Field Note Category: Coclé, Panama

This past weekend, the Coclé project held its Fiesta Amistad and youth excursion events. Volunteers traveled to staff city, Penonomé, with two local volunteers from each of their host communities. At Fiesta Amistad, volunteers heard presentations from Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) about sustainable agriculture projects in different rural communities around Coclé. Local artisans from Membrillo … Read More

This week has been a fun and exciting week for Coclé with a lot of different adventures and opportunities for our volunteers. June 24th was an almost statewide celebration for San Juan in Panama where most of the students didn’t have school because of the celebration. For this festival the students dressed up as cowboys, … Read More

Hi, everybody! I’m so excited to be able to tell you all about this past wonderful week in Coclé! It was the volunteers’ first week in community and the supervisors’ first week on route. Animal sightings included: toucans, tree frogs, swans, forest crabs, monkeys, and oropendolas. Oropendolas are black birds with yellow beaks and markings. … Read More

Last week, our volunteers finally arrived! We were so happy, shouting and waving AMIGOS flags to welcome them in the airport. They were a bit embarrassed by us, but we just could not hold our emotions knowing that our volunteers had finally arrived. We all spent a lovely evening at our hostel in Panama City, … Read More

Coclé Project volunteers will have the opportunity to call home on June 29th between 9 AM and 1 PM Central Time. The call may come from a Panamanian phone number. Note: Please do not be alarmed if you do not hear from your child at this time. Some volunteers may decide not to contact home, … Read More

Earlier, I got the chance to go on “survey” as a Project Supervisor. This means that I traveled to one of our host communities to make sure that they were all ready for our volunteers’ arrival! I first got to visit with a very friendly host mom who welcomed me into her home, offered me … Read More

This past week has been a whirlwind of errands, meetings and activities to prepare for volunteers’ arrival! Our project is so excited to welcome 60 volunteers from the US and the Dominican Republic to the beautiful country of Panama. Coclé’s rich culture, as well as a strong history of AMIGOS in the region, makes it … Read More

“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