Recent posts from: TA1C Las Tablas 7-20-2019


Deconstructing Poverty


Today we had our daily wake up call at 7:30am and had breakfast a little later than planned. This pushed our preparations for our CAP presentation (Community Action Project) back about 15-20 minutes. It left us with about 5-10 minutes to prepare our presentation...

Living Like a Local


Today we started with a wake-up call at 7:00 a.m. by our fourth Lideres Del Dia (LDD’s), Brisa Arteaga and Ishaly Lopez. After breakfast at 7:30 a.m., we got on the bus and headed to Pedasi, a small beach town about 35 minutes away. Once we arrived, we separated into...

First day of discovery in bajo corral


We kicked things off bright and early with a 7:30 wakeup call by our third Lideres del Dia (LDD’s), Cassidy Sutton and Dyani Marshall, and began part one of our Community Action Project (CAP). After breakfast, at 9:00 am, we all jumped on the bus, and headed straight...

Saving the Earth on Environmental Day


Our day started with a 7:30 wakeup call by the second Lideres del Dia (LDDs), Tyra Wiles & Rosalind Perez. Last night we experienced an amazing, new, and fun environment: English tutoring! We explored ways to break the language barrier and teach English to...

working and learning in the community


Today we started with a wake-up call at 7:15 a.m. by the first Lideres del Dia (LDDs), Guillermo Reynoso and Rachel Arroyo. After last night’s amazing celebration, the group had to focus on working hard for the next big challenge: English Tutoring. As a part of Global...

dia de las polleras (culture day!)


This blog is coming to you very late because we had a FULL day of CULTURE here in Las Tablas. We’ve all just returned from the Dia de las Polleras celebrations, a once a year festival that brings traditional music, clothing, and dancing into our sleepy town. We began...

DAY 2-History Day and a longgg bus ride


TA1C is off to a fantastic start as day two has just finished up. Students woke up at 7am to eat a quick breakfast before heading to Casco Viejo, the old city of Panama. During the walking tour of the city, students were able to see the Pacific Ocean, the president of...