At the beginning of this trip i set out the goal to develop the following: gratitude for the experience, humility, and understanding of Bocas del Torro and the people that live here. Gratitude has come to me the most naturally. I am grateful for this experience, for being able to see such a beautiful part of this world and travel so freely. Grateful for the children here for showing me kindness despite my inability to…

There’s a specific allegory that was written by Plato, or maybe it was Socrates or some other old white guy who had way too much time on his hands, either way it’s one killer allegory. It’s called the cave allegory and it opens with three prisoners. These three prisoners are chained to a wall and can only see what’s in that cave and have no idea about the whole world outside of that one crammed…

-Day 12 of the Trip- On July 1st, 2024, the group woke in the remote Andean community of Cancha-Cancha. This community, which is only accessible by a hike, is so small it has no school of its own. A cloudy sky contrasted the incredible starry sky of the previous night. After close to a week of camping in the Andes of Peru, today posed a certain challenge. From Cancha-Cancha to the bus that would take…