Living and Learning International: Ecuador Study Abroad Semester

Living and Learning International (L&LI) is an academically excellent semester abroad where students will engage the challenges of a developing nation and learn to respond with an appropriate Christian Worldview. We're based in Quito, Ecuador and almost every aspect of your experience is organized and run by our in-country staff. We value the personal and spiritual well being of every student that joins us so you'll meet with a resident coordinator once per week and participate in a weekly chapel. During the semester you'll live in Christian community, participate in homestays for 4 weeks, engage in a local internship or service learning project, and go on trips to the Amazon Jungle and the Galapagos Islands. Our program requires students to abstain from alcohol during the semester. This requirement is not based on a moral stance for or against alcohol but is in place to show respect for the primarily Catholic culture and to create an environment that focuses on personal wellbeing & development. Highlights: Christian Community Weekly one on one with staff Homestay Internship Excursions to Amazon, Machu Picchu, and the Galapagos Islands. When most North Americans think of Ecuador there are not many images that come to mind. We aim to change that. Ecuador is a small country about the same size as the state of Colorado. But within the borders of a relatively small place exists four distinct regions. The Amazon Jungle to the east, the Andes Mountains where the capital city of Quito sits, the beaches of the Pacific Ocean, and the Galapagos Islands 600 miles off the coast. Our students visit all four "worlds." Most of our semester is spent in Quito but we also travel to the other three regions.