Boquete - Settling In After getting some much needed rest, we woke up Monday morning and had orientation with our program director (Kaytee). At the moment it is just Tim and I, no other volunteers will be arriving to two weeks, so orientation was pretty laid back. We did a little bit of get-to-know you type stuff, went over house rules, and learned about the placement options we had. By the end of orientation we settled on the following weekly schedule - teach at a public school up in the mountains every morning (Escuala Volcancito) then head to an after school type program in the afternoons called Casa Esperanza where we will do art projects Mon/Weds, teach English Tues/Thurs, and play outside with the kids on Fridays. After going over all the logistics we went out
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