Tag Archives: expat

A trip to the Doctor

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

One of the most frequent questions I get from people in the US – What is the medical care like down there? My husband’s 92 year old mother is with us and she needed a little help (nothing serious, prescription … Continue reading →

A Word A Week Photo Challenge: Glitter

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

from A Word A Week Challenge When the “Glitter” challenge came up, I immediately thought of water, fountains and sunlight. These photos were actually taken a couple years ago when I lived in Florida. There was one particular fountain that I saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida, Photo Challenge, photography | Tagged A Word A Week Challenge, Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, Florida, Fountain, Glitter, International Living, Panama, Photograph, photography, Sarasota, water | 8 Comments

Blog of the Year Award

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Thank you Kim @ Tranquil Dreams for giving me this great award! Check out her blog! I follow it because there are always so many interesting posts there on a variety of subjects, and I am very honored that she likes … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged awards, Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, International Living, Panama | 10 Comments

New Year’s Eve in Panama

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

We spent New Year’s Eve in our street, and it was quite the street party! We also learned a lot about Panamanian New Year’s traditions. There were the expected fireworks all over the neighborhood, and we continue to be surprised … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, Panama | Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, Fireworks, International Living, New Year, New Years Eve, Panama | 8 Comments

David, Panama, on the last day of 2012

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

We went downtown today and walked around a bit. It was busy! Some streets were blocked off and vendors were set up on everywhere. If it’s this busy now, I wonder how it was before Christmas! It was really fun though, … Continue reading →

Posted in expat, expatriate, Panama, photography | Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, International Living, Panama, photography | 4 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: My 2012 in Pictures

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

What an interesting assignment! It’s been quite a year here, with wrapping up our lives in Florida and moving to Panama. Going through old pictures really showed me the road we have traveled. So, month by month… January 2012 – … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida, moving, Panama, Photo Challenge, photography, travel | Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, Florida, International Living, Moving, Panama, photography, postaday, Sarasota | 2 Comments

Panamanian Mango Trees

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

There are mango trees, and then there are mango trees! I am familiar with mango trees. I had three in Florida, two of which survived a couple bad winters and were thriving when I left. Here in Panama there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploring the Area, Panama, photography | Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, Fruit, International Living, Mango, nature, Panama, photography, Tree | 19 Comments

Flowers at the Fruit Market!

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

Apologies to those of you who got my previous post. I wanted to see how the featured image looked, and I hit publish instead of preview. Oops! :o) We were in town today so we stopped at the farmer’s market … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, gardening, Panama, photography | Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, Flower, Horticulture, International Living, nature, Panama, photography | 9 Comments

Fish Soup?

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

As you all know, I bought a lot of fish the other day. I wrote about our shopping excursion (CLICK HERE), and the types of fish we have tried so far (CLICK HERE). These were whole fish complete with heads and tails. … Continue reading →

Posted in food, Panama | Tagged Broth, Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, Fish, Fish head, Panama, Soup | 13 Comments

Let’s Go Buy Fish!

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

OK, so that’s not the happiest fish since it’s sitting on my kitchen counter, but the people of the household are very happy. This was our second trip to Pedregal, a town on the water about 20 minutes south of … Continue reading →