Recent posts from: CH1A Chitre 6-6-2019


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...

Saving Our Mentalities and the Mangrove Forests


The environmental crisis is, in my opinion and scientifically, one of the most pertinent issues that lie on the human population at the moment. Whenever the environment comes to mind, the first problem that comes to mind is global warming: the concept where light...

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...

Aid & Development Day


Hello there lovely family and friends! Today is day five of our trip and I am super excited to share our experience with you all! Today’s theme was Aid and Development. We focused on what factors would impact our Community Action Project (CAP) and how to make a...

Living Like A Local


Hola, Today’s day started with an early start of 6:00AM, and then we headed to the Cafe Caney to eat breakfast. Before having breakfast the group started with an energizer “Ninja,” the game was really intense and it definitely lifted everyone’s...

Culture Connects Us All


Today was an early start. Everyone was up at 6 a.m. to begin what would be a busy, but fun day. We are just getting to know each other and our first activity of the day would give us all a workout and teach us new dance steps. We were driven by bus to the La Cápsula...