Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Houses for Sale (David, Panama)

We have stopped at a couple houses for sale, so if you’re curious or looking at real estate,  this might be interesting.  This is a very nice house in our neighborhood, actually the same floor plan as our house except … Continue reading

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Mold

This is a very humid climate and mold can easily grow on many things, especially wood, leather, and clothes (anything with body oils). I bought plastic chairs and tables because they were inexpensive and easy to care for. But, we … Continue reading

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Es un hermoso día en el barrio. (It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood)

I’m sitting here on the terrace after a very fun bike ride around the neighborhood. The neighbors up the street have the salsa music on. The people behind seem to be preparing for a family picnic on their terrace. The … Continue reading

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A New Panama Website full of Good Info

My friend Chris Powers has his new website up. He’s providing information on different aspects of life in Panama and various areas around the country. It’s a new site so there will be more and more good stuff coming along. … Continue reading

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Bloggers Unite in Pedasi!

Karen (on your right – or my left) was the first Panama blogger I found when I started blogging about a year ago. We have followed each other ever since, so what a great pleasure to meet in person! Connie … Continue reading

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Websites and Techie Stuff

I feel like I have made some forward progress lately. I managed to successfully map my blog to a subdomain of my domain (look up top. It says blog.thepanamaadventure.com! Cool eh?)  It may sound straightforward in the directions, but of … Continue reading

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Bloggers for Peace – Mad Men

Monthly Peace Challenge: Mad Men   This month, be Don Draper and construct an advertisement for peace (using any medium you prefer – words, photos, video, etc) Mad Men? Madison Avenue, I know, but what about Mad and Angry Men? Anger … Continue reading

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Our First Three Months in Panama

It’s hard to believe it’s been three months since we’ve moved here. Actually it’s been more than that for me because I arrived three weeks earlier to get things set up. It’s been better than I dared hope and I am very … Continue reading

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I felt an Earthquake last night!

I was sitting at Joel’s desk looking at photos, and I felt the floor vibrate. For a city girl this isn’t anything unusual. Who’s doing construction in the street, or was that a subway passing underneath us? But, here on … Continue reading

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Número cien (number one hundred)

Blog post number 100! Who would have thought? When I started this, it was only to keep my family and friends updated, and to document my experience of moving to Panama. Over the last new months it has evolved into … Continue reading

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