The Importance of Local Knowledge

Tiffany: June 15, 2019. Like many of us, I have looked forward to this day before I even embarked on this trip to Panama. Today marked our first day of our Community Action Project (CAP).  When we woke up at 7:00 a.m., we came out of my room with looks of excitement...

Poverty isn’t just about money

Today, the Glimpsers visited Hogar Leonistico para Ancianos de Azuero, a senior citizen home in Chitré. This organization provides care for abandoned and unsupported seniors by offering: housing, meals, physical therapy, health care, etc. The residents of Hogar...


Finca Pamel

Today we learned about ecotourism at a local family owned farm. The family there taught us about their land’s history and they mentioned a lot about the Spaniards that were a part of the land a LOOOOONNNG time ago. We hiked up a hill and found bits and pieces of old...

Free Day

  Day 6: Today was considered a Free Day, where the Global Glimpse Family tours around the city of Chitre. Throughout the day I realized how close this Global Glimpse unit has become and the last five days and this has really brought us closer together. Today we...