Part of being an expat family in a small town is being known to people whom you don’t know. And part of having kids in the local school means that there are a LOT of people who know them that
Mother’s Day in Panama
There was no school today (shocking!) but instead there was a Mother’s Day fiesta. Mother’s Day is on Monday here (I think I’l be celebrating it on both USA and Panama schedules!) and the school sent home a little invitation
Another Independence Day
Today is Panama’s Independence day from Spain. This wraps up a long month of a bunch of holidays, starting with Halloween and continuing what seems like every other day since then. There was a long weekend of celebrating Panama’s independence
Thanksgiving 2014
On Tuesday night (after the infamous “risk our lives getting home from the beach” incident) as we were getting ready for bed, the power went out. This isn’t uncommon but we noticed it didn’t come back on right away like
Rainy Adventure
Had quite the adventure today. We decided to go to our favorite beach during a pouring down rain storm. Thought it would be cool to be at the beach when it’s raining and it won’t be so hot. Well the
Public School Adventures
Adventures in schooling continues. Haley is feeling better but she needed one more day to get over her head cold, so Zoe was the only gringa at school today. I decided today would be a good day to walk around
Beach Days
Haley is sick so Zoe and Allison went with some of the Expat group here out to one of our beaches close to our town. This one is even better than all the others we’ve played on. I think it’s
A Good Day
Some days everything just works out, completely without warning or planning. Yesterday we met some new friends we had befriended online, signed our contract for our next (long term) rental, met our new neighbors, got two packages from home, recharged
School and Laundry Update
School update, day 2! This morning Haley was wearing street clothes. She insisted that her classmates instructed her to do this, but I was dubious. Turns out it was OK… to BRING street clothes. When she arrived everyone was in