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Greetings families & friends! Bere and Mr. Jones here checking in after a fun filled day!
Our day started off with a breakfast at Ojos de Rio. Glimpsers enjoyed eggs, potatoes, and sausage as they began to bond after a much needed night of rest.
After breakfast we loaded up into our fashionable pink bus and went to the Biodiversity Museum. Glimpsers had the opportunity to learn about the incredible biodiversity of Panama that they will get to see firsthand the next 10 days of the trip. Many students were intrigued by the life sized sculptures of the extinct animals – particularly the giant bear sloth which is almost the size of an elephant!
We then left Panama City and headed towards Las Tablas and took a pit stop to grab lunch at Ven &Van. Our bus ride took a couple of hours but the students seized the opportunity to nap, check the scenery or play cards.
After four and half hours we finally arrived at Hotel Piamonte in Las Tablas where we will be until Day 10 of the trip. Glimpsers then took advantage of a few hours of downtime to rest, shower, and continue to build friendships.
Our night concluded with a dinner in the hotel and our first nightly meeting. At this nightly meeting Albert Smith and Daniel Tosoc were revealed as our Lider del dias (LDDs) for tomorrow. In order to assume this role they had to demonstrate a talent to the group. Daniel astonished the group by solving a rubric cube in 18 seconds and Albert impressed everyone by doing 20 dips.
Tomorrow Albert and Daniel will be helping to guide the group through the day as we learn about the culture of Las Tablas and discover what working like a local is.
Comments (11)
Alan King
Hope you make lots of new memories and connections during this trip Rebecca! Sending big love from Chitre.
– Mr.King
Pam
I appreciate the updates & pictures. Keep bonding and making memories together. Have fun tomorrow, glimpers!
Nice to see Daniel in pictures. We’re so proud of you!
Mom, Dad & Jj love you & miss you so much ❤️
Christina
Looks like an awesome time! Good to see all of their beautiful faces. Hope everyone is embracing the experience.
P.S. Can someone tell Gaby that the NBA finals series is tied 2-2? lol
Tim and Liz Yang
We are happy to hear you arrived at Las Tablas 🙂 Glimpsers, glad to hear you all got to rest, and you all look great! Thank you for posting pictures of the group!
Kelsey, Otis misses you – he napped in your bed today. We hope you’re having a great time!
Coast
Hi, Kelsey
It’s great to see you and your other Glimpsers are settling in well. I just found out how to view new blogs and look forward to reading about what you get up to these upcoming weeks. I’m afraid I don’t have much else to say, so I hope you enjoy yourself and have fun in Las Tablas!
– Coast
Abby
Wow your first day looks fun! I am sure you all learned a lot!
Looking forward to the first líder del día blog post.
Bubby I miss you! Diego says *meow* and Khonsu ate a lot of cilantro! Love you
Aleksandra Karwasiecka
Hello Olaf and Friends!
Glad to see you all in the photos.
I see you went to Biodiversity Museum.
I also went – virtual trip to its website:
https://biomuseo.org/
Very interesting. I was especially impressed with huge sculptures of the fruits.
Have a great time!
Marcos Seitz
Wow! This looks cool! glad everyone made it safely, very cool! shout out to my kid Kaleah, I miss her already. Can’t wait for the next update! trip out!
Abby
It looks like you all are learning a lot! I hope you’re having tons of fun.
Bubby, I miss you! I have tried leaving comments on the last two posts but I don’t see any of them on there….so, I hope this gets to you! Just wanted to tell you that Diego misses you and Khonsu ate a ton of cilantro and loved it.
I love you Kaleah!
Kimberly Rosales
Ooo a Pink Bus, sounds fun! Looks like a great time was had at the museum.
Sarah – Gram, Price and Aunt Sharon were happy that I had pictures to share; Happy to see your smiling face. 🙂 Love you, Mom
Selina and Mike
This sounds so interesting! I know Panama has more flora and fauna that the U.S. and Canada put together so I bet there was a lot to see.
Penelope, starting on the first night you were away, Mocha goes to sleep on the floor by your bed. I put a bed in there so he’ll be more comfortable. We all miss you and love you!