Caehla’s blog
Student Trip Blog
Hello! Our names are Louis, Yunna and Catherine! We were the leaders of today!
Today, our wake-up time was 4:15 am. The reason for that was because we needed to be at the site by 6:30 am in order to beat the Panama heat. After waking up, we made our way to the bus where we had a quick to-go breakfast. We had sandwiches with turkey, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and ketchup. To drink, we had the option to pick between fruit punch, guava and pineapple juice, and apple juice. Of course, glimpsers with dietary restrictions had a separate meal prepared! The trip to our reforestation site took a little less than two hours. One plus side about waking up early is that we all got to see the sun rise and take super cute pictures! We also saw all the cows sleeping on our way there, which was pretty cool since many of us never actually seen a cow sleeping. Upon arriving to the site, we did a quick little hike and was met with a gorgeous view! A couple students also got the chance to see this really pretty horse we were all amazed by. But of course, for our safety, we were not allowed to approach the horse. There was also a little stream of water which was very satisfying to step in with our rain boots!
Once we were on the site of our CAP project, we put on our prepared sunscreen, bug spray, and were provided gloves and hats by the Global Glimpse Leaders. The sun was high and the day was starting to warm up. We met up with Issac who was an intern for Pro Eco Azuero who taught us how to plant tree saplings which many had already been pre-set by Magnifico (also part of Pro Eco Azuero) beside holes they had dug. To plant these saplings, we had to make sure that the saplings were in line with the surface of the hole before we cut the bag with Exacto Knives (NOBODY WAS HURT!) while being careful with not hurting the roots and pack the saplings with the soil that have been dug and set beside. We worked surprisingly proficiently to the point that we caught up with the Magnifico who had started digging at 3 A.M.(!!!) The view was astonishing as we finished up our reforestation for the day. We finished up early by two hours and on the way back we stopped by a small restaurant for lunch together.
We headed back to the hotel around 12 pm and had some free time that most of us spent taking showers and refreshing before we could go out again. During free time we asked our GGL’s to take us to McDonalds which was not too far away from our hotel location. We got to walk there and enjoy the kind people as we walked by. Many kind Panamanian people said hello and waved at us as we walked by. When we arrived at McDonalds there were many choices and we all enjoyed something different and tried new food. After we all got McDonalds, we headed back to the hotel and enjoyed the Panamanian McDonald’s as a group. Later this day we had dinner and free time. We held the nightly meeting and welcomed the new leaders for tomorrow. As we close this day we would like to say hello to Inaaya, and we wish her well.
Comments (12)
Chadwick Gilkison Parrish
Hi Lukas & Olivia, you guys look so cute in your hats and boots. Hope you had fun getting dirty today and that you were able to shower. Love you so much! We gave grandma and grandpa a tour of Daddy’s office and we went to Sanger for the Burger deal and Screen door. Sorry to mention great food. When you get home we’ll take you where ever you want to celebrate. Love you!!!!
Jorge Arango
Great pics.
Jayden, bring me back a 10 pc. please.
Miss you.
Joel Reyes
Great job Glimpsers! Waking up early to enjoy the view is a must, planting trees to save our planet & meeting the locals from the town is a plus, just seeing how the animals live in peace and having McDonalds in another country is priceless, I see Jaylina flexing her muscles of course the gym is paying off, still can’t believe she’s rocking them rain boots in another country😅 I love and miss you my heart ♥️ 🫶😊
Dana
It sounds like Mother Nature rewarded you’r efforts with a beautiful sunrise & gorgeous views!! I’m so glad that your project is reforestation & that the leaders each day write this blog so that we at home can share in your experiences!
Ronnie Jimenez
I miss you so much Catherine. All of your adventures in Panama look so cool and fun I can’t wait to hear about all the cool stuff you learned in Panama. I wish we could stay in touch still I miss hearing your voice and everything else about you. You always comfort me and make me happy and I’ve been lonely without you but I’m staying active and working to get past the time. Also I’ve left a couple of 100+ messages on ig if you would like to read them when you get your phone back. It’s all the stuff I’ve wanted to say while you were gone kinda like a journal ig. Anyways there’s more I wanna say but I’ll save that for when you come back so enjoy your trip. Have fun. Pleaseee be safeeee and don’t do anything stupid.
Randy Ohmen
Wow Jaylina, this is AMAZING! So beautiful and such important work. This makes me so happy (and a little jealous…lol). Keep it up!!
Rasheda Khanam
So happy to see all the pictures of the kids! It’s wonderful to see them enjoying every step of this journey. Have fun, keep learning, and explore every opportunity. Inaaya was so excited to see her name in the post! Stay safe and enjoy every moment. You all are so lucky to have this opportunity to be part of Global Glimpse and create memories that will last a lifetime.
Lindsay Machuca
Hey Agatha! Missing you lots over here, but things look great over there. It’s odd seeing you get your hands dirty but a change is always welcomed lol!!
Jalyn
sooo proud of you agatha🥹💝 can’t wait to hear all about your trip!!
Edwin Celleri
Missing you so much my little drama maker 😁
You’re my everything can’t wait to see you at home again
Love you so much
Edwin C.
Missing you so much my little drama maker 😁
You’re my everything can’t wait to see you at home again
Love you so much
Francine Soto
Hiii Kashi, lol I’ve been posting comments in the wrong spot so if you are wondering why no one commented that’s why. We all miss you and see that you are having so much fun. I can’t wait to hear about it and I’m so proud of you for helping out communities in need. We see you soon and I’ll pick you up on Sunday so enjoy the last couple of days. Love franny 🙂