Videos tagged with "various"

Ecuador [03:19]
Some video from my trip to Quito Ecuador, 2012. Laguna Quilotoa, El Ejido Park, Manta Beach and various places in Quito.
Tags: Laguna, Quilotoa, El, Ejido, Quito, Ecuador, Manta, Beach

International Medical Outreach 2011-2012 [09:46]
The following video is a compilation of pictures from the memories we've made as a UCF organization throughout the 2011-2012 school year. It includes our medical mission trips to Haiti and Ecuador as well as various fundraisers we've held in the fall and spring semesters. Enjoy!
Tags: IMO, international, medical, outreach, ecuador, haiti, mission, trip, Human, Nonprofit, Community, 2011, 2012, fundraisers, soccer, 5K, dodgeball, kickball

Tsáchila Cleansing Ceremony [03:27]
Several University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student Optimist Club members traveled to Ecuador to participate in a number of service learning projects. Part of the experience was, of course, to learn something of the local cultures. A highlight was the visit to an indigenous Tsáchila village in Ecuador's northern coastal rainforest. The Tsáchilas are noted for their unique hairstyle fashioned by mixing oils with the ground seeds of the Achiote plant. The group, according to various sources on the Web, numbers about 2000--but the local shaman says that there are only about 700 native speakers of the Tsáchila language. The spiritual cleansing of individuals by the shaman is a key part of the culture, and we had the opportunity to participate in a cleansing ceremony. The video shows key elements of the ceremonial cleansing process.
Tags: Ecuador, Traditional, Shaman, Ceremony, Tsáchila, World, Cleansing, spiritualism, Event, Rainforest, Travel, Culture, Adventure

Snorkeling in the Galapagos Islands with Sharks [09:01]
In August 2011, I went to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. This is footage we shot while snorkeling off of Isla Isabela. No zoom is used at all, they really get that close! In the video, you can also see giant sea turtles, chocolate chip sea stars, brittle sea stars, sea urchin, sea cucumbers, sand dollars, and various other fish. The sharks are white tip reef sharks, about 5 feet long. They have a unique ventilation system that allows them to remain still while at rest, which is why you can see so many 'sleeping' on the ocean bottom. They like to rest in these lava tubes because the water gets warmer. The tube we swam through was about 8 feet deep, and 3 feet wide. Please note that we were snorkeling with a licensed Parque National Galapagos guide and neither us or the sharks were in any danger.
Tags: snorkeling, galapagos, ecuador

Luna walking July 15th [01:16]
Luna hasn't been able to walk for 2 1/2 months. I'm pretty sure she was "seeing the light" the day I brought her home. I have been rehabbing her at my house; I had to start by lifting her head to eat for the first couple of days because she was so weak. The front legs started working soon but the back half of her body took quite a bit of time to get her to where she is now. She had various problems and I'm not sure, nor will I ever know, the order they all developed. She was starving, pretty sure she had distemper, horrible parasites, infected open sores on both her hips. I can't take all the credit for her recovery because I've had friends helping me. I thank everyone for the help, especially the 2 who recently watched her for 3 weeks while I was away. Thanks! I'm sure in a couple weeks she will be walking much better as she is a very determined girl.
Tags: Luna, dogs, pets, Ecuador, nature, outdoors