• Central America,  Colombia,  Medellin,  Panama,  Panama City,  South America

    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…

  • Boquete,  Central America,  Panama

    Practica! Practica!

    I’d hoped the language might come on its own, the way it comes to babies, but people don’t talk to foreigners the way they talk to babies. They don’t hypnotize you with bright objects and repeat the same words over and over, handing out little treats when you finally say “potty” or “wawa.” – David Sedaris Learning Español  It’s time to get down to business and into my Spanish classes.   A one-on-one conversational lesson in the morning, followed by four hours of grammar and vocab work in the afternoon.  For those of you that don’t like to add, that’s five hours of Spanish classes.  Per day.  Five days a week. …

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