Eric Dyck Hilty

Medical Service in Riobamba One thing I’ve learned while on SST is to seize every and any desirable opportunity that comes my way even if I’m unsure of how it will work out! I am a pre-med student with the goal of going to medic...

Another wonderful service opportunity in Ecuador. It was a joy to have our GC student working here!

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Embracing Culture and Health During my time in service, I’ve been fortunate to dive deeply in the local culture while focusing on both my physical and spiritual health. My host family has played a significant role in making this ...

A Goshen College student shares her personal story while on service.

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What Mindo Taught Me to See Since being stationed in the town of Mindo for my service portion of SST, I’ve noticed a big cultural difference between U.S. Mennonites and Ecuadorian “Mindo-nites” – pun intended 🙂 approaches to lif...

Goshen College SST student reminding us to “smell the roses.”

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A Day in the Life: Working on a Flower Farm For my service, I work in Cayambe with an organization called FACE. Under FACE there are other organizations; Casa Hogar, Sumak, Centro Medico Emmanuel, and Forever Flowers. They work together to help...

Another wonderful service organization Goshen College SST students worked for the summer of 2025.

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Where Art Meets History While being in Ecuador, I’ve noticed how people value their history. It was so impressive and inspiring to see how much they know about their history. They’re not afraid to share it, even through thei...

Creativity and history come together in this Goshen College student’s SST blog.

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Festivities of Pujilí During my first week in my service placement town of Pujilí, I attended 4 different parades. The first one was on my second day here! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but I knew that we were going ...

A lot of activities in this cute town shared by on of Goshen College’s SST students during their service time.

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Reforesting Ecuador: Small Steps, Lasting Impact I feel incredibly fortunate to be part of a service organization in Ecuador that aligns with my interests and has been a lot of fun. The mission of my assignment is to combat deforestation in Ecuador....

Sharing a reforestation project in Mindo. Another great service by Goshen College SST students.

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A Work Trip to La Maná After the first six weeks in Quito, I had become more accustomed to the culture here and my Spanish had improved as well. I was able to understand what was going on around me most of the time and I fe...

Our GC students get to explore the country with their work colleagues. What a wonder way to get to know each other!

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Making Food Kits in Cayembe Cayambe, a smaller city in Ecuador, is surrounded by indigenous communities spread throughout the surrounding mountains. Casa Hogar is an organization in Cayambe that houses children who have been rem...

I love what this organization is able to do for its community. I am so happy we are able to have two GC students working with them.

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Appreciating the Natural Beauty of Ecuador - Without my Phone My experience in Ecuador has very likely been different from that of every other SST’er here. Yes, we took the same classes and went on the same trips. One of these included a few days in the town of ...

An SST student shares a learned lesson from a submerged phone.

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Feeding Strays - Empathy in Everyday Encounters One of the things I’ve noticed in Mindo, my service placement, is the overwhelming number of mixed-breed dogs. While many of them are undeniably adorable, their growing numbers are a direct result of ...

A touching story from a Goshen College student living in Mindo, Ecuador. Wonderful SST experiences to share!!
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Encounters of Culture and Compassion Delicious ceviche really isn’t that hard to make! Cut up onions, tomatoes, cilantro for the base, add your protein, and even sprinkle some popcorn on top! Our teachers spent the morning with us at the...

Discovered a favorite Ecuadorian food, visited a local rose supplier to the States and listened to several difficult refugee stories this past week.
SST Ecuador- Summer 2025
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