TeachPTY is an English-teaching after-school program that aims to bring together international volunteers with underprivileged third-grade students from Pedasi, Panama. Its goal is to improve English language education in elementary public schools in Panama while enabling cross-cultural awareness. Pedasi is one of Panama’s most charming small towns. Located on the…
Why I’m About To Spend A Week Living In An Indigenous Community
The indigenous community of Armila is part of Panama’s protected Kuna Yala territory in San Blas, Panama and lies on a 5km stretch of beach on the edge of the Panamanian jungle. It is a refuge to over 4,000 endangered Leatherback turtles that ascend the shores of the beach to…