Saturday, May 20, 2006

Panama! After a few days in country, I got my first real 'Panama' experience today during a visit to a rural community a few hours from Panama City. We hiked up Cero Cadaiguana (Zero Iguana face) mountain, where we were treated to a spectacular view of the communities below. The hazy expanse of the Pacific Ocean loomed in the distance. The site gave me a taste of what type of work I may be doing as well, from teaching in a school a few days a week, to reforestation and ecotourism projects. Tomorrow we leave from El Ciudad de Saber and go to our training community. I'll meet my host family for lunch tomorrow! Time to go practicar mi espanol....