jul 23 2026
By Dayanara Aguirre-Mulato
During my service placement at the municipal Centro Médico in Riobamba, I had the privilege to be able to work alongside other nurses. Day to day each patient comes in to register for their appointment and I welcome them in to then start their check-up.
I work alongside a nurse, Anna Pura Solis Bona, while she takes signals from the patients. I see she knows all patients well and has conversations with each one on a personal level despite having thousands of different patients registered.
Even being new, they welcomed me with open arms and showed care. When I had a cold, I was given this mask to help breathe. This showed how here in the “Centro de Salud” they will try their best to treat all their patients with respect and care, as their goal is to treat patients and prevent illness before they show up.
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A packing mishap: concert attire and finding belonging
By Kate Roth While packing for Ecuador, my music-major brain had a legitimate thought of, “Do I need to bring my concert blacks?” For any who are unaware, ‘concert blacks’ refers to the all-black outfit that each ensemble wears for…