Category Archives: Panama

Wow, I haven’t been here in ages! I don’t know why. The days go by. I keep busy, Writing just hasn’t been rising to the top of the list of things to do. I think about it but I don’t … Continue reading →

There have been a few things I’ve been thinking of doing, so I decided to finally move forward. My neighbor’s brother does all kinds of work. I was super pleased with a bit of work he’s done in the past, … Continue reading →

We live in a Panamanian neighborhood of about 130 houses. Occasionally if there is a concern in the neighborhood, they have a meeting about the issue. I try to go if I can. I’m a foreigner so I don’t want … Continue reading →

This is nothing about Panama, but it’s been on my mind for a while so I’m putting it out there. Secrets and deceptions have a way of blowing up a family, or at least causing all sorts of problems. We … Continue reading →

After 10 years of living here, I’ve made multiple trips back to the US to see family and friends. People sometimes ask if I want to go back and live there. The more time I spend here in Panama, the … Continue reading →

I haven’t been here in a month?! I have excuses – busy, travel, tired… I can always come up with excuses. 😁 I save things I think are interesting, but then I don’t get around to actually writing anything. But … Continue reading →

Summer has returned! We had a week and a half of rainy season weather with some very big downpours. This is very strange in March. It’s supposed to be really hot and dry with no rain, but I appreciated the … Continue reading →

It’s been one of those weeks with something going on every day. We took the cars for maintenance and minor repairs. Since he’s in San Pablo we may as well stop at Pricesmart on the way (our version of Costco). … Continue reading →

My new word of the day, garrapatas (ticks) 🙄 I know fleas and ticks are a problem here. Our dog was covered with fleas when we got her.(a bit of her story here https://blog.thepanamaadventure.com/2017/06/06/our-new-dog/) Her fur is so thick that … Continue reading →