Author Archives: Kris Cunningham

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About Kris Cunningham

We live in David, Chiriqui Provence, Republic of Panama! This blog is about some of our experiences in our new country.

A Birthday!

Today is the birthday of my partner, best friend, fellow blogger, and husband. We met in 1990 when we were both living in Kansas, and married in 1996. If you’d told me back then that we would be living in … Continue reading

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A Winter Wonderland

Who would have that we’d arrive in Seattle in time for snow! It started snowing yesterday and this morning we awoke to a beautiful winter wonderland. Cold and snow isn’t my thing but I have to admit that it’s really … Continue reading

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And Now for Something Totally Different

Yes, that is snow. We are not in Panama, as you probably guess from the photos. We are back in the USA visiting my daughters. We arrived in Seattle last night to cold but clear skies, and woke up this … Continue reading

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Cost of Living – David, Panama, January 2014

This is what it cost us to live here in January. For other cost of living reports see the link above. Keep in mind – This is what it cost us. Your costs may be quite different depending on where … Continue reading

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Another New Bird – a Honeycreeper

We’ve had the cutest new birds visiting the bird feeder lately. At first we saw only the male, a beautiful little bird with a bright blue head. According to my bird books, he is a red-legged honeycreeper, a breeding male. … Continue reading

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New Neighbors – Oropendolas!

I love the oropendolas. They are beautiful and interesting birds and I’ve written about them before HERE and HERE (this one with a video).  There is also a Wikipedia article HERE. About a week ago I was riding my bike around … Continue reading

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Puerto Armuelles – a Day Trip

Yesterday we decided to explore Puerto Armuelles. It took us slightly over an hour to get there from David. We went to Paso Canoas on the Panama – Costa Rica border and then south, on good roads all the way. … Continue reading

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The Ants Ate the Caulking

There is an endless variety of bugs here. I’ve never seen so many types of ants and bees of all sizes and colors. There is a huge variety of other bugs as well, many of them very beautiful and interesting. … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition

Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition A juxtaposition is “the act of placing things side by side, especially for the purpose of comparison or contrast”  THIS WEEK, IN A POST CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE A PHOTO SHOWING JUXTAPOSITION. There isn’t zoning here like … Continue reading

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A Bloggers Get Together!

When you follow and interact with another blogger for awhile, you get to be friends so it’s a real pleasure when you have an opportunity to spend time in person. Karen (of In Da Campo) and her spousal unit (SU) … Continue reading

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