Coclé Projects in Full Swing
Greetings from the Coclé, Panamá project! Participants and supervisors have been hard at work this week purchasing materials for their community service projects and…
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Panama: Learning at CEDESAM
After Isla Cañas, we drove directly to CEDESAM, the Centro de Desarrollo Sostenible Ambiental. CEDESAM is a huge environmental center that is also home…
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Report from Isla Cañas
Last Friday marked the end of our first night in Isla Cañas. From Saturday-Tuesday, we had a jam-packed schedule of activities during our time…
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Beginning of the Trip: Isla Cañas
We have had a very exciting, exhausting, and internet-less experience over the past 6 days! Now that we have internet again, we will get…
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Pérez Zeledón Session B Arrival
We are happy to report that all participants from Session B of the Pérez Zeledón Project arrived safely at the airport last night, where…
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San Juan, DR Session B Arrival
All participants on Session B of the San Juan, Dominican Republic project arrived safely last night. Project staff met them at the airport and…
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Kelvin and Noé: Updates from the Yucatan
Week 2 in Community: Updates from Kelvin and Noé Kelvin: When I first got to my community I felt culture shock almost instantly. Sleeping…
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It Was the Best of Times
Can you believe it? Participants are beginning week 3 of living and serving in the beautiful indigenous communities of Guamote and Guaranda, respectively. Week…
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Midterm: Coclé 2018
This past weekend, all our participants returned to Penonomé for a few hours to call their friends and family, catch-up with other participants, make some…
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Session B Participants Have Arrived!
Welcome to Panama! We’re excited to have an amazing two weeks learning, traveling, volunteering, practicing Spanish, trying new foods, and making great friends! Get…
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