Feb 2008
Return to School
Friday, February 29, 2008
Ten more days until the children of Panama return to
school. Historically, the weather in Panama City, the
largest population center in Panama, is drier December
through February than it is June, July and August. As
such Panama has scheduled its "summer vacation" for its
students beginning around December 15th and throughout
January, February and then returning to school in the
second week of March.
This works out well for people traveling to Panama during North America's Spring Break as it gives them an opportunity to see the indigenous children in their schools. Here are a couple of photos of the children on Punta Valiente.
This works out well for people traveling to Panama during North America's Spring Break as it gives them an opportunity to see the indigenous children in their schools. Here are a couple of photos of the children on Punta Valiente.
Blue Skies
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Although we have adopted Panama as our home we can't
help but be influenced by our upbringing and those
around us. My husband loves Willie Nelson's music.
Thus, when I look up into the sky and it is filled with
several beautiful shades of blue enhanced by white
fluffy clouds all on top of the gorgeous Caribbean Sea,
this song by Willie Nelson comes to mind:
Blue skies smilin' at me
Nothin' but blue skies do I see
Bluebirds singin' a song
Nothin' but bluebirds all day long
Never saw the sun shinin' so bright
Never saw things goin' so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you're in love, my how they fly
Blue days, all of them gone
Nothin' but blue skies from now on
Blue skies smilin' at me
Nothin' but blue skies do I see
Never saw the sun shinin' so bright
Never saw things goin' so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you're in love, my how they fly
Blue days, all of them gone
Nothin' but blue skies from now on
Nothin' but blue skies from now on
And so even though we are no entrenched in Central America - a little bit of Texas comes out every once in a while!
Blue skies smilin' at me
Nothin' but blue skies do I see
Bluebirds singin' a song
Nothin' but bluebirds all day long
Never saw the sun shinin' so bright
Never saw things goin' so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you're in love, my how they fly
Blue days, all of them gone
Nothin' but blue skies from now on
Blue skies smilin' at me
Nothin' but blue skies do I see
Never saw the sun shinin' so bright
Never saw things goin' so right
Noticing the days hurrying by
When you're in love, my how they fly
Blue days, all of them gone
Nothin' but blue skies from now on
Nothin' but blue skies from now on
And so even though we are no entrenched in Central America - a little bit of Texas comes out every once in a while!
There is more to Explore
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Remember that there is more to explore in Bocas del
Toro and for that matter all of Panama than what pops
right out at you. By this I mean - find a restaurant
recommended by a local, stay at a hotel or lodge off
the main road. Give yourself more time in one location
than you normally do. I know and understand that your
vacation days are numbered. But is it more important to
see the highlights of a country or to take home
memories you will cherish forever? Me, I go for the
memories.
