As of today, I (Jen) have a new part-time employer. I will be working two days a week with Fundación Esquel, a 24-year-old foundation based in Quito. Esquel’s work focuses on social and community economic development throughout the country, civic engagement, and corporate social responsibility. Similar to that of Fe y Alegría, Esquel’s culture [...]
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Introducing…Fundación Esquel
October 13, 2008Why Are We Here?
August 28, 2008Good question, and one with both professional and personal answers.
Officially, Jen and I will be in Ecuador from August 2008 through June 2009 thanks to a Fulbright grant I received to research public education. We will work jointly to study “Fe y Alegría” (Faith and Joy) – a public school system run by the [...]
Welcome to the Blog
August 26, 2008Welcome to “Where the Pavement Ends,” a chronicle of Matt and Jen’s adventures in Ecuador.
We will be here through June 2009 researching public education systems, and also climbing mountains, living in a rainforest, honing our Spanish, sampling unique foods, and collecting interesting stories to relate in this blog. Hopefully, it will end up as [...]
