"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."-James Dean
May 04
Yesterday we went to an afternoon lunch to watch the election returns come in. In case you don’t keep up with Panama Politics, Ricardo Martinelli, a supermarket magnate and candidate of the opposition Democratic Change Party (DC), won Panama’s presidential election.
From all of the polls that had been coming out, there was no real surprise [...]
Jan 06
We drove to Panama City for the holidays. I drove to the Bridge of the Americas in Panama City and then turned the driving over to a more accomplished and experienced resident. Following are a few photos that will provide a small taste of the drive. Most of the photos were taken beginning at the [...]
Jan 05
Having just returned from Panama City, I have some thoughts that I would like to share. Since I would like to keep the primary post about my trip positive and upbeat, I decided to write this part as a stand-alone piece, so as to not corrupt the trip narration portion.
I have to admit that I [...]
Dec 20
A Chiriquí Chatter Reader sent me the following Obituary. I found it interesting:
Native of Panama Returned as Missionary
By Lloyd Jojola
Journal Staff Writer
The Rev. Claudio Iglesias was born on a little island off the Caribbean coast of Panama and was 13 years old when he was sent to the United States to receive [...]
Aug 18
Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda, from Colon, Panama, took gold in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, in the long jump. His jump of 8.34 meters was .1 meter further than the second place finisher. How great is that! The first ever Panamanian Gold Olympic medal.
I was watching it on channel 12 and it was as [...]
Jun 10
I have written about this before, but since it is a current discussion in one of the Yahoo groups again, I decided to write my answer here, rather than the Yahoo group, so that more people could see the discussion.
There are multiple problems with water in Panama and I am speaking specifically about Chiriquí. The [...]
May 27
Here is an interesting article (Panama Strikes Back at Inflation Subsidizing Food Prices) from a Blog in Panama City, written by a friend of mine.
Mar 28
Every now and then I look at the “Links from external pages” stats, which shows me how some people find Chiriquí Chatter. Today I found what I would call a Panama Portal. It contains links to about anything you want to know about Panama. Check it out HERE.
Mar 16
This was posted on one of the Yahoo groups by SGG and I think it is worth reemphasizing what she says. Everything she says here rings true. Some Internet Cafes are managed better than others, but most are lax in their use of updated Anti-virus and spyware programs.
The safest practice is to use your own [...]
Mar 11
This question comes up again and again. “Where should I chose to live in Panama?” Some will say that Panama City is too crowded. Some will say that Panama City is perfect because you can do and find anything you want.
Some will say, “No El Valle is the only place to live.” Other’s may [...]
