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RUE 2013

Child Rearing

Our presentation focuses on the differences on child rearing practices between the Amazonian and Andean communities. Data was obtained through participant observation while immersed in each respective culture. In each location we had chance to interact with groups of school children, and observed children's interactions with their caregivers. We did an activity which asked them to draw what things were important to them. Through these observations and interactions it became apparent the differences in behavior and disposition between the two groups.

What we observed was that in the Jungle that children did not require as much attention from their parents, while children in the Andes expressed a greater need for caregiver reinforcement.

Soil and Air Temperature

While abroad in Ecuador i conducted research on soil and air temperature in different environments. I took soil and air temperature readings at four hour intervals for a 24 hour period in each environment. My hypothesis that soil temperature would fluctuate less and remain warmer during the day, while both temperatures would fluctuate more and remain cooler at night was accepted.

A Cuy a Day Keeps the Illness at Bay

Cuy, or as they are more commonly known in North America as Guinea Pigs, are of great importance in Ecuador for many reasons.In the Ecuadorian Andes Cuy hold emense cultural value. Even today Cuy are an integral part of the traditional diagnostic and religious treatments of illnesses by the indigenous people 80% of the country uses some sort of traditional medicine. This project is based off of my personal experiences with a traditional use of Cuy as a diagnostic tool for illness, past, present, and future.

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