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Some Indications of the Economy
Monday was Mary’s birthday, which we celebrated quietly at home, doing absolutely nothing. Of course,I do nearly absolutely nothing anyway, but for Mary it was another gladly-accepted day of rest....
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Teak Trees
Teak trees in flower Yesterday we made a short trip into David. The day was gorgeous–and on our way, we saw, on both sides of the road as we approached David, teak trees in flower. The above...
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Halloween
Halloween as Americans know it is NOT a Panamanian custom. When we first came here, it was hardly even mentioned. But year by year, as the American ex-pat influence grows, we’ve seen more and more of...
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Road Work
It’s been some months now–I don’t remember when it started–but we noticed surveyors on the road from David to Dolega. They weren’t unexpected. We had read some time before that the government was...
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It’s Official
This afternoon, we received 3.98 inches of rain which means that we have passed the Espinosa record for amount of rain in July. Old record (of 16 years): 38 inches in July, 2008. As of today: 39.5...
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Water, Water Everywhere–And Its Lack
Yesterday afternoon we had another hole in the sky where and when the water just poured out; at one point, it was coming down at the rate of over 3″/hr. I heard nothing–I was sound asleep. Sundays...
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A Decision To Leave
We have a major problem in this neighborhood with one of the Americans here who, as far as I am concerned is actually dangerous. His concrete driveways are causing cascades of rain to wash out the...
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More On Leaving
The situation that has developed over the road has really only been the catalyst providing the timing for our decision to leave. You know the old adage and its variations: be careful what you wish for...
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A Disturbing Few Days
The past few days have been stressful, to understate the case. On top of my anxiety about the road was the shock of discovering not just resentment but intense anger as well towards Americans here in...
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Senna Tree, Part 2
Flowering Senna Fruiting Senna Back in July, I took the top picture–the senna tree was in full bloom and just lovely. It stayed in bloom for a very long time. The other day I happened to notice that...
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