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Day 4: Sustainable Development

Hey guys, this is Josyah and Sean; the student-leaders of the trip for today. Today was a day of discovery and learning. The day started off slow but gradually began to rise with positive energy and team morale. We as glimpsers felt that we became one unit today; like a familia. Today, the wake up call was at 6:30 am. It was a little hastle pushing our agenda back because not every glimpser was on time. Breakfast was at 7:30am to get everybody fueled up for the long day ahead of us. After breakfast, we made way to our bus to travel about 40 minutes to the Azuero Península. We met Sandra who is a local community leader promoting Sustainable Development Project of Reforestation in a place she calls home. She educated us about her life and her lifetime goal to bring back original tropical plant species to the jungles of Azuero. She also told us about her goals to save the Azuero Spider Monkey, which is an endangered species with only an estimate 153 left only located in the forest of Azuero, Panama.

Soon after we left, they decided to treat us to a delicious lunch with salad, chicken, and rice. Today was a day of resilence and lessons learned. We as glimpsers learned from our mistakes, and mistakes are a part of life. It’s all about how we persevere. We look forward to seeing what our new leaders of tommorrow do.

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Comments (10)

Francesca Pacaud-Parker

on July 1, 2025 at 2:43 am

Glimpses be encouraged! Thanks for the info on Azuero Spider Monkey 🐒. Tomorrow is another day to reset.

Andre Ware

on July 1, 2025 at 5:40 pm

I’m proud of ya’ll for learning how to work through difficult moments. Each day is a new opportunity to grow and connect.
Continue doing amazing things — you will look back at these moments with fond memories.

KIMBERLY RICHARDSON

on July 1, 2025 at 8:32 pm

Hello everyone!
I look forward to and love reading about your daily experiences you all are having! Take in everything and enjoy! Thank you Chaperones for all you are doing to make this an safe and awesome trip!
(Asia – Mommy misses you soooo much! See you soon. Smooches 😘)

Cirila Martinez

on July 1, 2025 at 8:51 pm

Hola hija buenas noches. Sabes estoy muy feliz porque estés conociendo nuevas culturas y conviviendo con nuevas personas. Sabes estoy muy orgullosa de ti porque eres la primera de la familia que viaja a otro país y sola. Que aunque te extrañamos mucho papá yo y tus hermanos esperamos que estés disfrutando de este hermoso viaje. Nosotros estaremos rogando a Dios te cuide a ti y a todos los que andan en este paseo. No te olvides de encomendarte a Dios cada mañana y de dar gracias cada noche. Estoy ansiosa porque regreses y nos cuentes tu experiencia. TE AMO HIJA NO LO OLVIDES.

Joan

on July 1, 2025 at 10:52 pm

Wow! A day jam packed with fun 🙂
Love to see it!

Yui

on July 1, 2025 at 10:53 pm

Wow! A day jam packed with fun 🙂
Love to see it!

Momo

on July 1, 2025 at 10:56 pm

Love you Nissy! Can’t wait to hear your wonderful stories 🥰😋😛🥹

Marianela Cordova Dias

on July 1, 2025 at 11:17 pm

Q hermosa foto!! Se ve q la están pasando súper bien!!!
Aprovecha al máximo todo lo que puedas, son oportunidades muy valiosas.
Dayanna te queremos muchísimo y te extrañamos 🥰
Estamos feliz por ti!!
Con amor mami, papi, :Danna y Bella🐾

Charlotte

on July 1, 2025 at 11:54 pm

This is Charlotte and Jaclyn for Noa! We just saw this post and you look so cute and we miss you so much!
This is Jaclyn.. it seems as tho italy is not in our future.. 😁.. but I did pass!! Anyways have fun doing good things!

Rebecca Kidder

on July 2, 2025 at 1:38 am

Love this! This is how we save the planet and combat climate change. Keep up the great work!

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