I written 200 posts already?! Apparently I tend to be a bit talkative 😀 It doesn’t seem like that much, and it also doesn’t seem like I’ve been here almost seven months. Time flies when you are having fun!

I am having fun. The blog has grown and evolved. I’ve met fellow bloggers from everywhere, and I’m honored that so many people visit my blog. I’m also contacted frequently by other people interested in moving to Panama. I remember how excited I was to hear about the experiences of others who came before me, and now I am one of the ones who are here.

Now that it’s just the two of us (since my husband’s mother moved back to the US), we plan to explore more places and do more things. I will have new experiences to photograph and write about. I also want to work on the website, fill in the parts that have nothing and upgrade the pages that are there. If I get really ambitious I can start learning about search engine optimization and other techy things. I think as more baby boomers reach retirement age, there will be more and more people looking for options and information.

There are also huge things going on in my family. My younger daughter has earned a PhD in physics, so we will be celebrating her graduation in a couple weeks in Texas. Then she and her husband are moving to Seattle, her to work for Microsoft and he to work for Redfin, the exciting on line (and on the ground) real estate business. In the same week (do you believe this?) in California, my older daughter is having her first child, my first grandchild. I’m thankful that her husband’s mother will be with her for that time while I will be glued to my computer here and on my way to Texas. We will be there with her after the graduation.

I have some other goals and ideas, nothing really new – study more Spanish, garden projects, learn some more technical aspects of photography, try and learn that relaxing is not wasting time. The last one may never happen but I do have a hammock and enjoy sitting in it now and then.

Overall, when I think of the time that has passed since my first blog post, life is good. The move is a definite success. We are really happy here. The time I have spent blogging has also been well worth it. It has allowed me to connect with so many people I wouldn’t have met otherwise. Through their eyes I’ve seen new parts of the world and learned new things, and I’ve also been able to share my experiences with others. The internet, and life in general is interesting. You just never know where it will take you!