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Immersion Experience: Panama
GETTING TO PANAMA: THE THRILL OF THE FIRST DAY OF IMMERSION
There’s nothing quite like the excitement of starting something new. The first day of immersion is a fresh chapter, brimming with endless possibilities, growth, and the promise of transformation. Whether it’s stepping into a new culture, a learning program, or an unfamiliar environment, this moment is all about diving headfirst into the unknown with an open heart and mind.
Day 1: Friday
We started off at the airport, gathering at the Copa airline entrance at 6:00. Once we had everybody gathered up together, we hopped in line to get the boarding passes. We then moved into three groups, through the airport. Making the long walk down the corridors and into the security line. Everything with security went well and quickly. As one big group, we boarded the train to terminal A where our gate was. Once we had set all our stuff down at the gate, we got to go eat wherever we wanted. I got Panda Express. We all got back to the gate at 8:00, no later and waited for the boarding to start. The boarding process was smooth, they took our pictures as we got on the plane. It was at least 90 degrees on it when we got it. Luckily, they turned the air on, and it cooled right down to the normal temperature.
I am really looking forward to this whole trip, there are a lot of fun things already on the schedule and I know that the time spent just doing nothing is going to be amazing as well. I am most excited to meet the host family and get to know people of a different culture than my own. I think it is going to give me the opportunity to see the world from a different perspective and understand the persistence of Panamanians. The thing I am looking forward to the second most is the last days we spend in the city. I have always wanted to see the canal. After getting to really know the people of Panama, and how they live, the city is going to be a culmination of all the things that we have been working on over the upcoming days.
I am also really looking forward to the opportunity to work at the day camps. I worked at Kent’s summer camp two years ago, and I really loved it, so I could not be more excited to do this work. I think that it is going to give me the opportunity to learn so much more about a group that I don’t know much about. I am super excited for what this trip is going to bring to us and bring out of us.
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