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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…
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Leaving and Arriving
“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” – Susan Sontag First Stop – FLORIDA After departing DC, I began my travels at the popular destination chosen by many a well-traveled blogger – Cape Coral, Florida. It’s the sunny locale where my parents live as well as a whole bunch of other retired white people. It’s also not a bad place to visit or start to a big trip. The WiFi is fast, the weather is always sunny, and no one ever goes hungry or in need of wine. The Marmos are also pretty good at being incredibly patient and putting up with my stressed out shit for a…
