Category Archives: Panama

A Farm Report

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

I hadn’t been to my friend Cedo’s farm for quite a while, so I was very interested to see how everything was going up there. She told me there are 11 new calves, and there are more on the way. … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploring the Area, food, Panama | Tagged calves, Chiriqui, dairy cattle, farm Panama, finca, leche, milk, pigs, puercos vacas, teneros | 6 Comments

Pan-American Highway Construction

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

The highway between David and Santiago in Panama has been under construction for quite a while. It is a huge job. They have been working hard and getting a lot done. We could see quite a difference from the last … Continue reading →

Posted in bus, Exploring Panama, Getting Things Done, Panama | Tagged adventure cycling, bicycle touring, bicycling, cycle touring, cycling, highway construction, Pan-American Highway | 10 Comments

Another Chicken Report

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

The chickens are now four weeks old, and they certainly have changed a lot in that time! They have gone from this at one day old to this, at two weeks old. This is the chickens on the 13th, three … Continue reading →

Posted in food, Miscellaneous, Panama | Tagged chickens, eggs, gallena de patio, pollo | 12 Comments

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 →

Posted in culture, Miscellaneous, Panama | Tagged Habla Ya, language, learn Spanish, Spanish classes | 10 Comments

Miscellaneous Pictures

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

I’ve been sorting through recent photos and found a few I would like to share. . Unfortunately we’ve had very little rain since then. We’ve had a few short rains and some sprinkles, but nothing like what is expected in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Panama | Tagged photography, photos | 17 Comments

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 →

Posted in culture, Miscellaneous, Panama | Tagged happiness | 27 Comments

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 →

Posted in culture, food, Panama | Tagged chickens, eggs, gallena de patio | 14 Comments

Raising Chickens

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

Being a city gal, I don’t know anything about raising chickens but I am learning. My friend Cedo has chickens in her yard for eggs, and she recently bought some chicks that she will raise for meat. There was a … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, food, Panama | Tagged chickens, chicks, eggs, gallena de patio, huevos, meat, pollo, Poultry | 28 Comments

Saturday Market

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

Every Saturday there is a market where the government sells staples like rice, sugar, salt, cooking oil, beans, lentils, and some canned goods. I have been to the one in Concepcion a few times, but I recently learned that there … Continue reading →