Chiriquí Chatter

I will give you a hint. This has a relationship with this post. Aw, come guess. You look stumped. I know you can do it. Put your thinking cap on.

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I don’t think many Panamanians observe the traffic signs too religiously. I have been telling myself that I should go to Plaza El Terronal and see how long it would take to get photos showing that the traffic signs were being ignored.
This sign is taken looking toward the InterAmericana Highway from the parking area next [...]

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I had a few projects on my morning list today. One was to have the length on some shorts altered. I went to the Sastreria Union, which is diagonal to Banco Continental and on the same street as Oteima. I went in thinking I would just drop off the pants and come back later, but [...]

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Several of you have asked how Natalie was doing on her TOEFL training. She is doing well. I found a formal TOEFL training center in David and she has been going there. I have been supplementing the training, but allowing the experts to do what they do.
As an extra project, I have been teaching Natalie [...]

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Yesterday I was brought this fruit from Costa Rica. It is shaped like a pear. In Costa Rica it is called a Manzana de agua (water apple). I haven’t tried it so I can’t describe how it tastes.
Are you familiar with these? What is it called in Panama? I know the first word, but not [...]

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