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Day 10 – Final Reflection

Hey everybody! This is Violeta and Jos

This morning, wake-up call was at 6:30 AM. Our breakfast consisted of omelets, holjaldras, and juice made from strawberries and pineapple.

After breakfast we did a quick health check-in with Danielle. We finished up around 8:00 AM, after which we went back upstairs to finish up packing. 8:30 AM marked the start of our reflectional seminar, which quickly became emotional; many tears were shed, and many memories were brought up. The leaders of the day led parts of the seminar, including the Big Love group shout outs (where people volunteered to share their love with the whole group), and the big love sheet (where we had 30 seconds to write Big Loves for people individually).

At 11:30 AM we had lunch, consisting of chicken, salad, and plantains. Post-lunch, we said our final ‘gracias’ to one of our main chefs, Ilda! Joselyn and Arianna also made Ilda a homemade bracelet to show their love and appreciation and gave it to her then.

Around 1 PM, we made it onto the bus and were on our way to Panama City!!! We made one quick stop at a rest-stop to use the restroom and get some extra snacks. We also had our final evaluations on the bus, which were done on the PC’s phones.

Finally, at around 6:30 PM, we arrived at the Ojos Del Rio Hotel in Panama City! We got settled into our rooms and ate chicken wings with fries for dinner at 7 PM. We will have an early wakeup call tomorrow at 5:30 AM before making our way over to the airport! See you all soon! <3

Hi Mom and Matt!

I love you both so much and can’t wait to see you tomorrow.

Hi mama, daddy, and juju!! I love you all soooooo much and absolutely can’t wait to hug you all tomorrow. Sending all my hugs and kisses!

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Brenda/Baby Randi

on August 20, 2026 at 8:00 am

Hello everyone
Safe travel to all
Can’t wait to see and hear All about the trip.

Amina dad myself and baby Randi will be picking you up from the airport

Safe to say baby Randi is running trying to clean both rooms since she’s made a mess in both and she started to pack. She can’t wait to see you in the after noon love you beautiful and can’t wait to see you

Randy L Meredith

on August 20, 2026 at 9:53 am

Hey guys have a safe flight. ”new food unlocked” I have never had or heard of holjaldras before, I hope you got the recipe from Ilda, or brought some back with for the flight home. See you guys soon!!!

Sani Mom

on August 20, 2026 at 10:16 am

Bittersweet🤧

I’m glad you all got to experience Panama, meet new people, and create memories that will last forever. You all did an amazing job. Thank you all for your leadership… 💫🤗😊…

–Thank you to all who had hands involved while in Panama. From the residents, the chefs, staff, leaders and all who made sure our babies were safe and well taken care of. Thank you. Thank you.. Thank You.💫

Hellooo Saniii…cant wait to see and hear all about Panama. I Love You.

🙏🏾Safe Travels🤗

💫Cheers to the Global Glimpsters of 26💫

Yuderky and Willian

on August 20, 2026 at 11:36 am

Hello all,

You did it!!! So proud of all of you! Thank you for sharing your journey everyday with us and for caring for each other. THANK YOU to Global Glimpse for taking care of our babies, keeping communication so clear and useful, and creating such a beautiful space in Panama for these young adults. Danielle Moore and Bryan Sorto thank you so much for your service as leaders we can’t thank you enough.

Safe Travels. We will see you soon!

Mónica

on August 20, 2026 at 4:03 pm

Mi grandota! Maddy safe travels on your flight back today. I am counting down the minutes until I can hear all your stories, see your beautiful smile, and finally wrap you in the biggest hug. I love you more than words can say!

“Gracias, a todas personas en Panama y de Global Glimpse por cuidar de nuestros hijos”

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