internship Highlights

Learn about Amazonian cultures during your immersion living with a local family
Support local traditions and customs through active participation in events, workshops, and community tourism
Collaborate with different ministries to understand cultural preservation, community tourism, and other initiatives
Collaborate on a historical preservation initiative with local youth and community leaders
Opportunities for personal research related to indigenous customs, community and eco-tourism, cultural preservation and modernity, and more
Participate in other cultural events, such as:
- Guayusa tea ceremonies
- Ecotourism adventures to waterfalls and indigenous communities
- Medicinal plant remedy workshops
- Amazon Forest to Table Feast

Daily Activities

Collaborate with local initiatives in cultural and historical preservation
Attend community events, such as morning tea ceremonies or cultural dance practices
Interview community members and gather primary source accounts of your host community’s history, heritage, and traditions
Help your host family with daily household tasks
Journey into your host family’s chakra (traditionally-planted, agroforestry farm) to help harvest products and learn how each plant relates to their livelihoods
Trek into the rainforest with local guides to learn about the flora and fauna and their uses as medicines and for rituals
Share stories of your home culture and traditions with locals, practicing storytelling skills
Conduct language tutoring exchanges with community members [English, Spanish, Kichwa, etc.]