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City Tours and Traveling Mishaps – From Panama to Medellin
“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey.” – Fitzhugh Mullan For those of you aching for more blog posts, you’re in luck. I’m covering a lot of ground in this one. Enough Spanish for One Month For my last Friday in Panama city I skipped my Spanish classes and played tourist for the day. Don’t judge me. I wasn’t just playing hookie because I didn’t want to go to class (which I didn’t). I also didn’t plan my Panama City flight itinerary very well. My arrival in Panama City was on a Sunday afternoon. I then had class all week, and a flight out to Colombia…
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk. I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the words out. So I would just scream. – Temple Grandin Language Frustrations I had a frustrating week. And it made me kind of cranky. It’s my last of four weeks of Spanish classes. I switched locations for the last week to one of the language school’s other locations in Panama City and arrived here on Sunday. In concept, this was a great plan. I see more of the country beyond the mountains of Boquete, expand my Spanish experience with variety of teachers, and change up my…
