It has been too long since I wrote an update. It seems as though time is flying by. I have already been to Italy and back since I last wrote something, and will soon be taking a trip out to Washington with Axel to see my brand new (well, not so new anymore) niece, Betty. … More April is here already?
Another month has passed and I am no closer to a trip out of the country. Well, I suppose I am a little closer, but July is too far to wait. I am going to need to do some serious planning to squeeze a trip to South America in before that. South America is not … More Which way to the airport?
안녕하세요 – Hello! That is the extent of my Korean vocabulary – well, and yes, 네, which is pronounced Ne, just like yes in Greek. I knew that would come in handy one day! HA! It is very interesting being a total tourist and not understanding anything. I must say that it is not as … More Let’s learn Korean!
Yes, yes I do! That’s what we did last Wednesday. We decided to take a field trip day from school to go to the actual Panama Canal… because we can. We took the bus from our road on the Panamerican Highway – you know, where the footbridge crosses at El Nazareno – to Albrook Mall, … More Hey, wanna go to the Panama Canal?
A lot has happened in the last week. We celebrated Christmas Eve with Katherine and her family. We went to their house for traditional food and left around 10:30pm. They stay up until midnight to begin their celebrations. We decided to leave a little early so they could do their thing without having to worry … More Christmas and then some!
We made some new friends this week. Monday afternoon, we got a taxi to my friend Pedro’s aunt’s house. A little background. I knew Pedro when I lived here in 1987 and 1988. When I came back to visit in January 2020, I made contact with him. His mom still lives in the house across … More New friends and making plans
Seriously, she is going to pass out. Someone get her some water and a fainting couch for this one. She might need a little lie-down. Let’s talk about our day today! The day started great. I was up earlier than anticipated and way earlier than my 7am alarm. We had breakfast scheduled at the restaurant, … More Ok, don’t let my mom see this
I am very happy to report that we made it out of our hike alive and well. There were no jaguars to be seen. There were no animals at all, actually. It was a steep climb up to the top. The most dangerous aspect was the wind that was strong enough to move us around … More Elizabeth 1 – Jaguars 0
We have been here 4 days. It has been a little different than what I think the rest of the month will be, though, because Lawrence is here with us. We haven’t really checked out the whole town because we want to spend some time exploring with him while he is here. We have taken … More The road IS uphill both ways!
Read along as this adventure of a lifetime unfolds. I really want the title to feel like the beginning of an amazing Lord of the Rings adventure because that is how it feels. I am not even in the adventure part of this new thing, yet, but I feel like I am in uncharted territory. … More How did I get here, again?
20K and a Year Away 