In my last posting, I shared about our continued saga of car troubles. But in the midst of all the challenges, we were able to stay at a few places overnight that helped us temporarily forget about what we would…
Here We Go Again & Again
Do you remember the movie “Ground Hog Day” where the character played by Bill Murray kept waking up each morning to find that it was the same day all over again? So it’s only fitting that on Groundhog Day, February…
Cherishing the Moments
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…
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…
Planes, Buses, Trains, Cars, a Boat, & Lots of Walking – Part 3b:Washigton DC
Today is Veteran’s Day in the U.S. and it is only fitting that I post the remainder of our visit to Washington D.C. last month. For the last two days of our visit, we continued to ride the metro to…
Planes, Buses, Trains, Cars, a Boat, and Lots of Walking- Part 1: New York
I am taking a break from blogging about Panama to share about the 2-week trip we took to the U.S. I returned to Pedasí 3 days ago from a whirlwind visit to the East Coast. Our main reason for this…
Feria Comes to Pedasí!
In my previous blog, A Colorful Pedasí, I mentioned about “Feria Verde de Pedasí” coming to our town. Several other towns in Panama have regular farmers’ markets/craft & vendor sales such as Boquete’s Tuesday Morning Market (every Tuesday). Although there have been…
3 Years and 3 Homes Later in Pedasí
Today is our 3 year anniversary of moving to Pedasi, Panama, August 9th. Easy to remember, since it is also my sister Geri’s birthday – Feliz Cumpleaños mi hermana. We had visited Pedasí twice before, but now we moved here…
3 Years
Today marks another year of living in Panama permanently. Three years ago, after much planning, research, and anticipation, we stepped off the airplane onto Panama soil to start our third life. I look back and still remember how anxious and…
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…