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Island Interns

Luke Hansen and Ben Brown, double winners of the first Island Intern Contest, spent the summer of 2011 documenting their adventures in Panama to take you on an up-close-and-personal journey from the Panamanian mainland to their island home on Isla Palenque, a 400-acre jungle paradise in the Gulf of Chiriqui. Over the course of the summer, Ben and Luke experienced everything from Chiricano cowboy culture to a behind-the-scenes look at one of Panama City’s best restaurants, and their life on Isla Palenque immersed them in the wild natural beauty of one of the few unspoiled places left on the planet. Through their documentary series and collection of travel blogs, the Island Interns invite you to share their life-changing travel experience in Panama.
Browse the videos and posts below for The Adventures of the Island Interns.
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Episode 14
How to Make Cigars: New Panama Video from the Island Interns
The Island Interns take you to the Bugaba district to see how cigar making is a part of the local culture of Panama....MORE
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Episode 13
The Brightest Indigenous Culture of Panama: Embera Video
The Island Interns' first experience with the culture of Panama: dancing with the indigenous Embera people in a rustic village immersed in the Darien jungle....MORE
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Episode 12
Teaching English to Children in Panama: Voluntourism Video
This week, the Island Intern Video Series finds Ben tapping the trend in voluntourism with a day teaching English to children in Boca Chica, Panama....MORE
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Episode 11
Reflections on Travel: A Life-Changing Summer in Panama
Why do we travel? The 2011 Island Interns share their travel reflections from living on Isla Palenque and exploring Panama last summer in their video series....MORE
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Episode 10
A Private Lesson with a Vertical Artist: Rock Climbing Video
The Island Interns' travel internship takes them on a rock climbing adventure in Panama with vertical artist Cesar Melendez. Watch their rock climbing video!...MORE
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Episode 9
Video from the World Surfing Games in Playa Venao, Panama
The usually empty beach at Playa Venao teemed with champion surfers and fans at the 2011 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games. In attendance: the Island Interns!...MORE
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Mark Scherr:
on Off the Beaten Path Travel in Panama: Boca Chica Beach Trip