Happy 4th of July! Wait! What? Yeah, while all you ‘Mercans are getting ready to feast on turkey, we are feeling like it’s 4th of July down here with the fireworks. I don’t know the full story but it...
Humid Much?
There’s so much to say about this photo. 1. Dan is doing something resembling cooking. 2. We are trying a new method of softening meat using sea salt. 3. The sea salt is like a brick from the humidity...
Pictures from Haley
Hello! It’s Haley again, and this time I have something a little bit different for you guys. As some of you may already know, I like to make all kinds of things in photoshop, and I thought it would...
Big Fish In A Small Pond
I’ve mentioned before how it feels to be a Gringo Family in a small Panamanian town. A lot of people know me and our family even if we don’t know them. Here are just a few examples of this:...
Zoe’s 5th and Final Parade
And the award for Best Supporting Mother During A Hot Panamanian Parade goes to…. Allison Sherman! Allison’s thank-you speech is as follows: I’d like to thank the academy for this amazing recognition of my performance today during Zoe’s 5th...
Zoe’s Parade #4
Today was Parade #4. I won’t go into a lot of detail because it was just like the last one: -lots of bands -hot -humid -Zoe and Ashley looked cute This time it was in Pocri, a little town...
Zoe’s Parade #3
I am sure you are all anxiously awaiting the next chapter of “As The Baton Twirls”. I shall not disappoint. Today was the 3rd parade in 3 days. We knew it was going to be different because it was...
Zoe’s Parade #2
It’s Groundhog Day in Panama! Well, actually it’s Flag Day but it feels like the movie Groundhog Day because we did the exact same parade today as we did yesterday. I thought maybe there would be more people in...
Zoe’s Parade #1
Sometimes 12 hours feels like it lasts a week. Especially when you add in a power outage, a disco, a very long parade and, of course, heat and humidity. Yesterday was Dia de Difuntos. It’s like Memorial Day in...
The School “Cafeteria”
Another guest post from Haley: Imagine the smelly, sketchy hot dog stand in the corner of the state fair that everyone is avoiding. That would be the best way of describing my school’s “cafeteria”. Although, when I say cafeteria,...