Category Archives: culture

Feliz Navidad

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

Today is Christmas, always a fun holiday in Panama. There are signs of Christmas well in advance, particularly in the stores who have decorations and gifts for sale a month or two ahead of time. Later on, closer to Christmas, … Continue reading →

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Learn Spanish!

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

I have recently learned of a great new opportunity that I must pass along. Yaira, my former Spanish teacher is now offering classes on line. You will have video, audio, written chat, and the ability to share files so this … Continue reading →

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A Panamanian Artist’s Birthday Party

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

I’ve been taking painting classes for a little while with Victor Aguirre Chiru at Centro de Arte José Cáceres O. Last weekend was a party for the professor’s birthday and to commemorate 30 years of painting,  and he invited me … Continue reading →

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Three Years in Panama

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

Three years? How can that be? In a way it seems like I arrived only a short time ago, and in another way it seems like this has been my normal life for quite a while, nothing new, strange, or … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Chickens, and Respecting Food

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

My friend Cedo has chickens. I wrote about them HERE when they came to her house. Remember these little chicks? The process of raising them from this to dinner has given me a whole new level of respect for where … Continue reading →

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Fun and Flowers and Rain

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

Last Sunday in Volcan there was a Parada de Flores, or Flower Festival, so Cedo and I went to check it out. We picked up her friend Daisy along the way and headed up the mountain, arriving in Volcan about … Continue reading →

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Buying Herbalife in Panama, and getting various things done

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

There are so many wonderful things about this country, but once in a while there is a hiccup. Add my less that stellar Spanish on the phone and it can get very… umm … interesting. My California daughter sells Herbalife. … Continue reading →

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Learning Spanish

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

Life is so much easier and more fun if you can communicate! Those of you who have followed my blog for a while know how I feel about learning the local language. You don’t have to speak perfectly or even … Continue reading →

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Happiness

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

I wake up every morning and I am happy. I’ve been very fortunate to have a good life filled with a lot of happy things but even so, this is different. I don’t think I have ever been this happy … Continue reading →

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Chicken Update

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

My friend Cedo has chickens in her yard for both eggs and meat. The meat chickens are the newest arrivals. They were hatched on July 20th, 16 days ago, and came to her house the next day (see the blog … Continue reading →

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