Here’s some random updates from Panama for you today: 1. We’ve been having some big storms the last few nights. The thunder is so loud it makes you instinctively duck and cover your head. Haley says it sounds like someone
Forecast: Hot and Humid
We were not here last year at this time so we have no idea if the current weather is normal, but we hear El Niño is really messing up the wet season. Here was the conversation in my head the
Odd Girl Out
Pretty much speaks for itself in Panama Public School.
Panama Moment
We had a typical Panama Moment this weekend. Dan and I were on our way back from Costa Rica, after doing our last border run (good riddance on that chaotic process!). We stopped at a major grocery store for a
Unanswered Questions
When is the school closed for a vacation? When does the new hospital open? These seem like fairly straightforward questions. They should have factual answers, right? Uh, no. Not in Panama. Or at least not for this gringa. Panamanian public
Dinosaurs In Mexico
When you are educating your kids via travel, sometimes it can take awhile to see it come full circle and in the meantime you might wonder “Are they really learning anything???”. And then other times the full circle happens lightning
Debut of Ashley Smith
Sometimes when you’re on this journey you have doubts. Yeah, the kids (and adults) get to experience lots of new things, learn a new language, meet new people, travel to new places, etc. But then you wonder about things they
Beach Cows
This morning Phinny and I went to the beach for our usual morning walk. On the way there we saw some cows that were escaping from a nearby field. We watched them as they made a mad dash for the
Planning for Post Panama
We have news! Yesterday we booked one-way airline tickets. We are leaving Panama on December 6. But don’t let that fool you into thinking we are done with our international adventures. We are headed to Cancun, Mexico! We don’t know
Water Bottle Envy
Haley and Zoe each have one of these water bottles that they use at local school. Water bottles are a must-have because most classrooms have no AC. The other students are very intrigued by these fancy water bottles, in addition