Posted in TA2B Las Tablas 7-10-2019 by Sabrina y Carolina, Glimpsers
It is already day 9 , and I cannot believe how fast time has passed us by. Today was full of “thorns” and “roses,” or in other words we had a beautiful garden. At Global Glimpse we express our joys/happy moments as a “rose” and...
Posted in TA2B Las Tablas 7-10-2019 by Ahn, Glimpser
Hi Everybody! It’s Anh here. Today we had our global business day where we worked like locals. After breakfast, we went to Elilin Hernandez’ workshop in Las Tablas. . He showed us how to make cutarras, otherwise known as the traditional sandals of...
Posted in TA2B Las Tablas 7-10-2019 by Allie & Maria, Glimpsers
Hi there, it’s Maria and Allie. Yesterday we were the leaders of our first free day! In the morning we had free time between breakfast and lunch, where some of us ran errands and others simply hung out. From playing video games at the local internet cafe to visiting...
Posted in TA2B Las Tablas 7-10-2019 by Aaliyah, Glimpser
Today was Aid and Development and it was so much fun! To Start off the day, we headed to the University of Panama Los Santos. We talked to the Director and some of the Administration about what we could do for our CAP (Community Action Project). The Director...
Posted in TA2B Las Tablas 7-10-2019 by Alexis y Derek, Glimpsers
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...
Posted in TA2B Las Tablas 7-10-2019 by Alfredo y Mirabella, Glimpsers
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...
Posted in TA2B Las Tablas 7-10-2019 by Erik Kimmell - Program Coordinator
“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...
