Neither Mikkel nor I have ever regretted our decision to move and permanently live in Pedasí. But there are times when I especially miss my family. Although we have MagicJack, Skype, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, & email to communicate with…
Reflections for 2017
It’s a quiet New Year’s Day morning here in Pedasí with an occasional blast of fireworks throughout the pueblo. Last night at midnight, the fireworks were non-stop for a few hours. Many homes were having parties, most of which were…
Christmas Wrap-up in Pedasí 2016
Now that Christmas has finally come & gone, I thought I would share just a few activities we experienced this year. As similar to Christmases in the past here, I find it still a little difficult to get my mind…
November Wrap-up & Christmas Time is Here Again
Wow! It’s already December. November with its full month of holidays, parades, and fiestas is past. As I have written in previous blogs, the month of November in Panama has many holidays, both national and local. With that comes lots…
Meanwhile back in Pedasí…
I was going to continue writing about our trip to the U.S., but I am back in Pedasí and it is now the beginning of the Panamanian holidays – November & December, with more things to talk about. I will…
July – Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
This July has gone by quickly. I have been planning to write something on this blog many times this past month and just end up getting distracted with many other things. That’s okay. I don’t allow myself to be under…
Driving Through Pedasí
With more and more construction of homes out by the beach and within the pueblo of Pedasí itself, comes more and more large vehicles hauling equipment, supplies, and workers and the owners who are building. Dry season will be ending…
Small Town Life: Advantages & Disadvantages
As you probably already know, we live in a small town. Pedasí has a population of about 2000, give or take a few hundred, and the Pedalsí district (from Purio to Cañas) has about 4000 inhabitants. Although there is some…
Celebrating Life in Different Ways
This morning was the end of a 4-day, 5-night Carnival celebration. Having been to 3 previous Carnivals here in Pedasí, I opted out of going to any of the activities in town other than one parade on Monday. That certainly…
Mas Animales, Mas Visitantes, y Mas Fiestas
Last weekend Mikkel and I again volunteered for another one, this time held in Las Tablas where we first volunteered 2 years ago. A few other volunteers from Animal Advocates of Pedasí also participated at this 2-day event. We brought…