You know you aren’t in the USA when your daughter is told to bring a knife to school. They are learning food names in English class and they’ll be making a salad. UPDATE: 52 minutes later it turns out...
Just Another Day at Public School
Hearing from the girls about their day at Panamanian public school is always good for a laugh. Yesterday both girls had eventful days. Haley has a new schedule that we worked out with Spanish lessons and her public school....
Rainy Season
This is Dan. It’s our rainy season which means it gets green here. VERY green. The good news is, “rainy” doesn’t mean Oregon rain. Like constant, depressing, wanna-take-a-razor-to-your-wrist rain. We just get a few thunderstorms a week and maybe...
Fashionista
Zoe’s fashion sense is really stifled by the public school uniforms. It makes for a smoother process in the morning getting ready for school but the girl is frustrated she can’t express herself properly. The school dress code is...
Back in Panama
All 4 Shermans are now back in Pedasi, Panama after a fun-filled trip to Florida. We have returned to the wet season with daily thunder and lightning storms. Last night the disco was blaring until 1:30 and then the...
Travel Changes You
Phase 1 of “Pause from Panama” has ended and Dan and Zoe are on their way back to the land of the humidity! We had a wonderful time in Orlando. It’s just the right place for a vacation. We...
Pause from Panama
Tomorrow we depart for our first “pause” from Panama. It’s time for another border run to reset the clock on our tourist visa, the girls are out of public school for a week vacation and we want Haley to...
School’s Out
Haley hasn’t been at local school all week. Next week the kids are all on a week-long break so this week is testing, which we don’t have to do. So that’s been a nice break for Haley. Zoe went...
Pictures from Haley
Hello! This is Haley, and I just wanted to let you all know that I will be posting here from now on as kind of a homeschool project. This morning, Phinny, mom, and I went to the beach and...
The Truth Hurts, Sometimes
Panamanians are very honest and genuine people. They tell it like it is and make no apologies for it. But they also have no ulterior motives so you really can’t fault them for speaking the truth. I had two...