Field Note Category: Coclé, Panama

“This is the cabin crew speaking, please, fasten your seatbelts. We are about to land in Panama City.” I turned my head to face the aircraft window and from the altitude, I could see an incredible line of tiny boats floating in the ocean. I said to myself, “I must be staring at the canal.” … Read More

Hello everyone, this is Pablo Dávila and I am from Quito, Ecuador. I consider myself a community developer, someone who is passionate about working with people from different backgrounds and believes that finding that kind of experiences is the best way to learn and become a better world citizen. In my work experience, I have … Read More

Greetings from the Coclé, Panamá project! Participants and supervisors have been hard at work this week purchasing materials for their community service projects and starting work on them! This week we’d like to give an overview of our projects. Here is a brief summary of each, organized by route.   Sam’s Route: Tulu Centro is … Read More

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 purchases, and indulge themselves in Domino’s pizza! Please enjoy this group photo, taken at Midterm. Tune in next week to get the inside scoop on what community service projects this year’s … Read More

We couldn’t be prouder of our participants after experiencing an exhilarating first week in community! From building relationships with their host families to meeting local youth, Team Coclé has embraced the AMIGOS maxim and truly stepped out of its element. Below are thoughts from some of our supervisors about their participants’ first week in community. … Read More

Buenas! We hope our participants are excited for the project in Coclé to begin TODAY! The Project Leadership Team has had a busy past few weeks preparing for their arrival. We visited stellar communities, met awesome host families, attended local cultural events, and this morning we head to Panama City to pick up participants! Your … Read More

Heading to Coclé, Panama? Meet your Project Director! Hola a tod@s! My name is Natalia Dellavalle, and I will be your Project Director in Coclé, Panamá this summer! Learn about the project here. I am currently finishing my senior year at Colorado College, where I study mathematics and Spanish. I’m originally from Denver, CO, and … Read More

Coclé, Panama Field Notes Archive AMIGOS has been running summer volunteer programs in Coclé, Panama for many years. Click here to read field notes from earlier projects.