Ginny first visited the Ecuadorian rainforest in 2015 with her husband Fred while on vacation. Journeys such as that one have to power to change our lives in profound ways. While she was at Sharamentsa, Ginny was given a dream by Pachamama to build a school. As her guide and mentor, Julián Larread, once said to her, “You have been preparing for this your whole life.” Her diverse experiences, education, research and travel finally made sense to her; she realized that she has the tools to help the Achuar build their dream school. The process of building relationships and buildings had begun.
