Panama’s Divided Dinner Party

Panama’s Divided Dinner Party I’m sitting at the middle of a dinner table.  It’s my friend’s birthday party.  She has invited about 20 people.  Both Spanish and English speakers.  We’re having a good time. To my right are Gringos.  These are not solely Caucasian North Americans.  This group of “Gringos” also includes people... [Read more of this review]

Panama Retirement Blog – When the Rooster Crows!

Panama Retirement Blog When the Rooster Crows! It’s been 3 weeks since I’ve began my Panama retirement.   During this time I have trained to handle reservations; developed a space plan and decorating scheme for Evan’s apartment;  undertaken my first house-sitting assignment; started a cross-fit training program; learned more... [Read more of this review]

Our First Four Words

Our First Four Words You may have noticed a pattern. There’s a commonality in the first four words Gringos and Latinos learn. Sure, the very first words we all learn is a language’s bad words and pleasantries (Hi, bye, how are you, etc). But, I’m talking about the post-pleasantries vocabulary. There’s a pattern to these words. Evan Terry... [Read more of this review]

Problems Being El Patrón

Problems being El Patrón El Patrón: Directly translates to “the landlord”. But, it is more commonly referred to as a Boss/King/Ruler of a particular universe. A Panamanian friend, “Evan, you are too nice.” Me, “I know. I’m sorry.” A Panamanian friend, “You can NOT be nice to people who work for you.” Me, “I understand. I’ll... [Read more of this review]