J.T. Moore - When I reported back to Wabash for the Panama trip, I remember thinking to myself it was too early to be back. Just a week ago I had completed my final exam of my freshman year. I admit I was a little depressed knowing it was summer and I had two-a-day practices awaiting me. This feeling of remorse soon turned to excitement when I saw the other 40 guys in the meeting room. Why was I feeling any depression? I get to go to another country with 40 great guys. This thought fired me up and I know the other guys are fired up as well. We have waited for Monday to come all week.

Now that Monday has arrived, we are all filled with anxiety that is almost unbearable. We all cannot wait to get to panama, help in the fields, see the jungle, visit the canal, lay on the beech, and of course snap up our chin straps and get after it in our game Saturday night. All of these things are great, but this is not what guys are talking about or thinking about the most. I know all of us cannot wait to light up the faces of the children of Panama. We are so lucky here in the United States that we take things for granted. Well, we all have an opportunity to give to others, and there is no greater feeling than that of giving. Every guy has something to give to the children of Panama, and I know this is what every guy is looking forward to the most. This is why I am so fired up to go on this adventure. The people I am going to share it with are unbelievable.

This trip is truly going to be a life changing experience.