We saw our favorite parts of Panama; old city versus new city was the theme of the tour from our great guide, Carlos. It was interesting to see how we toured the new city in a van and the old one on foot. Kind of ironic. By van and foot, Carlos taught and explain to us how complex the relationship between the United States and Panama is. We found challenges in how indecisive Panama’s weather is. For example, walking through Bocas to the boat dock with our luggage in the rain; some of us were prepared and others were not quite. It continued to rain for a couple of hours, but we did not seem to care because we were having a blast from our boat rides to Caribbean View where we are staying for our trip. After settling in, we sat down together and had our orientation as well as an impactful discussion. Day two is done, and it feels exciting to finally be at our destination and to fully observe and gain knowledge from this trip.
Carlos & Josh