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Food and Accommodation

Photograph of AV volunteers enjoying a meal in the cloud forest - Gap Year Projects & Volunteering Opportunities in EcuadorIn Quito

In Quito you will live with a home stay family. We take great care in placing you in a welcoming and friendly family who will look after you throughout your time in Quito. You will be asked to complete a short questionnaire after your place on the AV scheme is confirmed, this information will then be used to help select your homestay. You will stay as an individual with a family and immerse yourself deep into the life (and language!) of the Ecuadoreans but AV volunteers from your group will be living with families nearby. A member of the family will accompany you on the journey to the Spanish school for the first couple of days until you know your way. You will have your own bedroom and in most cases a separate bathroom too. You will eat all of your meals with the family and help with the preparation of the food where possible, picking up some Ecuadorian cooking tips as you go.

Photograph of AV accommodation in the cloud forest - Gap Year Projects & Volunteering Opportunities in EcuadorAt Santa Lucia

Santa Lucía eco-lodge and cabanas are in the heart of the cloud forest on a mountain peak at 1900 metres. You will be accommodated in the lodge dorm rooms. Bathrooms are shared and in addition to flush toilets the lodge has compost toilets to minimise contamination. There are solar panels that provide limited electricity in the lodge only.

Meals combine traditional Ecuadorian and international recipes and where possible organic produce is used from the Lodge garden. Volunteers are always welcome to lend a hand in the garden and kitchen.

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