Today we had our second full day in Panama. It has been a busy trip already! Taking in the whole experience has been very exciting and a little overwhelming. Yesterday we visited the University of Panama (UP) and the private Latina university. It was like two different worlds! The Latina University had a very extensive simulation lab compared to UP's but we learned that both schools receive the same quality of education. While the city of Panama is very lush and green, poverty is seen everywhere. Today we learned more about what the Ciudad del Saber "City of Knowledge" is all about and what they have accomplished in just 11 short years. It is a very impressive place with much to offer. We also learned about PAHO (Pan American Health Organization) and their goals of building safer medical facilities, to withstand natural disasters. Unsafe hospitals are a problem all over the world, we saw this in the US when Katrina hit Louisiana. After our class time this morning we were able to go to the Allbrook Mall, which was unbelievable in size. We were exhausted after walking around it for 4 hrs and I didnt even get to see it all. Tomorrow is going to be another busy day of touring the city and canal but I can't wait to see it all!! Rachel