Jul 15, 2019 | TA2B Las Tablas 7-10-2019 |
Hello! Hola! Leaders Derek and Alexis here! Today is Day 5, Living Like a Local Day, which focuses on immersing the group into the local culture of Santo Domingo, a town in the Los Santos Province! Each student was assigned to a local family or person in the area and...
Jul 14, 2019 | TA2B Las Tablas 7-10-2019 |
Today our main focus was “Environmental Issues”, specifically how climate change has affected the Los Santos district of Panama. We had a presenter from the non-profit organization Mundo Verde (MUNVER) who explained the problems in Panama caused by climate...
Jul 12, 2019 | TA2B Las Tablas 7-10-2019 |
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” After breakfast and an as-quick-as-possible seminar, our Glimpsers began their third day in country by walking from the hotel to the home and workshop...
Jul 12, 2019 | TA2B Las Tablas 7-10-2019 |
Yogurt, Bananas and Oranges and then off to Casco Antiquo- the original site of Panama City and now is a neighborhood where gentrification and generational families contentiously co-exist for the time being. The first place we visited was the Catedral Basilica Santa...
Jul 12, 2019 | TA2B Las Tablas 7-10-2019 |
Us in SFO before take off at our Gate: All the luggage arrived and both flights were comfortable and uneventful. AND THEN… Done Done Done… The adventure began at Customs. We had an issue with a student that was not allowed entry. The immigration officers...
