Peros and More by Sam Fassbender (‘26)

The morning was pretty tough.  Dogs started barking at 4:00 am.  I heard a random alarm at 5:00 am, so sleep was pretty rough.  Along with that, Whit found a few friendly scorpions at 1:30 am.  Will was freaking out, and I was sound asleep upstairs.  Finally after a rough night of sleep, we woke up at 7:00 am, only wanting to get five more minutes of sleep.  

We all got up, some at 7:20 am, but we were at breakfast on time at 7:30 am.  Breakfast was great.  Imaira made amazing bread and bollos.

After breakfast we went to the worksite (the school) to start our building.  Today we finished some structural work. Shout out to Whit for doing almost all of the concrete work!  We had some amazing coconut water as our treat,

I then had a nice bus ride nap to the market.  At the market we got some food and made friends by playing soccer with the locals.  Chan nearly killed a local by kicking a ball but missed.  We then went back for lunch from Imaira.

After lunch, we went on an adventure.  We went to a local mall and had a scavenger hunt.  I am not sure who won because a man was following some of the groups and ruined the activities.  We saw him walk off  never to be seen again.  

We got on the bus again and went to an odd place.  We learned how to dance.  Talk to Bryan, who had a great day.  He was an awesome dancer.  

We went back to the resort and ate dinner from Imaira.  Imaira is a great cook!

Right now we are watching a movie.

Today has been a good day.  I cannot wait to progress on the building tomorrow.  

Goodbye!

Bienvenido a Panama by A.J. Hie, Class of 2025

Posted about Saturday, March 11, 2023

The MBA boys began the trip this morning with a triumphant and excited clamor.  As we wolfed down the expansive (and frankly, best, in my opinion) hotel breakfast, we realized that amongst us resided the congenial face of Coach Klausner, who’d been detained for 8 hours the day before for passport errors. 

The bus then took us to the locks and the Amador Causeway, where we road bikes and practiced our Spanish while ordering sno-cones.  Later we took a gorgeous hike through the jungle before eating lunch.  

After a four-hour bus ride, we met our new home for the week, Iguana Eco Resort in the Cócle Province.  After a dinner that was requissima we played a name game that was … theatrical … to say the least.  Athen after a rundown of our week, the rules of the compound, and an eye-opening reflection from the newly ex-con Coach Klausner, we finished the day with a dip in the pool and some restful sleep for Day 2 tomorrow!  

Nos vemos mañana!

PS from Ms. Williams - I’ll upload pictures when I get a stronger signal (later tonight).

First night in Athens

 We made it to Athens after a long day of travel. We’ve enjoyed two great meals at the Hotel London in Glyfada and had some time to check out the beach. More to come tomorrow!