Offered through the Honors College at the University of New Mexico, Conexiones-Ecuador is an explicitly interdisciplinary study abroad program around the theme of "Food, Sovereignty, and Development." In an immersive language and cultural studies experience, students live with host families, take Spanish language classes at the Universidad de Cuenca, and participate in interconnected courses on the geography of food and food writing. Directed by a cross-disciplinary team from the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the Conexiones-Ecuador program seeks to build curious, confident, self-directed adventurers who wish to immerse themselves in a cultural experience that they will carry through their lives. Food is a lens through which the students can explore many social and ecological issues in Ecuador, and there are ample opportunities for students to deepen their Spanish language capacities around the theme of food. Geography, because of its integration of social and ecological phenomenon, provides the flexibility for students to take advantage of all that the host country offers. Food writing further deepens the linguistic and communication skills of the students, as they are challenged to ask probing questions and articulate complex ideas in eloquent prose. The Conexiones-Ecuador program is intensive and ambitious, and the blending of disciplines and the grounding in real-world experiences promotes the buzzing synergies of complex cross-cultural learning.