Hello everyone, my name is Daniel Wolpers. I’m 28 years old and an international volunteer at SALEM from October 2024 to the end of July 2025. In this article, I’ll share a little about my background and what motivated me to travel to the other side of the world for a year to become a…

In the pictures, you can see how the SALEM children prepared a type of smoothie and some pastry: these are Colada Morada and Guaguas de Pan. But what exactly are these things, what’s their significance, and why can you see them everywhere in Ecuador on November 2nd? To truly understand, we need to take a…