During inspiration week, the interns go wild while Ryan attempts to hike 100 miles on a pilgrimage to the Cristo Negro festival as the company deals with fleeing interns.
Unforeseen turbulence puts the community to the test. As the river rises, the US election causes chaos and Kalu Yalans struggle to understand the world they will soon return to.
The staff feverishly fix water lines as 80 interns say goodbye to their families and comfortable homes to descend into the jungle of Panama and build a makeshift town.
Kalu Yala CEO, Jimmy Stice, welcomes the interns and they learn the lay of the land. While he attends Hatch, an innovation conference in Montana, a student revolt breaks out.