Even though it’s technically a weekend we’ve had a number of educational successes today: – Zoe got a 24 out of 25 on a geography quiz she took at the local school on Friday, complete with colored map and key.
Adventures in Public Schooling
Adventures in public schooling continue. Or more like MISadventures in our case. I continue to have no idea when the girls get out of school. Actually, I don’t even know when they start. I see most of the kids in
No School. Again.
It’s the beginning of week 3 of the school year here in Panama… and the girls are home from school. Again! We have not yet had a week of 5 days of school and I think I can count on
More School Updates
Here’s another post about school. It’s new and different for us so there’s a lot to share right now. Yesterday Haley came home and said that Wednesdays are her favorite day. Her classes change every day (see below for her
Day 2 of School
From Haley: Day 2 of school So don’t worry; this one won’t be as long as the last one. I just wanted to give an update on how my day went. I got there and sat down in class, where
Back to School, Panama Version
Back to school! Here in Panama we have “summer break” from mid December to early March. Today was the first day of school (4th grade for Zoe, 8th grade for Haley). It’s very strange when the stores move out their
Water Taxis
Today’s topic: water taxis! Love them or hate them they are a way of life in Bocas. Today we loved them. There have been multiple other days that I have hated them. Bocas del Toro is on the Caribbean side
Sloths Again
We were happy to finally get Aunt Kim into Panama last Thursday after that nasty NE weather snarled her original flight plans. We had just one day in Pedasi before we hit the road to show her some other parts
Carnaval: The Final Chapter
Carnaval: The Final Chapter. Dan and I went to the city on Monday to pick up Aunt Kim. But alas we returned without her, which made us all very sad indeed! Her flight was cancelled and she’s coming in later
Carnaval Update #4
So here’s your Sunday update from Carnaval in Pedasi. Last night around 10pm we went down to the square to see what was going on and it was exactly… nuthin. The music had just started and it wasn’t even the