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Stories From Ecuador

Every Peace Corps Volunteer has a story to tell. Read stories from Volunteers about what it's like to live and work in Ecuador.

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Sunset in Piñas, an ordinary but special place in Ecuador.
Getting local in Ecuador
By Sandra Taylor
November 26, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
art class 2 ecuador
A pastime turned passion project
By Jordan Lumus
November 17, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
Jalene collaborated with her community to fund and build a resource center at an Ecuadorian school.
An Ecuadorian community comes together to support English learning
By Jalene M.
September 12, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
RPCVs in carnival in Ecuador
¿Jugaste al carnaval? (Have you played carnival?)
By Caroline Williams
August 28, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
making huminta in ecuador
Sharing a special food tradition in Ecuador: humitas
By Grace P.
April 7, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
Sean feels a sense of ownership and responsibility in his Gambian community.
When my Peace Corps community began to feel like home
By Peace Corps
January 21, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
Olivia's favorite Ecuadorian dish is encebollado, a soup with tuna and yuca.
7 unforgettable experiences of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador
By Olivia A.
January 6, 2025
Serving As A Volunteer
particpants at Ikiama Nukuri program
United in preventing violence against women and girls
By Peace Corps
December 7, 2023
Scenic photo of lush scenery and a distant village
Ecuadorian teachers boost language proficiency with help from Virtual Service
By Peace Corps
March 24, 2023
Serving As A Volunteer
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3 Returned Volunteers explain why it’s never too late to serve
By Peace Corps
May 11, 2022
Serving As A Volunteer
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Rhoda Brooks Ecuador, Manta 1962
By None
January 18, 2022
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Living with a host family in Ecuador
By Peace Corps Ecuador
January 31, 2020
Serving As A Volunteer
Hispanic female Peace Corps volunteer review paper documents with two female community members outside in Guatemala
5 Americans reflect on ways their Hispanic heritage influenced their Peace Corps service
By Peace Corps
September 16, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
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More than a nickname
By Russell Bucher
August 15, 2019
Serving As A Volunteer
A young girl, hand covered in blue paint, adds her hand print to piece of paper with other colorful hand prints.
Here's what 6 youth in development Volunteers have to say about their sector
By Peace Corps
July 31, 2019
Here I am in 1969 listening to a local Kañari leader. He is still active in community leadership. We are still in contact. We
Peace Corps again
By Alan Adams
September 17, 2018
After Service
Henry crater
How adopting a dog helped me integrate into my community
By Hannah Harper
June 16, 2017
Serving As A Volunteer
Carson Twiss, Guatemala
6 reasons you should put your Spanish skills to use in the Peace Corps
By Peace Corps
June 15, 2017
Becoming A Volunteer
Maria, a participant of "With These Two Hands," in the shop that she owns and operates.
Empowering women in Ecuador by increasing financial independence and building business skills
By Wyatt Clay
April 12, 2017
Serving As A Volunteer
Experiences and lessons learned from the World Map Project
Experiences and lessons learned from the World Map Project
By Robert Heale
January 5, 2017
Serving As A Volunteer