Kim & Zoe at the elementary library

Day 36 Kindle e-readers at the Balboa Academy

July 3rd 2015
Distance driven today: 14 miles / 22 km Cumulative distance driven: 8,115 miles / 13,059 km Today’s trip: Panama City to Miraflores, Panama Schools with donated e-readers visited: 1 Today we went to the Balboa Academy, which is a K-12 school just 10 min outside Panama City. Last winter we donated Kindle e-readers to Balboa Academy, and this morning we met Katherine Reid who is the ... read more

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With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more

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Christer Garbis

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We are a dad and a daughter from Seattle on a double mission; to help a small part of the world increase its digital literacy, and at the same time ride the PanAmerican highway. Hence our name "Ride the world for reading"! We are both passionate about literacy and education, each in our own way, and this trip is our way of giving back to society in a way that combines our two passions, i.e. adventure travelling and education. We plan to ride our BMW GS 1200 Adventure motorcycle from Fairbanks Alaska to Ushuaia in southern Argentina. The PanAmerican highway is the wo... full info

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