Our crew!
Keon our leader
What a group
Our most photogenic member
It is hard to believe it has been one week since we arrived in
Panama. So far the trip has gone extremely well. We were able to book 8
performances and we should be able to distribute all 300 coloring books
and crayons. We did a team building activity on our day off today. We
went zip lining at 8 AM. It was very exciting. One of the lines was the
longest in North and South America. The guides had to literally throw us
as hard as they could from the platform so we can reach the next
station. There were 13 platforms and 12 zip lines. People would not
reach the platform on the longest line because they would use their
hands to slow themselves with a braking action. When the students got
stuck before they reached the platform, the guides would yell
Amarillo
into their walkies. Olivia was the first to complete the long zip line
without stopping. She did amazing well for her first time zip lining.
Keon
led the way and was the first to jump off the platform from the entire
group. He is the youngest member of the group, but he showed real
courage today.
In the afternoon we visited Caldera and went on a hike on a very
rocky road. Our guide, Mr. Parris choose, “the road less traveled,” but
unfortunately unlike Robert Frost he got us all lost instead of being,
“all the better for it.” We doubled back and earned our right to jump
into the naturally hot springs. They were very therapeutic and a number
of us felt light headed when we got up out of the water heated by the
vulcanism of the earth. It was really nice except for the sulfur smell.
Some of the students thought that it was gas, but it was actually the
natural smell of geothermal heat.
Time for bed. Tomorrow is our first performance! For more post and to talk to our students post here!
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