Today in Panama is a national holiday. Today the new government was sworn into office. In Panama, a presidential election happens every 5 years. Citizens of Panama must be 18 years old to vote. Citizens go to vote at schools. In this recent election, four parties had good turnout at the polls. The parties were...
Today was our first full day in La Fortuna! Yesterday was mainly a travel day, but we did get to have a cooking class for dinner! We also all got to meet our host families yesterday, and all of them are super friendly and welcoming. The houses are all very close together, and are connected by...
Wow, I now know what true grunt work entails. Over the past two days, our group has traveled to the community, Embocada, to deliver filters, fix ones already there, and set up the ones we brought. On Sunday our group split in two; one staying in Rurrenabaque to help get more supplies while the other...