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 for Bajo Corral, a small pueblo of 189 people. Once we arrived, we began the discovery of our CAP project. We separated into three groups, one with the teacher and the students, another with the community members, and the last one with Kiera, a Peace Corps volunteer. Each glimpser had the opportunity to ask questions to people in the community as well as brainstorm ideas for the project. Along with figuring out what the community needs, we all got to develop a personal relationship with the students of the school.
We arrived back at the hotel around 12:30 for lunch. Shortly after, Dyani and Cassidy taught the other glimpsers a Panamanian hip-hop dance to get us energized for our lengthy, but important seminar. The seminar brought the experience in Bajo Corral to life. We sat and discussed all the challenges of the community and what our plan of action could be in assisting their needs.
Following the seminar, at 5:00 pm the glimpsers finished up their new lesson plans for English tutoring at IFARHU, the boarding school in Las Tablas. We ate beef and mashed potatoes for dinner and were all excited to get a break from the usual Panamanian dish–chicken and rice. At 7:00 pm we arrived at our third day of English tutoring; we are all sad that we won’t be back with our students until Sunday.
About an hour later we returned to the hotel for our nightly meeting where we discussed our commitment to be proactive, our compassion for the culture in Panama, and our courage to step up and ask the questions needed to make a positive change in the community.
To my step daughter Aakayla sheppard we really miss u and I hope u enjoying ur whole trip in panama how we wish we are with you and I hope u not stressed out bcos I can see your pics and I need you to put a smile in your face whenever you taking a picture and stand in the front we love u all can’t wait to have you home ,bye baby we waiting for you 🤣🤣🤣
So proud of you Cassidy…I’m sure being a leader for the day was exciting and challenging especially teaching a dance, lol, Cant wait to see it myself!! Hope you’re looking at the sky at night as we are….. missing you and loving you more!!!
Mom xo
Good Morning Pumpkin,
Sunday is almost here, I’m counting every minute. I need to see you in more pictures, most of the pic are far away or side shots.
Miss you soooooo much,
Enjoy the experience, write in your journal and remember to look @ the moon😘
Good Morning Mama😘
Try to get in more pictures, love & miss you so much😘😘😘😘😘😘
Love granny🥰🥰🥰🥰
Hey kayla it’s Amir love you hope you having fun
Hey Mook, you made my day yesterday hearing your voice on my birthday, that was the best gift of all. Hearing your voice show me that you are having fun. Stay safe and hurry home. Love you: Dad
Woof Woof Morgan,
We need u to come home and give us treats!! We miss u🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕
Morgan
Just thinking about you🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Love mom
Omg missing you so much Kayla I’m bored without you, besides working of course 🤣I hope this week goes fast 😘♥️
Hey Brisa, you missed the cake from tio Mel’s birthday. Everyone says hi. Your siblings are missing you. Can wait to hear the project you all be working on. Te queremos mucho disfruta a lo máximo mi niña hermosa 😍.
Hey Morgan!! I am SO proud of the work you’re doing and I am so happy to see you’re enjoying yourself. I know you’re making a impact by doing amazing work, and this is just the start for a bright future you! I agree with your mom, if we could see more pics of your beautiful face that would be great..I love you so much, can’t wait to hear the stories of your adventure! Stay safe!
-Love your sis Diana
Giana this is what you were born to do. I want to know what solutions for the community you came up with? How do you think they can make things more productive?
You all look as if you are enjoying yourself. I hope you make some lifelong friends. Missing you Tyra
Dyanni I miss you sooo much! I am proud of your courage and spirit to take this trip and be a light to others. Asani and I need you to hurry and come home though! ❤Shereena
Dyani!!!! I love and miss you sooo much. Very proud of you and your team. Have fun😘😘😘
Dyani! This is Shereena! I love and miss you. Can’t wait to hear all the stories.