One Year in Otavalo, Ecuador with VASE

I am a volunteer from Germany who came to Ecuador after finishing high school with VASE (ICYE) as a gap year.
I´m working for the fundación Cielo Azul in Otavalo whose main mission is the support of indigenous communities around Otavalo. My work mainly consists of English, but also computer, arts and sports classes. I work in two different schools and live three days per week with a family in an indigenous community. The rest of the week I live in an apartment Otavalo with the other volunteers in my project.
Through the weekends and vacations we have lots of opportunities to travel this very diverse country.
That way I have a varied experience in Ecuador.

I wasn´t able to choose a specific project, but only the area I wanted to work in. Even though I wished for a different project I am very happy with my current situation and wouldn´t want to change. But if I had severe problems it would be possible to do so which is one of the advantages of coming to Ecuador with an organization as big as VASE.