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Poison Dart Frog
We’re eating breakfast on the back patio, and I see this little frog hop out from under some stuff behind my neighbors house. Isn’t it a cool looking little frog! A bit of internet research told me he’s a poison … Continue reading
A Visit to a High School
One of our neighbors is an English teacher at the Instituto David, and it’s English week. There are contests for speaking, poetry, singing, and other activities all week. She asked us to be judges at the singing contest, so yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, Chiriqui Province, Panama
Tagged Chiriqui, David, Education, English as a second or foreign language, Panama, School
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Panama Shopping – the Doit Center
A lot of people wonder how it is in Panama. Can you buy the things you need? What is available here? Let me assure you that here in David, we lack for nothing. the Doit Center is only one of … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, Panama, shopping
Tagged Chiriqui, David, Doit Center, expat, Panama
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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says (and thoughts on travel and living in Panama)
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says I have just been on a major trip. One week ago I traveled from Santa Rosa, CA back to David, Panama. There were signs all along the way! Photos of these signs could represent our … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, Chiriqui Province, expat, Panama, travel
Tagged David Chiriquí, expat, Panama, Panama City, photography, postaday, San Francisco, Santa Rosa California, travel, Travel and Tourism, United States
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Travel to and from Western Panama
We’re in David, close to the Costa Rica border. We love it here but travel to the US is difficult. There has been talk about direct flights from David to the US for a long time. The airport is ready … Continue reading
Posted in bus, Central America, Chiriqui Province, expat, expatriate, Panama, retirement, travel
Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, Costa Rica, David, expat, expatriate, International Living, Latin America, Panama, Panama City, San Francisco, travel, Travel and Tourism, United States
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Look what’s parked down the street!
http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2013/06/03/getting-ready-to-roll/ There is a jet car at the new service station in the neighborhood. Don Ray wrote a post in his blog (Chiriqui Chatter – click on the link above) if you want to check it out. Me? I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, expat, expatriate, Panama, retirement
Tagged Central America, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate
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Monthly Peace Challenge: Art Thou Peaceful?
Monthly Peace Challenge: Art Thou Peaceful? For the month of May, we will focus on art. I believe that art has the ability to transform the soul. If art can change a soul, then it can change the world. What piece of art makes … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggers for Peace, Central America, expat, Panama, photography
Tagged B4Peace, nature, Panama, Peace, Photograph, photography, river
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More River Photos
These are some photos I took at the beginning of the week. I had to go back and visit the river after it settled down from a couple days of heavy rains. This day it was calm, and the water … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, Chiriqui Province, expat, expatriate, Panama, photography, retirement, wildlife
Tagged caiman, Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, International Living, jungle, Latin America, nature, Panama, Photograph, photography, river, water
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern
Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern This weeks photo challenge is patterns. To me, a pattern is something that repeats, a predictable element - an idea, a color, a texture. I had no idea where I was going to go with this until we took … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, Chiriqui Province, expat, expatriate, Panama, photography, retirement, wildlife
Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, forest, International Living, jungle, Latin America, nature, Panama, Photograph, photography, postaday
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Our Muddy River!
The sounds of the river behind our house have been much louder since all the rain this afternoon, so we went down there to investigate. It does not look the same! The water is very muddy, flowing fast, and a … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, Chiriqui Province, expat, expatriate, Panama, retirement
Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, International Living, Latin America, nature, Panama, photography, river, water
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