Posted in SJ1D San Juan Maguana 8-7-2019 by Irene Soria, Program Coordinator
They are finally here!! It’s been 24 hours of waiting and making changes in our itinerary due to the problems with the flights, but finally they arrived. All of them perfectly safe. After the flight we picked them up at the airport and then we got in the gua gua...
Posted in RB1D Riobamba 8-3-2019 by Shrisa Rayachhetry and Paloma Silva-Navarro, Glimpsers
The day began bright and early in a day filled with adventure and overcoming fears. We piled into the dining room to eat our breakfast consisting of eggs and a Humita (a type of Andean tamal). Once breakfast was finished we boarded the bus to make our way to the...
Posted in TA2C Las Tablas 7-30-2019 by Diana and Abigail, Glimpsers
Saludos desde Panamá! Today Diana and I had the opportunities to be Líderes del día. We learned so much today! we learned that planting trees is harder than it looks, we learned the importance of patience and hard work, and we learned that working together, you can...
Posted in C1D Constanza 8-7-2019 by Jasity Mena & Seth Canales, Glimpsers
Today we traveled to the communities of El Chorro and San Francisco. We talked to many representatives in each community but one person in particular stood out: Carlos Corcino. Carlos is from El Chorro and serves as the president of the community association. He is...
Posted in C2C Constanza 7-27-2019 by Sandra Montiel, Glimpser
Hello, families and friends, today was our first CAP day!! My name is Sandra Montiel, I am 17 years old from Richmond CA. Today I was Leader of the Day. In the morning, I was so stressed out about being the Leader of the Day that I accidentally woke up at 6:00 am...
Posted in B1D Bonao 8-2-2019 by Kim and Keyla, Glimpsers
Being leader of the day was very challenging. Today we visited Brigada Verde where we helped plant caoba trees (mahogany) and learned what hard labor actually looks like. Today we learned that the workers get paid 10,000 pesos a month which is $100 US. One of the...
Posted in RB2D Riobamba 8-8-2019 by Jada Duckett, Glimpser
Hi families! Today we went on a scavenger hunt around the city. We divided into four different groups. We each were given maps and a set of questions that led us to different parks, plazas, and other historical places to complete the scavenger hunt. There was prize...
