Tag Archives: International Living

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 →

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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 →

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What are these Fish?

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

We went to Pedregal to buy fish (read about it HERE) I also wanted to include some information about the various fish, so I’ve put it in this separate post here. If any of you have further information, opinions, corrections, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Awards!

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

Thank you KZ of The Eclectic Eccentric Shopaholic  for the great Shine On award! Before you do anything else, please go check out her great blog! She has photos, writing, challenges, haiku, and interesting glimpses into her life and interests. … Continue reading →

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Flowers in the Forest

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

We hadn’t been walking in the forest for a while so we wanted to go back. It’s summer now, drier and windier. I was surprised at the number of flowers we saw! There seemed to be a lot more than … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Skies Today!

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

It’s summer here now. We’re not getting nearly as much rain, the humidity is down, it’s more breezy, and the temperature is absolutely perfect. The skies also look different and the clouds are fabulous. Those of you who have known … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Surprise

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

Surprise!  The world didn’t end. OK, that’s just a joke because I didn’t figure it would. But, I did have a couple real surprises today. There are wonderful papayas in Panama. I was told that if you toss the seeds … Continue reading →

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Why would anyone want to live in Panama??? Because we want to live with the happy people!

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

When we were preparing to move we got this question quite a bit. It’s a third world country after all, and look at everything we would be giving up. Our lives would certainly be much more difficult. It has not … Continue reading →

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Una Fiesta!

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

Do not go anywhere without a camera, ever. You will regret it! I will just have to paint a picture with words today. If you get an invitation to a party in Panama, you must GO!  The tennis club had a party … Continue reading →

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