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Checking out the water tanks

Panamanians love Croc sandals and water systems made from PVC pipe. I will purchase PVC pipe and all kinds of attachment pieces for a project I am building at a rural residence in Juan Gill, Panama, near where I stay in San Miguel.

Somebody's water system…took this photo heading back into San Miguel after hiking [...]

Desfíle Ecologico

 

Rosina, one of my 6th grade students, holds the banner for the San Miguel school as they march down the street in La Mesa.

Wednesday our English classes were cancelled at the school because the students were participating in the Desfile Ecologico, March for Ecology, in the neighboring town of La Mesa, Panama. The Community [...]

Meeting Señor Ruti

Let me tell you an interesting story about the day I met Señor Ruti.

Who is Señor Ruti you might ask?

He is the manager of the water treatment plant in La Mesa, Panama. Our paths crossed one Monday morning when I stopped in La Mesa to try to figure out the source of the water at [...]

Water in Panama

The Community Outreach internship with Kalu Yala has me working in San Miguel, a town in rural Panama. I teach English at the school, lead an after school Science club once a week, and study the water of Panama, specifically the Pacora River watershed.  The Pacora River flows south to the Pacific Ocean from where [...]