tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25456630863304063992024-03-05T01:29:44.098-08:00Semester in PANAMA!!!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-9172164915837600332010-11-14T12:22:00.000-08:002010-11-14T12:22:28.929-08:00Moldy House<div style="text-align: center;">This is NOT what you want to see when you get back to your house at 2:00 am after a 7 hour bus ride. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNMVqx17tiOUzH68MKGfF6-zc7fnh86aQFQdqwxIaNMhwkVmXfVJqqrFva0eEtTk6j4nd_gN4D9-_vJQgAcptFVm1Xjo5S4WN5rLtYp192wu5FdZdWj6iqAnt78e0CMtgAVVjwHJmDyI/s1600/DSCN1860.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNMVqx17tiOUzH68MKGfF6-zc7fnh86aQFQdqwxIaNMhwkVmXfVJqqrFva0eEtTk6j4nd_gN4D9-_vJQgAcptFVm1Xjo5S4WN5rLtYp192wu5FdZdWj6iqAnt78e0CMtgAVVjwHJmDyI/s320/DSCN1860.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What we arrived home to. All the pillows, blanket, couches and soft surfaces looked about like this. Not cool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA7PXRGT39_d1Bl5_s1Opu24lW3HdlCOPkOXrD1daOXAu-iqKeCNIFL3ttsd2EQVhtc_Z76Hgt8B5OvKzEyKKg-WSj22f0u4yiholUDuxEmZ25KufKmODMhtST8u62ZYsrcLAlgkatlI/s1600/DSCN1855.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA7PXRGT39_d1Bl5_s1Opu24lW3HdlCOPkOXrD1daOXAu-iqKeCNIFL3ttsd2EQVhtc_Z76Hgt8B5OvKzEyKKg-WSj22f0u4yiholUDuxEmZ25KufKmODMhtST8u62ZYsrcLAlgkatlI/s320/DSCN1855.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Carolyn and I in our tent. We set it up so our computer cords could reach all the way into the house to a plug. We were both laying in the tent on our computers. We got decent internet from our front yard, due to being closer to the house next door.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_W1GqOEt4NYc05kl0y49kcquH8UXwF5KoGgAJKfReYYaokaVHH62LwWIiHpbr_bDaG4X8tgY0rkDxhgGlplH0dDFTPdLQtRy_yl7qWUZ7dvlUir2wqe4ZCbELFt5DSWCYawGiDJrP6A/s1600/DSCN1858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_W1GqOEt4NYc05kl0y49kcquH8UXwF5KoGgAJKfReYYaokaVHH62LwWIiHpbr_bDaG4X8tgY0rkDxhgGlplH0dDFTPdLQtRy_yl7qWUZ7dvlUir2wqe4ZCbELFt5DSWCYawGiDJrP6A/s320/DSCN1858.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Middle-of-the-night bleach run plus three amazing friends and two desperate roommates equals one shiny clean house. I called my mom and she told me to scrub the walls with bleach water, wash everything soft that would fit in the washer, and lysol all the soft things that wouldn't fit into the washer. We had already spent the entire day doing laundry, so we called a taxi and went to Rey at midnight to get bleach. We came back home and 3 friends (Left to right, Gracie, Caitlin, and Sara) came over for a cleaning party. We then spent the night over at the FYA (First Year Abroad) girls house, where there was an extra room. Carolyn and I squeezed into a twin bed for the night, and this morning when we went back to our house to get dressed, we could actually enter without feeling like we needed HEPA masks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am now sitting in my bed typing this, and I am not dead, thanks to the amazing people here.Quick thank you to those who helped clean, who let me sleep in their house, and who let me steal their internet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNMVqx17tiOUzH68MKGfF6-zc7fnh86aQFQdqwxIaNMhwkVmXfVJqqrFva0eEtTk6j4nd_gN4D9-_vJQgAcptFVm1Xjo5S4WN5rLtYp192wu5FdZdWj6iqAnt78e0CMtgAVVjwHJmDyI/s1600/DSCN1860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-32443430474380164192010-11-13T15:42:00.000-08:002010-11-20T10:11:07.700-08:00Misc Pictures From Cerro Punta and VicinityJust some random pictures. Most of these need explanation, which will be added over the next couple of days :)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluTo2wRVpLo3KM7VpvwLNio7JGMWmvmW5QkmpxuBKd2B_1BwvQQbRxjlvA6Yyze2Lsea5g71vKjAc8gY9rlG4N6yAzR1FWftrdBOQtML82x8S6CjbJL2CZtWgRUuE5gS-YJV3m4-WxnI/s1600/2+WEEKS+450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluTo2wRVpLo3KM7VpvwLNio7JGMWmvmW5QkmpxuBKd2B_1BwvQQbRxjlvA6Yyze2Lsea5g71vKjAc8gY9rlG4N6yAzR1FWftrdBOQtML82x8S6CjbJL2CZtWgRUuE5gS-YJV3m4-WxnI/s320/2+WEEKS+450.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, Cerro Punta is in the mountains of Panama and is a bit cold. Carolyn apparently doesn't like the cold. Just like most of Panama is yet to learn of AC, they also haven't learned about central heat. Didn't bug me, but Carolyn froze the entire week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaRFtwV4E0kc7Ay496igZKYn7vIDbHCn9A713dhbIex2X2pVMJGLG9RaevXyJBHSCyZNavwWA46Ni7UguyVT2DYuDksSI_g08iuwHR1ajvgXJHkxFrHx-x6ROXy-sEz0QBEHJNPa1Zwo/s1600/2+WEEKS+451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaRFtwV4E0kc7Ay496igZKYn7vIDbHCn9A713dhbIex2X2pVMJGLG9RaevXyJBHSCyZNavwWA46Ni7UguyVT2DYuDksSI_g08iuwHR1ajvgXJHkxFrHx-x6ROXy-sEz0QBEHJNPa1Zwo/s320/2+WEEKS+451.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Geese. Enough said. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N9eht-ORMY9oD_qOwXdibulvqy3sRvehGFtWtgZGSfAL_tfsRw2LLt9O-JThkN7FjdPw_xTAx-BUQcTJf3c4R1wNtk9u4le3qJ_VHNkiylP4OQ_o-EirWDLZqbm3cy21nHL6qIZqH2E/s1600/2+WEEKS+454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N9eht-ORMY9oD_qOwXdibulvqy3sRvehGFtWtgZGSfAL_tfsRw2LLt9O-JThkN7FjdPw_xTAx-BUQcTJf3c4R1wNtk9u4le3qJ_VHNkiylP4OQ_o-EirWDLZqbm3cy21nHL6qIZqH2E/s320/2+WEEKS+454.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Humming birds were like flies at this place, and they were a hazard. You would be walking and one would just randomly zoom 2 inches in front of your face. That said, they are impossible to get pictures of. They move way too stinken fast.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mrtQhuXupBMavUtxNEJwJeDP1-ItydTEGygBquEjHdOlqfzMDfjZvjLNDkID2b4AIgPKj3hnAou55GVcmYPvbpiooCvj7PQubog_apIwv_xZ0XN33anj6J8a0BavpbPWvhRoLVuYim8/s1600/2+WEEKS+457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mrtQhuXupBMavUtxNEJwJeDP1-ItydTEGygBquEjHdOlqfzMDfjZvjLNDkID2b4AIgPKj3hnAou55GVcmYPvbpiooCvj7PQubog_apIwv_xZ0XN33anj6J8a0BavpbPWvhRoLVuYim8/s320/2+WEEKS+457.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We toured a coffee estate. I stupidly didn't take any pictures of the coffee (it's not that exciting), but I did take a picture of these plants that were growing randomly at the estate. Oh, and I drank my first cup of coffee in a very long time. I still hate it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTgmV6Zu7A9A478HsrsUzkYyRsQTwieUSl4_Ubl7XZsXQyVDzQVQqXAaMll62yx0LJrouYQIP9wr5zEWUQdUZ4M6VyKMHQeiPOwcPuGc5Z6OMaU1eZbqjP1Ge6E2prqtlYgo9o5lcyg0/s1600/2+WEEKS+559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTgmV6Zu7A9A478HsrsUzkYyRsQTwieUSl4_Ubl7XZsXQyVDzQVQqXAaMll62yx0LJrouYQIP9wr5zEWUQdUZ4M6VyKMHQeiPOwcPuGc5Z6OMaU1eZbqjP1Ge6E2prqtlYgo9o5lcyg0/s320/2+WEEKS+559.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, most days it was raining. It's Panama. It rains like nobody's business here. BUT, I woke up one day and looked out my window to see this. Yes, this is the view looking straight out of my window at the place we were staying. Stinken gorgeous.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzaqC76qAyrk_tnDeUBUixcu4-AUaArel60VdMf4-lWLp_r20cSMksPE6p2ERSVjdPaQo1BlAbsWu9Cb1ifbWVDY0Jj04H4NBNms-3udZS_FoVFcSBvIhaRXm2uty8D9c0IEMGRuR5VQ/s1600/2+WEEKS+417.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzaqC76qAyrk_tnDeUBUixcu4-AUaArel60VdMf4-lWLp_r20cSMksPE6p2ERSVjdPaQo1BlAbsWu9Cb1ifbWVDY0Jj04H4NBNms-3udZS_FoVFcSBvIhaRXm2uty8D9c0IEMGRuR5VQ/s320/2+WEEKS+417.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I got to the rangers station, checked in, and asked for a map. They proceeded to show me this. Doesn't show elevation, doesn't have grid lines, doesn't do much of anything actually.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqbbHwmYbGJ9Xt9gcr7JunKRxVUETZBuSrEb99AEHyLrhS5J2dfQqnx0aPNllWM0ledXH7TuOQfQDJt255p9Dib_utyDsBt1bKkzaJVpWZhU7qjmDdHCzPHK3t2Zs2I0wT02_Y6JOHZs/s1600/2+WEEKS+263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqbbHwmYbGJ9Xt9gcr7JunKRxVUETZBuSrEb99AEHyLrhS5J2dfQqnx0aPNllWM0ledXH7TuOQfQDJt255p9Dib_utyDsBt1bKkzaJVpWZhU7qjmDdHCzPHK3t2Zs2I0wT02_Y6JOHZs/s320/2+WEEKS+263.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, we were about 30 minutes into our hike and I heard something big move. I timidly look around the corner and see these guys looking at me. We weren't on the trail yet, but the hike started with an one hour walk up the side of a mountain along a road only passable by an ATV. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ9Wt4m1zrsnhPLZj6fWxftM9GO0wGsGHmAumnRD44Rg4KrE86_H5_zOeqVHbYNynWFL_mbop4PMWswRr9E22I_Veds2U6JLvXEV9g7GfVtAw1eZo9uiaEGCuFMjmX4irj9tq8sEyEeE/s1600/2+WEEKS+266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ9Wt4m1zrsnhPLZj6fWxftM9GO0wGsGHmAumnRD44Rg4KrE86_H5_zOeqVHbYNynWFL_mbop4PMWswRr9E22I_Veds2U6JLvXEV9g7GfVtAw1eZo9uiaEGCuFMjmX4irj9tq8sEyEeE/s320/2+WEEKS+266.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Update: Picture is up. I'm sure there will be more to come as I think we'll be in the tent for a while. I bought a blow up mattress for $10 today to toss in there. We're doing about 10 loads of laundry washing anything soft that will fit into a washer; pillows, sheets, clothes, hammocks, etc. so we'll at least be a little more comfy tonight than we were last night. Love you all!!!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-15982217694087717852010-11-11T14:27:00.000-08:002010-11-13T14:34:19.359-08:00Canopy Tour - Isla BastimentosFunness!!!!! A canopy tour on Isla Bastimentos in Bocas Del Toro. It was a huge series of ziplines and high ropes course elements that took about 2 hours. Loads of fun :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQW68ymWYhk7k7k6y9kdVwI-ltzTuqGnGpNymL_FJ0FBnIBk1dzGHCAln1YZVyXRjrZW4RvZZMYbZX1c6IoSEDs1YdeawfeW3dFZUtZ9GL-dEuBMOnCraxANG4AGk7Iwv-tlenIeS7Uo/s1600/DSCN1238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQW68ymWYhk7k7k6y9kdVwI-ltzTuqGnGpNymL_FJ0FBnIBk1dzGHCAln1YZVyXRjrZW4RvZZMYbZX1c6IoSEDs1YdeawfeW3dFZUtZ9GL-dEuBMOnCraxANG4AGk7Iwv-tlenIeS7Uo/s320/DSCN1238.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So... You can´t tell, but we´re in a litle dugout canoe with something along the lines of a trolling motor slapped on the back of it. We got SOAKED. This is how we got to and from Isla Bastimentos for our Zipline ride. It was an adventure in of itself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyXFOIw0Da9KHj6wyKPfE7EZwhNEQ2wcWdhk_jWdStD5uQVf8lvXNFnPJhoF7aptXl3EG2ff-CcXpo9XtqMi3BMV6iJDyhfBJYNHykTfpPwV2qVHvt4eoSK1TG-w5mcK6WiLG6xnL8bU/s1600/2+WEEKS+078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyXFOIw0Da9KHj6wyKPfE7EZwhNEQ2wcWdhk_jWdStD5uQVf8lvXNFnPJhoF7aptXl3EG2ff-CcXpo9XtqMi3BMV6iJDyhfBJYNHykTfpPwV2qVHvt4eoSK1TG-w5mcK6WiLG6xnL8bU/s320/2+WEEKS+078.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Wooooo!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxbAJYvU9516y7vvSPqI1PKy1WgCt3vFs1ViRoTEwQu3nvR1qYOVGre2ibyH6UHQTTS9RW8R9crROv97dg1pmbIDiHAjmvYYtHfxDD7sWjoqPw2A8yuW8MP9GlSD5PUYDx2m_lbjKHWw/s1600/DSCN1267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxbAJYvU9516y7vvSPqI1PKy1WgCt3vFs1ViRoTEwQu3nvR1qYOVGre2ibyH6UHQTTS9RW8R9crROv97dg1pmbIDiHAjmvYYtHfxDD7sWjoqPw2A8yuW8MP9GlSD5PUYDx2m_lbjKHWw/s320/DSCN1267.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So... Ï have lots of pictures from the Zipline ride that we bought from the photographer. Unfortunately, I foget to bring the disc with me to the internet cafe, so all I have is this one from the end. It was one of the coolest things I have ever done. It wasn´t only a zipline, but also a high ropes course. It was only me, Carolyn, and Rodrigo (a friend who travelled with us the first week). We had three guides and a photographer. So much fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QvypmtYfuMnZnms_B0gu7mfCji3VyWzXf5ksFCihTwX_-0u-t9zkNRhOcjQRHzlaxDUwqOq_Wzt-gYSu74tucyZlxzcRko9g41ULXaW1Zx_22Af789Xx41ceNUQUpAAq8xQqOXDhlDw/s1600/DSCN1275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QvypmtYfuMnZnms_B0gu7mfCji3VyWzXf5ksFCihTwX_-0u-t9zkNRhOcjQRHzlaxDUwqOq_Wzt-gYSu74tucyZlxzcRko9g41ULXaW1Zx_22Af789Xx41ceNUQUpAAq8xQqOXDhlDw/s320/DSCN1275.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you ever tried to take a self portrait of two people in a double kayak? Not easy. We took about five, and got two with our faces in them. It didn´t help that it was rough. We didn´t flip. Have no idea how.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKqcS7BVzRUmkLo7O4Y_9tJXM8IeGGIAjLV9zLc-SVQb0RH-WdakWuuSlquJjteA0EhPw5lq98q_NKOmumGlCQIPXypB5tACKCqbO8u21TnfvVgIvuNYOTxHAIIKWv77lT4i0pWr5rGk/s1600/DSCN1288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKqcS7BVzRUmkLo7O4Y_9tJXM8IeGGIAjLV9zLc-SVQb0RH-WdakWuuSlquJjteA0EhPw5lq98q_NKOmumGlCQIPXypB5tACKCqbO8u21TnfvVgIvuNYOTxHAIIKWv77lT4i0pWr5rGk/s320/DSCN1288.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got tired and decided to sunbathe (in the midddle of the channel). Unfortunately it was a little rough so I had to do a little bit of work in holding my paddle out to give us balance. Life´s rough.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6EUHDsCLWTwbD0mfYRwAxN1xOOjzg7blgWaCduei95Fio_IcuMLpxW_HV1w0KpOTXTKQM_azbIj7tvu0KY44Mu2B6qnbmkh-Nnbj7U8scJ6b_eeKgVS3uK9gVifb7zM75Hl3GiScgIY/s1600/2+WEEKS+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6EUHDsCLWTwbD0mfYRwAxN1xOOjzg7blgWaCduei95Fio_IcuMLpxW_HV1w0KpOTXTKQM_azbIj7tvu0KY44Mu2B6qnbmkh-Nnbj7U8scJ6b_eeKgVS3uK9gVifb7zM75Hl3GiScgIY/s320/2+WEEKS+102.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Toe's not thrilled with my nap in the ocean, but I still convinced her to try it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-_BOgdWbPivxig_sj7GlQEdAMH1FIUgdIFUprMad4FaZKubPNOVy0-H-Sc1mNcK2QhRSvbVCxSZBgxgoYkLg7sWT3xTD7HWa-cWRpkUplMez0ZNMlbJvALvW9rdrDPp4jqaHIvtwR-A/s1600/DSCN1296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-_BOgdWbPivxig_sj7GlQEdAMH1FIUgdIFUprMad4FaZKubPNOVy0-H-Sc1mNcK2QhRSvbVCxSZBgxgoYkLg7sWT3xTD7HWa-cWRpkUplMez0ZNMlbJvALvW9rdrDPp4jqaHIvtwR-A/s320/DSCN1296.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here´s Toe sitting on the dock looking pretty. It was a gorgeous day. We didn´t get many of those.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9MWD9agEnOxahy5EjvncAMMulv2uCbp67oZ5OFOAU9Bwv2e37e1HRFABiNF48TUv42dh3W6WtdIEvF60_XLIf7Xr6iFbqKovFEINCcPv-VxHs9WZ7vhUX0woELY85AlYuuenRSQZInw/s1600/2+WEEKS+107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9MWD9agEnOxahy5EjvncAMMulv2uCbp67oZ5OFOAU9Bwv2e37e1HRFABiNF48TUv42dh3W6WtdIEvF60_XLIf7Xr6iFbqKovFEINCcPv-VxHs9WZ7vhUX0woELY85AlYuuenRSQZInw/s320/2+WEEKS+107.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Me chilling on the dock</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQXd1fZsnY5J6ro-JI611IjX_IH8z4cn4Sb5fKcSSBWWFbh3qypbiaSer_nab1H8oqsZyA12IgAULyWunFlsz8pj9qU8x2gn9zJfQnnYXaam72LKEst8hk29F1RILV3yMF3Fu3NeZNh8/s1600/DSCN1228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQXd1fZsnY5J6ro-JI611IjX_IH8z4cn4Sb5fKcSSBWWFbh3qypbiaSer_nab1H8oqsZyA12IgAULyWunFlsz8pj9qU8x2gn9zJfQnnYXaam72LKEst8hk29F1RILV3yMF3Fu3NeZNh8/s320/DSCN1228.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, at Red Frog Beach, a little kid came up and asked "Quiere buscar una rana roja?" which translates to "Do you want to look for a red frog". Rodrigo and I (Carolyn was off climbing things), of course, said yes. This kid proceeded to take us on a 1 hour hike. He was bafefoot and Rodrigo and I were in sandals. We were slipping all over the place, but the kid wasn´t. Figures. Anyway, he found a red frog, shows it to us, turns around and says, "Dollah". He was cute, so we gave him one. He found us a few more after that and got us out of the forest. Good thing, because I had no idea where I was at that point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjso_WFcFg58zVq-dwV0A-c78jExc4HPwkrO9X-rUXFRFIHFfuu0ghixIYwgjFBQtVzFniAmVDifUA3ul9pbxlcs6IZm1z81Pbk0-fn5vLExteIRznN35ciH77a3l4E8lJHumKKObo3g/s1600/DSCN1234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjso_WFcFg58zVq-dwV0A-c78jExc4HPwkrO9X-rUXFRFIHFfuu0ghixIYwgjFBQtVzFniAmVDifUA3ul9pbxlcs6IZm1z81Pbk0-fn5vLExteIRznN35ciH77a3l4E8lJHumKKObo3g/s320/DSCN1234.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There´s one in its natural habitat. they´re tiny, but very red.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kutuPlShADWiKggrnh4-vm1l2dpYt-sORjM2ESdcZSt_DcDEHKq03XRKAPqWrErVpg0qs84UH8yxfsgCUgT0Mdl8jiX5hWiAziCYWzSbnjSqR2SQ_evPZcG_4fct659J6Y4qTqyB-6A/s1600/DSCN1353.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kutuPlShADWiKggrnh4-vm1l2dpYt-sORjM2ESdcZSt_DcDEHKq03XRKAPqWrErVpg0qs84UH8yxfsgCUgT0Mdl8jiX5hWiAziCYWzSbnjSqR2SQ_evPZcG_4fct659J6Y4qTqyB-6A/s320/DSCN1353.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, we were sitting on a dock and I was trying to take a picture of a jellyfish, and a boatman came up and said "they don´t sting. You can pick one up". I looked at him and said something along the lines of "you first" It seemed like a good tourist trick to me. Tell them the jellyfish don't sting, then laugh histerically when they find out otherwise. Anyway, he picked one up, and sure enough, they don´t sting. We then proceeded to pick up jellyfish. We stopped just short of throwing them at each other.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70UyxfMxyi0-C2pvOctCtgDm9jsdAEoHreP8Ac_9skx5ccZ8efJw72rnNFduyUqeG4wCRxpdvrQDRZaatuMO5g_ZGQasMTX3Y0_84aCntFMSvkc6ZnOH7cye9PiM5sOyS91wrVquVY1E/s1600/DSCN1357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70UyxfMxyi0-C2pvOctCtgDm9jsdAEoHreP8Ac_9skx5ccZ8efJw72rnNFduyUqeG4wCRxpdvrQDRZaatuMO5g_ZGQasMTX3Y0_84aCntFMSvkc6ZnOH7cye9PiM5sOyS91wrVquVY1E/s320/DSCN1357.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A nice boatmen let Toe drive. I proceeded to put all my water sensitive belognings into my dry bag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBycadX2ZUsyP3l7Pk9uWBAYc2eyEUE4sQGUbMDu9WehldkyKJjkvoIx1Hc-L7BX52FFVoJm1dcdWxMmfpXWaPTwsginCrUzq6yL9Hr0BMNc-Iwzw4h_USLusqG3Bnx5OvRUbYs3jqGM/s1600/DSCN1450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBycadX2ZUsyP3l7Pk9uWBAYc2eyEUE4sQGUbMDu9WehldkyKJjkvoIx1Hc-L7BX52FFVoJm1dcdWxMmfpXWaPTwsginCrUzq6yL9Hr0BMNc-Iwzw4h_USLusqG3Bnx5OvRUbYs3jqGM/s320/DSCN1450.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I caught three little fishies. Considering I was fishing with a handline, I was glad they were little fishies and not big fishies. Check out that hair. That´s what you get after a day of swimming in salt water and boating.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0V4dHcDOHSE-Xqj1Ht2RMyNezI_BH_qsB5lMk_iOoFnVeSg_gmrT7F_1R0BoA7yo8W-xFK0rS1oc9WyNh5NMD1wj7TvAizAlFqXoGGjZLPPY4qXcnNjV9YwQwNpGLoJ-ds6qqZCk6gA/s1600/2+WEEKS+225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0V4dHcDOHSE-Xqj1Ht2RMyNezI_BH_qsB5lMk_iOoFnVeSg_gmrT7F_1R0BoA7yo8W-xFK0rS1oc9WyNh5NMD1wj7TvAizAlFqXoGGjZLPPY4qXcnNjV9YwQwNpGLoJ-ds6qqZCk6gA/s320/2+WEEKS+225.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty shot from a boat ride :)</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-12479923997054845462010-10-15T21:12:00.000-07:002010-10-15T23:10:05.656-07:00Cerro AnconSo finally, an up-to-date post. This is what I did TODAY!!! Not a month ago like the previous two :) More than any other day, I wished I had my nice camera and a tripod. We "hiked" (up a road...) to the top of Cerro Ancon, a really big hill in the middle of the city. We didn't do this during the day though, we started hiking around 5:30-6:00ish, about when the sun was setting, hence the desire for a tripod and a nice camera. I did my best though, using Carolyn's shoulder a few times, trees to brace the camera against, and the occasional sign. Still came out pretty blurry though :(<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggP0Intg83XejcVJp7W83v2P_yxv36dfYVUZMLN4756birxnAwvfklH34NTQafrqssVGSUjhZp9DjrVAReu49dnqMPy-gNCCg5yp61wDlVKsPizvUz2Fdt3__hQMekR430hwVpCrtN5m8/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggP0Intg83XejcVJp7W83v2P_yxv36dfYVUZMLN4756birxnAwvfklH34NTQafrqssVGSUjhZp9DjrVAReu49dnqMPy-gNCCg5yp61wDlVKsPizvUz2Fdt3__hQMekR430hwVpCrtN5m8/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+127.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was right before we got started. Note Carolyn playing on a ledge overgrown with something green and slippery. This is her convincing me to NEVER go hiking with her anywhere near cliffs.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxv626s4UOI8TqWUlqHPbnE3DgkyR7YlPo5TdvF59v6fx4fUk_WLi0ATM5NBYSxFK6ZmxOFt64b5K9Z7Suyvjytnfl2Bi97wtUG51TX0v1EQJGPgG2wf1KPVqhgSMZ2bxNw1KtRbhDQk/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxv626s4UOI8TqWUlqHPbnE3DgkyR7YlPo5TdvF59v6fx4fUk_WLi0ATM5NBYSxFK6ZmxOFt64b5K9Z7Suyvjytnfl2Bi97wtUG51TX0v1EQJGPgG2wf1KPVqhgSMZ2bxNw1KtRbhDQk/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+144.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So... Completely unrelated to Cerro Ancon except that I took the picture while on the hill. Note what is different in this sign than the ones back home :) I find it entertaining.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEl7VC3eIGb5bK9SsplHE_fRUHJwgCmKYiUmlO907N4LeA2oRTSMeNeZDA8HAQhoiVJZOGuGPzBIPqKSFl9joiGc6INSIZw-OQlEV1MHKYTurKxbrGeM56vPfW6E2hNaixsEl0Oiu2AU/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEl7VC3eIGb5bK9SsplHE_fRUHJwgCmKYiUmlO907N4LeA2oRTSMeNeZDA8HAQhoiVJZOGuGPzBIPqKSFl9joiGc6INSIZw-OQlEV1MHKYTurKxbrGeM56vPfW6E2hNaixsEl0Oiu2AU/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+146.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking out over the pacific side. If you could see behind the palm tree on the right, you would see a line of ships waiting for their turn to go through the canal.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9J_xzXgjCoRispK447pVOATD15Hlefl8TDxLaVK8ALcm3jPLXMuU_H6ih8F4TV1pumRBYJmMu-vwf5QhZsfuvhD9NNSrECP25BdEz6PmoP_JVUUr4OASxYur-SleP43_wMk8U0kEwNE/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9J_xzXgjCoRispK447pVOATD15Hlefl8TDxLaVK8ALcm3jPLXMuU_H6ih8F4TV1pumRBYJmMu-vwf5QhZsfuvhD9NNSrECP25BdEz6PmoP_JVUUr4OASxYur-SleP43_wMk8U0kEwNE/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+155.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking out at the city</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLkZXxQtCBcgHS1R_r2Xs-kDGollOdgpQ76fMZaO6bsjQCLINRcyPT_s3_3Lq2WGe7fXQzJDJPasuHvtSNzO5__xj10eyRXmRuGKgOgm7mqEDkVxYTHes4ofJwi4ja97VThCdujmGUMY/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLkZXxQtCBcgHS1R_r2Xs-kDGollOdgpQ76fMZaO6bsjQCLINRcyPT_s3_3Lq2WGe7fXQzJDJPasuHvtSNzO5__xj10eyRXmRuGKgOgm7mqEDkVxYTHes4ofJwi4ja97VThCdujmGUMY/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+160.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, it's blurry, but over on the right you can see lights from the ships waiting their turn to start through the canal. The big blur of lights is a cruise ship. Apparently going through the canal is not only practical, but a selling point for some cruises.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYX2XxTNsjraBqSzSiT8A2J_Kz3lBiRZ_d7MVCC_9GqpivzDFKxKH4eyom577uglgU-4TK_oMi26zleOW88OHVf8LjsC8GebagVenYhAL5AiAk5p-V5EBngkhd9F1VieNC5U5Qi52e4Kg/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYX2XxTNsjraBqSzSiT8A2J_Kz3lBiRZ_d7MVCC_9GqpivzDFKxKH4eyom577uglgU-4TK_oMi26zleOW88OHVf8LjsC8GebagVenYhAL5AiAk5p-V5EBngkhd9F1VieNC5U5Qi52e4Kg/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+161.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautifulness</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYeMlYNXw34xIjzNJy7hVlVWb2NQ9flmev4biF4buSi_4fDyt8QZgyR6MOXmzFtdSKTR4LoDWr_thzEdO1hpGjSB2LOAjF729zv68gqWv5t5Dfdlo-KmTJdAZikRtsaPpdkFVmatmFrE/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYeMlYNXw34xIjzNJy7hVlVWb2NQ9flmev4biF4buSi_4fDyt8QZgyR6MOXmzFtdSKTR4LoDWr_thzEdO1hpGjSB2LOAjF729zv68gqWv5t5Dfdlo-KmTJdAZikRtsaPpdkFVmatmFrE/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+162.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The City on the left, ocean on the right, entrance to the canal if you keep panning right beyond where this pic toes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-c4QRI5BDZXzoUnH3wNEzQijsj3u76p1kQpntIVwD5ZF-HbhJ7RVWc2XqQUsQTJHEqq-Y4jhkuBuagWPADUQ5wd11CJgAZOSuGInC5w2U6kPEwST_ESkH0QnggYQjWJBTlOaNb_-FHSI/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-c4QRI5BDZXzoUnH3wNEzQijsj3u76p1kQpntIVwD5ZF-HbhJ7RVWc2XqQUsQTJHEqq-Y4jhkuBuagWPADUQ5wd11CJgAZOSuGInC5w2U6kPEwST_ESkH0QnggYQjWJBTlOaNb_-FHSI/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+171.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That strring of blurry lights on the left is the Bridge of the Americas. The bridge going over the canal, connecting what the canal separated.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq-vpX7LSKkPLuEu5eDvClsIas4yNZWQ0D8uq-WnLMp7qryL06tN-vpOr-BZIfQowd8QxOsKSWMLlxuWGYXXg2K-DRdK0xmx-GdrWBIpOcyh7qlCeu7Xg4jf4pT9N3CwotCe5TUmgtEc/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq-vpX7LSKkPLuEu5eDvClsIas4yNZWQ0D8uq-WnLMp7qryL06tN-vpOr-BZIfQowd8QxOsKSWMLlxuWGYXXg2K-DRdK0xmx-GdrWBIpOcyh7qlCeu7Xg4jf4pT9N3CwotCe5TUmgtEc/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+184.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The city from the top. As you can see, it was flat out dark by the time we got up to the top. I can't take credit for this picture though. Gracie climbed a tree and asked me to pass her my camera. When I got it back, this picture was on it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cMkiD2vT3qRp9YKdVQWqtG1xRDpn2YK7wK50RN0xmZkjehAxewsQimEVFwvm6T5YH4xP0MOAaDj9dxX207hWzNfJeFnQbyXy_Kj_sbnE4sVo3QPPkQEjLvQgeRWKLdPlLMrwj1KQ8lw/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cMkiD2vT3qRp9YKdVQWqtG1xRDpn2YK7wK50RN0xmZkjehAxewsQimEVFwvm6T5YH4xP0MOAaDj9dxX207hWzNfJeFnQbyXy_Kj_sbnE4sVo3QPPkQEjLvQgeRWKLdPlLMrwj1KQ8lw/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+193.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carolyn and I at the top with the city lights in the background</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">On an unrelated note, I'm getting used to all the things that were weird when I got here. I'll have to catch a picture of it sometime, but when I walk back from school at the same time as there is a ship going through the Miraflores locks, it looks like there is a huge container ship driving down the street in front of me. I'm starting to tune out the loud and long ship horns that I used to hear at all hours of the night and day. I know they're happening just as often, I just don't notice it as much.<br />
Oh ya! 3 trips to immigration, one of which involved a bomb scare, and about 12 hours of waiting, but I got my student visa!!!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-9614525221127784452010-10-15T20:51:00.000-07:002010-10-17T10:28:46.460-07:00El Valle ZooAlthough I already went to Santa Clara with Carolyn, we took an IP trip last weekend to El Valle and Santa Clara. I already have plenty of good pics up from Santa Clara, so everything here is from the zoo in El Valle. I'll be going back to El Valle sometime and have more pictures of the actual valley to show.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFobUAZsKWaILq1BRLy55k5YQ9_WeNsoZQvPozBjP3dVf7zKyct0jii8YHbpRpsbo-1xwn3fINMB8nVHmkmUZOhkbsUKAdYnAquERSogg7usGWp5FCaskK0BMvLNy3P7TPCHvKRJH3lg/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFobUAZsKWaILq1BRLy55k5YQ9_WeNsoZQvPozBjP3dVf7zKyct0jii8YHbpRpsbo-1xwn3fINMB8nVHmkmUZOhkbsUKAdYnAquERSogg7usGWp5FCaskK0BMvLNy3P7TPCHvKRJH3lg/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+083.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's a pic of a golden frog crawling around on the glass. They're believed to be extinct in the wild. There's a massive preservation project at this zoo. Essentially there's a fungus or something that's wiping them out. They've quarantined a bunch of them unaffected by the fungus and are planning to reintroduce them once the fungus moves on. What makes them think the fungus will ever "move on", I have no idea...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGVYQ-e4GyeNh0VfOX6CailQnEBJYsT2ebic8h_DYY8dyqbVlLgpt54yxZixwv_j4Vu4TDSLM74tN4JymsqlOLP7w3KafkOUmRcN8LWP2GwWdS2AyRN11B4jHY3l1VwzLK7SMlfo1vwM/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGVYQ-e4GyeNh0VfOX6CailQnEBJYsT2ebic8h_DYY8dyqbVlLgpt54yxZixwv_j4Vu4TDSLM74tN4JymsqlOLP7w3KafkOUmRcN8LWP2GwWdS2AyRN11B4jHY3l1VwzLK7SMlfo1vwM/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+087.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I few owls annoyed by the bright light and people trying to get their attention. Can't say I've ever seen an owl this close up though.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrY4QuiPmJuX1gR2W_ARBqG9kFhjGzOf7atN8bi5bmNtWXkRQPBCdiMrqi_oHqh8FjnPGid4lFYeiS69pKUnNoeyaCzxr00IAVbCFYz5nunTwzO6iYDkhbiErSuEoq5DSYRYsAFcFnt0/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrY4QuiPmJuX1gR2W_ARBqG9kFhjGzOf7atN8bi5bmNtWXkRQPBCdiMrqi_oHqh8FjnPGid4lFYeiS69pKUnNoeyaCzxr00IAVbCFYz5nunTwzO6iYDkhbiErSuEoq5DSYRYsAFcFnt0/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+092.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, so you have no reference to see how huge this rooster is, but trust me when I say it is on sttinken GINORMOUS rooster. If you've known me long, you probably know that I HATE roosters/have traumatic memories of a rooster trying to kill me (not to be confused with the goose that tried to kill me). I was a little worried that bird was going to flump over the fence just to try to kill me. It was eying me the whole time I was trying to get a picture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TbLksBnkAbj9L11bCx61JmzreECSfDw7fg1FnDuhABukBmjAiNpvWnQkigXYS7k7dMYyFCniYS2prpYN3fWA12qCDvvIRKLG4XSn_f51uUNmIOfdBilwAP119p3wT8swbniGuOhMDAk/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5TbLksBnkAbj9L11bCx61JmzreECSfDw7fg1FnDuhABukBmjAiNpvWnQkigXYS7k7dMYyFCniYS2prpYN3fWA12qCDvvIRKLG4XSn_f51uUNmIOfdBilwAP119p3wT8swbniGuOhMDAk/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+095.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know what those things are, I assume some type of monkey. I just thought they were cute together, one protecting the other from my camera.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7leUDOSLN0vc-8dtqTKJimE-_KZkt45-TveJ0F7oL8VYxONYvSL8KNr3Wgy9yGFbfS_rQbNU6i5BszKP1poxb1mocTpioGV5kr5Gxw1GUWpVPjm0RFBhxr0uKNj24tTJiZ6swAE2ZvU/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7leUDOSLN0vc-8dtqTKJimE-_KZkt45-TveJ0F7oL8VYxONYvSL8KNr3Wgy9yGFbfS_rQbNU6i5BszKP1poxb1mocTpioGV5kr5Gxw1GUWpVPjm0RFBhxr0uKNj24tTJiZ6swAE2ZvU/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+097.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have no idea what this thing is, there was no sign. At first I thought this thing was hideous. A disgusting mix of an anteater, possum, and rat. After I stared at it for a while though, I started to think he was a little cute. Definitely curious and pretty friendly too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja91eJsg9EWhjJuF3xHkO5zOzFq1roEK7l0FmetUwqi5GAzItvBrqd9xSWQ7K3lbjbXmURNX7FXO5Uwg8BkZZE09pTlFD9OMreTQLGnxtyaVhpZTaRAV9lTEqW1qsHRNHt8_i72Ab_B10/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja91eJsg9EWhjJuF3xHkO5zOzFq1roEK7l0FmetUwqi5GAzItvBrqd9xSWQ7K3lbjbXmURNX7FXO5Uwg8BkZZE09pTlFD9OMreTQLGnxtyaVhpZTaRAV9lTEqW1qsHRNHt8_i72Ab_B10/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+103.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So it's not a goose... but it's big and it's a bird and that's enough reason for me to hate it. It's trying to attack some poor kid who only wants to feed it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzL5V7s8q72O4GMuwiRMnUkEK_WAr0xpSQ7KKL5EEpejv8pf0LDUvh88l1CXJzxuSLSlpJ-hdeSm2HoIjzdIFdpvLTUFeKeG6NXU74JzG5YeY5xs63tjihHRo_RMp_CKU-GEQymeLTFeU/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzL5V7s8q72O4GMuwiRMnUkEK_WAr0xpSQ7KKL5EEpejv8pf0LDUvh88l1CXJzxuSLSlpJ-hdeSm2HoIjzdIFdpvLTUFeKeG6NXU74JzG5YeY5xs63tjihHRo_RMp_CKU-GEQymeLTFeU/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+108.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's a gray one. Don't be confused by the pictures, I never got close to these things. Just used zoom. And I had a firm grasp on my knife, ready to kill any bird that tried to kill me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JMTakKZQXamAxFj-oUCAi8plaX3tQRysyQjdHEhPRSlghjZ8KEjqhn0D7IjAtEe_5GxEDUqjZjKIYr19WZMxvFvgvbvwsOdXTwq3QYcHRmhtkjNHXb58SE4dWjiL5PWsNQ-7TL7VQEE/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JMTakKZQXamAxFj-oUCAi8plaX3tQRysyQjdHEhPRSlghjZ8KEjqhn0D7IjAtEe_5GxEDUqjZjKIYr19WZMxvFvgvbvwsOdXTwq3QYcHRmhtkjNHXb58SE4dWjiL5PWsNQ-7TL7VQEE/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+110.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That ones for Mommy. It's a really big orchid. It's called the Holy Ghost Orchid. It's actually in bloom, but since they had more fencing around this thing than they did around the painted leopard, I was unable to get a macro shot of the flower.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOlZwuFIffhGQjRheXkmeGjLHuHDheNdVcVj-F52NIBFTQlnge96Zg53ASUuHtFVxOdyHzrmq4rEYazmKtPxzOM5szJ8kjZKd8fRtYow6Jt5VMsuqesK-0ugVVedsRBvqTmSu1BfGH6g/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOlZwuFIffhGQjRheXkmeGjLHuHDheNdVcVj-F52NIBFTQlnge96Zg53ASUuHtFVxOdyHzrmq4rEYazmKtPxzOM5szJ8kjZKd8fRtYow6Jt5VMsuqesK-0ugVVedsRBvqTmSu1BfGH6g/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+119.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at the cute little leopard. He's just begging someone to stick their hand over there to pet him... So he can bite it off. Seriously. A chain link fence which any 2 year old could fit an arm through. Kindof neat, especially to see the little kitty sticking his paws though.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmWUgk6_60xxUfBV7c-BqOD3mXMsleMeo-tBfZzdkXyZ5m9mFhf60bIGR3ylq8bpY8XWUqggAzrABmSIXDrFo5t7gsyDRRvGVeiZmR1GPUUYwmEZ9hY5edA_oFdyiv-ToxeyCM3H62NY/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmWUgk6_60xxUfBV7c-BqOD3mXMsleMeo-tBfZzdkXyZ5m9mFhf60bIGR3ylq8bpY8XWUqggAzrABmSIXDrFo5t7gsyDRRvGVeiZmR1GPUUYwmEZ9hY5edA_oFdyiv-ToxeyCM3H62NY/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+122.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This one just wants to sleep in his little house. Isn't he so cute? Looks just like a cute little kitty you could adopt from the humane society; except from those teeth you can see protruding from its mouth.</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-59486513407142786952010-10-15T20:26:00.000-07:002010-10-15T20:26:43.162-07:00Azuero PeninsulaSo first off, sorry bout the gap between blog posts. It's not so novel to be over here anymore. Things like grocery shopping and taking taxis are no longer blog-worthy, but I still promise to keep in touch better. This post is all from the IP (international programs) trip to the Azuero Peninsula. I didn't post when I came back because I claimed I had no fun and just got sick (really sick), but looking back at my pictures I realize I did in fact have a good time. Enjoy!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMgrCGfVaZZ_W6DlU2_ovATXR_H3hFuV6VB0wp1Ca8xnR-mUpQfGZOAJ-CrtjGbhyphenhyphen3UU4-kioGDNXhN-jb-DZaR-j-H3zjiy52sOHcEHxb9cG8T_E3qAlplwgeeq7Vwd4rECP7_ZK4p8/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMgrCGfVaZZ_W6DlU2_ovATXR_H3hFuV6VB0wp1Ca8xnR-mUpQfGZOAJ-CrtjGbhyphenhyphen3UU4-kioGDNXhN-jb-DZaR-j-H3zjiy52sOHcEHxb9cG8T_E3qAlplwgeeq7Vwd4rECP7_ZK4p8/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+002.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So our first stop in the Azuero Peninsula was La Hacienda San Isidro, a distillery/brewery/sugar cane farm all in one. This place makes the name brands Seco and Abuelo, both of which have been described to me as "burning paint-thinner" by more than one person.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5jePTbNhYJT2Zf5RyYRDxolXoxeg9pUFwnpG3oNqsI8ngNEnBy7AC63Lm13h7tGFz1aXh3JHi5cAq5s_iksU-qxQqQsXdfR-2pugngY6znZUdoyj0YjNQtBwkxFnluyXKrKfwCY8ro0/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5jePTbNhYJT2Zf5RyYRDxolXoxeg9pUFwnpG3oNqsI8ngNEnBy7AC63Lm13h7tGFz1aXh3JHi5cAq5s_iksU-qxQqQsXdfR-2pugngY6znZUdoyj0YjNQtBwkxFnluyXKrKfwCY8ro0/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+006.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Outside of the cellars was beautiful. I wished I had my nice camera and more time to take some pictures. I felt like I was at some Cady and Cady set or something. It doesn't look like it, but it was dripping a bit and was about to start raining.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9puxmHObm2XM9H4FevHxYv9Ifwz5jtJWb47Gnjy5ceJcutKJNCOemYjMlRJ4wNZk1tJr26ZioNKSm97dIJ9BidFRT9hyphenhyphencggCMpXnLwfONT7twifTrro3RVwOujeJoHm1ddgh7oUdVWz0/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9puxmHObm2XM9H4FevHxYv9Ifwz5jtJWb47Gnjy5ceJcutKJNCOemYjMlRJ4wNZk1tJr26ZioNKSm97dIJ9BidFRT9hyphenhyphencggCMpXnLwfONT7twifTrro3RVwOujeJoHm1ddgh7oUdVWz0/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+021.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So this was neat. In a town called La Arena (literally, the sand) right next to Chitre, it turned into a pottery factory city, except without what we would think of as factories. I watched a guy throw bowl after bowl after bowl. All of them came out identical and it took him about 30-60 seconds per bowl, depending on sign and ornamentation. It was beyond what I imagined when I read "Handmade" on a piece of pottery. They also use old-fashioned firing methods. There are kilns like the above all over the city, and firewood piled everywhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQc93AuQon0wu0liMyqrTqTOUA5t4HsrrMsk4MYJHmiOzXN6YQ3jB8LOnm4Wcd9s_PzBs6PososElEk-P1zFW9vHskVjEz8WZiOVAJtFoIiCqfVmpO99wpw6vbKYG73qINVK7IePOH44k/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQc93AuQon0wu0liMyqrTqTOUA5t4HsrrMsk4MYJHmiOzXN6YQ3jB8LOnm4Wcd9s_PzBs6PososElEk-P1zFW9vHskVjEz8WZiOVAJtFoIiCqfVmpO99wpw6vbKYG73qINVK7IePOH44k/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was outside of one of the shops. These "Half-Vases" as I called them are to hang on a wall. They will be fired, painted/glazed, and fired again before they are sold. There were just shelves and shelves of things drying, waiting to be fired, or waiting to be painted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtxqYnjgNJ_bboZx1_KwZIKRaOMq1juMkzB16Pa2vp9LTonncflA2UMh70lw_zq4b_juAAoQCe9RnADXx_qUk4PY-QBUE1zJ8U7SbJPXQQcRHu4AnnH2HFcVQrAsmTvnn6Hb5ZEjA5Sk/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtxqYnjgNJ_bboZx1_KwZIKRaOMq1juMkzB16Pa2vp9LTonncflA2UMh70lw_zq4b_juAAoQCe9RnADXx_qUk4PY-QBUE1zJ8U7SbJPXQQcRHu4AnnH2HFcVQrAsmTvnn6Hb5ZEjA5Sk/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+032.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's Carolyn trying her hand at the wheel. Not electric powered. There's a big circle piece of wood at the bottom attached to the wheel. You have to kick the wood to spend the wheel. Hard to keep your hands steady while kicking to keep the wheel spinning. It was fun trying though :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLG1n9UCcfLSDFPQu5QP3TFj0sDX0jcKaQMn4RhJomZYQcHRK3jZd88wZbL9j4cZdCeGCAiWmcEkRG_ucUNkT5acB62TVpdrkPdZOgPzlXMjXEZjdkPdVzrAVxkyeUMA2OEOkJu-f6P4/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLG1n9UCcfLSDFPQu5QP3TFj0sDX0jcKaQMn4RhJomZYQcHRK3jZd88wZbL9j4cZdCeGCAiWmcEkRG_ucUNkT5acB62TVpdrkPdZOgPzlXMjXEZjdkPdVzrAVxkyeUMA2OEOkJu-f6P4/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+042.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, this was step one in making a mud house. I only have a picture of step one because the next steps required me to become way too muddy to touch my camera. Wish I had a picture of the finished product, but you can see the frame of the wall we will be making in the background of the shot. It was fun for a while, but then it started raining, and eventually it just got wet, muddy, hot, and buggy. I think this is a brilliant business plan. We were making a house people actually lived in. Business plan: Get gringos to pay you to be allowed to build your house. Sounds good to me. Seriously though, the whole neighborhood came out to watch the gringo idiots playing in the mud. There were about people there at one point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCNk_7DqlJDQUS-xCgOG6a1XHdT01TqDXlYJ1FsQiWNjNSOkIePpdlVZwglS3UvQxoqQnKLdzzekNGKUdkS7MNN4KliS71AFEN1qpo22jIyccpx_2BcHv_YfnLm5hc2caBH5nyjsCa8U/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCNk_7DqlJDQUS-xCgOG6a1XHdT01TqDXlYJ1FsQiWNjNSOkIePpdlVZwglS3UvQxoqQnKLdzzekNGKUdkS7MNN4KliS71AFEN1qpo22jIyccpx_2BcHv_YfnLm5hc2caBH5nyjsCa8U/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+046.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone posing for a picture, unaware that Gary (program assistant) is about to coat them in mud. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmM-m2V_FVTNg8-z0te6PA83xHku7s-dC6cjZcLgkF7eoYI1fkPK5_WC2r3hqgiN4Z7mHr2CYYOrhTTQ8tZ1qUfE-h9b1awXnC09mUnnaj_TrtmZOaB10TDVAIGXrYJtkuPkQ2OCSq20/s1600/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmM-m2V_FVTNg8-z0te6PA83xHku7s-dC6cjZcLgkF7eoYI1fkPK5_WC2r3hqgiN4Z7mHr2CYYOrhTTQ8tZ1qUfE-h9b1awXnC09mUnnaj_TrtmZOaB10TDVAIGXrYJtkuPkQ2OCSq20/s320/Santa+Clara%282%29+thru+Cerro+Ancon+056.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And finally, Gary. I believe there is already a pic of him on this blog, but I think he has a white tee-shirt over his face. He's an amazing program assistant. A spanish to english dictionary/tour guide/handy man/friend all in one. There's a running joke around here. Whenever anything goes wrong, the first thing to come out of our mouths (in a whining tone) is "Gary, fix it!" Example: When there was a bomb threat at immigration and we were stuck outside sweating buckets, the first thing we said was, "Gary, Fix it" even though Gary wasn't with us. We still maintain that if he were there, he could have fixed it. </div><br />
I'm doing well and having fun. This trip had some bumps, but looking back I still had a great time. I was sick for the week after this, missed class, slept all day, went to a Panamanian doctor, etc. It wasn't fun. They haven't heard of Nyquil or anything similar in this country, and apparently they like to start Z-packs off with two shots of antibiotics. No fun.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-41239105770423103672010-09-19T13:35:00.000-07:002010-09-19T13:35:28.928-07:00Santa ClaraSo we took our first "on our own" trip this weekend and it was great! We took a bus from the Albrook terminal to Santa Clara (2.5 hours, $3.25). We then hiked/walked along a road a kilometer or two and found the beach. It was raining during this hike, but we didn't care. Two gringas wandering along the road in the quiet town in the rain. We got a few looks :) By the time we got to the beach, we looked like wet rats. Happy wet rats, but still wet rats. We spend our first night camping on the beach. It was great, until some local teens with their loud music and beer also showed up to camp on the beach.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xymsLQZSKGLbSaaBzSTN3F0WcCFKhco7DZt7BjgswA_F00kldQvnngdKQIhwKUcKczs0HZeTuK0jp_dm9wUgrjCBwolgjgt39ApsegqsRVk4gbBLcKeV4RvlWPodljtlLM2tIjmjObU/s1600/Santa+Clara+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xymsLQZSKGLbSaaBzSTN3F0WcCFKhco7DZt7BjgswA_F00kldQvnngdKQIhwKUcKczs0HZeTuK0jp_dm9wUgrjCBwolgjgt39ApsegqsRVk4gbBLcKeV4RvlWPodljtlLM2tIjmjObU/s320/Santa+Clara+002.JPG" /></a></div>Ok, so some explanation of the next three pictures. Carolyn has apparently never seen a toad bigger than a fist. There were large toads hopping everywhere around the little restaurant we were playing cards it. She was very entertained and I took pictures of this. Someday I'll take her over to my house and go searching for one of the giant leopard frogs that calls our fishpond home.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuV2NDTBs0dGdzT-5gVw7P3amQ7eGbUIJYmXSZFxnI8FMm3ijIf9nFoBT4ZExmVdqeus6vHz5O95N0GKhK4GjwcYjeqLtBeiW7E_qipkfe0xB8fbYMieKKmiYRsKlkjq1HdXZTar_8YsQ/s1600/Santa+Clara+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuV2NDTBs0dGdzT-5gVw7P3amQ7eGbUIJYmXSZFxnI8FMm3ijIf9nFoBT4ZExmVdqeus6vHz5O95N0GKhK4GjwcYjeqLtBeiW7E_qipkfe0xB8fbYMieKKmiYRsKlkjq1HdXZTar_8YsQ/s320/Santa+Clara+017.JPG" /></a></div>A bit down the beach, we ran into a pack of angry dogs. They were biting at the horse, and jumping trying to get to me. I bumped the horse up to a gallop (really smooth, and really fun on the beach) thinking that when we got out of their "territory" they would stop chasing. Well, I was wrong. After about 15 seconds at a gallop with the dogs still barking chasing and biting, I stopped him and turned him around to face them. I gave a good yell like I just caught Memo with his paws on the counter, and they all turned around and cowered off. We then trotted away without any problems. I was really glad he was such a good horse and didn't spook with the dogs. When I turned the horse over to Carolyn, I <span id="goog_1612357450"></span><span id="goog_1612357451"></span>warned her to avoid that far end of the beach.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6JSQ4FDsm4rWJbUjPaf8eIAEVNJNWqfUoa-IrbJ8r9HETEi2EOyQKJGZ8z7kqgR_RYkQI3YApemXl-KU0jlQ825uM5nl2C4NkunvccTbse2aHJ_c4-E_9tNfeffw3JG7Di0dV_e8pJM/s1600/Santa+Clara+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6JSQ4FDsm4rWJbUjPaf8eIAEVNJNWqfUoa-IrbJ8r9HETEi2EOyQKJGZ8z7kqgR_RYkQI3YApemXl-KU0jlQ825uM5nl2C4NkunvccTbse2aHJ_c4-E_9tNfeffw3JG7Di0dV_e8pJM/s320/Santa+Clara+011.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Then we walked to ta different place to set up camp for the next night. We were in search of a nap at this point.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Lq4uuFHgg4JdUYXamhlja8hOD3TtdZY5S9T2emWZdeYGT8TgpOqAa5h8A3w8FGSSqX9jqyzRtc2lBg5TQcr765UhxS67O5u73m8OBVK2zT5BsX_5vaP3Uc6eaouo_0jn_DRAhYfo5FA/s1600/Santa+Clara+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Lq4uuFHgg4JdUYXamhlja8hOD3TtdZY5S9T2emWZdeYGT8TgpOqAa5h8A3w8FGSSqX9jqyzRtc2lBg5TQcr765UhxS67O5u73m8OBVK2zT5BsX_5vaP3Uc6eaouo_0jn_DRAhYfo5FA/s320/Santa+Clara+018.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzjMgjxRUtWFxrS05gRz4-grd3rgo-VqKzd9aciCW8HJVQCF1QJMelPMZ5LNcmCYD-6iXnVFdC5lXIHtwJFbXQqBuoLFBh3ctBMii2p5COZaJrFljOOQS2iantVwhN7UG0SAG8-pzVEE/s1600/Santa+Clara+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzjMgjxRUtWFxrS05gRz4-grd3rgo-VqKzd9aciCW8HJVQCF1QJMelPMZ5LNcmCYD-6iXnVFdC5lXIHtwJFbXQqBuoLFBh3ctBMii2p5COZaJrFljOOQS2iantVwhN7UG0SAG8-pzVEE/s320/Santa+Clara+019.JPG" /></a></div>We ended up at what I had planned as our backup campsite, and it was ten zillion times better than camping on the beach. It was 2-3 kilometers away from the beach, but the amenities and people made up for it. It was run by a couple from Las Vegas who had RV'd down the Transamerican highway, then opened an RV park/campground/budget lodging place with a restaurant and bar in this big walled off area. They were super nice and SPOKE ENGLISH!!!!! That's refreshing every now and then. Anyway, they really like parrots, and had about 10 of them including an African Grey and three Toucans. There were also three monkeys that roamed about the area, coming "home" to get fed every day. They used to be caged, but they kept finding ways to unlock their cages and escape, so they just let them run free. Here's the pics!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsfa84WdYMwschvc4QACCPQgvz9X27eMAYo4mAAkAlfv9s2CVT6y2uN71z17rhaZs-hPaS8kVgFy0yi59g6vjSTzuKgC6Y0-yc6IZvsXsVf08gtGCRPTb4w33qKPWBA_keA-tv3rYSrE/s1600/Santa+Clara+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsfa84WdYMwschvc4QACCPQgvz9X27eMAYo4mAAkAlfv9s2CVT6y2uN71z17rhaZs-hPaS8kVgFy0yi59g6vjSTzuKgC6Y0-yc6IZvsXsVf08gtGCRPTb4w33qKPWBA_keA-tv3rYSrE/s320/Santa+Clara+020.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-UuD26ibdXQklZG_3s3W5F_IruiPQYWc-ue8XtfWEcUjv6lJNefi-9HR-vbHgeVL-lIHODBQGGIjjfyD2wAxp65Ahg9qNio3x7gv0e1B0WT8rf0Igl0bN_0Ibyb2kxP_GnHyeDXSMnQ/s1600/Santa+Clara+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-UuD26ibdXQklZG_3s3W5F_IruiPQYWc-ue8XtfWEcUjv6lJNefi-9HR-vbHgeVL-lIHODBQGGIjjfyD2wAxp65Ahg9qNio3x7gv0e1B0WT8rf0Igl0bN_0Ibyb2kxP_GnHyeDXSMnQ/s320/Santa+Clara+021.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's "Big Red". He was a rescue parrot (actually all of them were) and he's about 50 something right now. He gets to come out during the day, then voluntarily goes back into his cage where it's safe for night. Very beautiful and friendly bird.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnBKVWAIJp_IJ0dSYckGXtFjPnSsxmPntbfDM3q7n5Bm-UroUZf76En7AWU2KoEHiWeAm-589dTY-qT0qwuzk45rNktQ1zgy-MKA_J0RR4aWfn8HSxy7u4fs8rGl6vZZVgjhlR3urHAo/s1600/Santa+Clara+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnBKVWAIJp_IJ0dSYckGXtFjPnSsxmPntbfDM3q7n5Bm-UroUZf76En7AWU2KoEHiWeAm-589dTY-qT0qwuzk45rNktQ1zgy-MKA_J0RR4aWfn8HSxy7u4fs8rGl6vZZVgjhlR3urHAo/s320/Santa+Clara+024.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know his name, but he really wanted me to come give him a snack/to bite my finger off. I kept my distance... I've been bitten by a parrot before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbzQxnXiQM2sJABcH2vwRDNsbpqhA0AMu8NVzEfbZuWBBDQiEj2z5LyrpHRBmphH564AEHAzdy7mA6UwSVhpBQXuNd5AS4mUa3TniROqLBhiMZ1S_Z1_9z6oA2eVXHx9k11Ln2W99ReU/s1600/Santa+Clara+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbzQxnXiQM2sJABcH2vwRDNsbpqhA0AMu8NVzEfbZuWBBDQiEj2z5LyrpHRBmphH564AEHAzdy7mA6UwSVhpBQXuNd5AS4mUa3TniROqLBhiMZ1S_Z1_9z6oA2eVXHx9k11Ln2W99ReU/s320/Santa+Clara+026.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was the prettiest Toucan (in my opinion). His name is Frick. There is a toucan next door to him named Frack (you can actually see him in the background). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>There were many more birds, but you can only post so many bird pictures. We had such a great time and loved the people at that RV park so much that we definitely plan on going back. There were no RVs or other tents there while we were there, just a couple in one of the guest rooms and some regulars that came by for dinner. Everyone was really friendly and gave us recommendations for future trips.<br />
Much Love,<br />
LaurenLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-30119393959899288172010-09-16T22:09:00.000-07:002010-09-16T22:09:38.374-07:00COOKING!!!!!So, it seems every time I talk to my mom I'm cooking. She's a bit surprised by this and I got to thinking. I really am cooking a lot more than I used to. Raw foods are cheap here, processed foods or already made food however is very expensive. Consequently, I make my own food. Here are some pictures I took while making Patacones (smashed plantains).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMMJqQvIX9eoLyn0mXRelqzD_DV90HPpI2HChmxLfg_STNu5k4btKYIQEfhyphenhyphene8op24LseBiyGQa2hxPD8zdtXFputvkGoeg5D4QLxxy7BkCQgUs_4c3oASmGqmYWoyekwXeOiCz6NwEo/s1600/Cooking+and+Such+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMMJqQvIX9eoLyn0mXRelqzD_DV90HPpI2HChmxLfg_STNu5k4btKYIQEfhyphenhyphene8op24LseBiyGQa2hxPD8zdtXFputvkGoeg5D4QLxxy7BkCQgUs_4c3oASmGqmYWoyekwXeOiCz6NwEo/s320/Cooking+and+Such+007.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So you start with a plantain. This one was picture worthy because it was two grown together. It was, however, not fun to peel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnwmvdtr9PhJuRzUbr4RuWwPe_ca_xYLeqfbWJqF2zcpbYOGSIZPehLSFB2XyDvv8szMzxvD1fvl-_SqDYRor8gWR4yBlb25WQ35CS86XwBlnx2jNp-X_TKNTZkT8NnjqB5hAWHkTzUQ/s1600/Cooking+and+Such+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnwmvdtr9PhJuRzUbr4RuWwPe_ca_xYLeqfbWJqF2zcpbYOGSIZPehLSFB2XyDvv8szMzxvD1fvl-_SqDYRor8gWR4yBlb25WQ35CS86XwBlnx2jNp-X_TKNTZkT8NnjqB5hAWHkTzUQ/s320/Cooking+and+Such+009.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then you peel it (easier said than done) and chop it into pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMSGvtrzSSA7F6kua5dK7Dcl6cCQkCJ_yqkOGbmp0VNeT3wBBjLYrgVP87Z9uFTpZ_B8PYFhgEuYKQhIRfslesAr-pfknCLHSyIvGk7ricuG3fPCkBBNP7o2763tC4SpyMO9jJUHReos/s1600/Cooking+and+Such+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMSGvtrzSSA7F6kua5dK7Dcl6cCQkCJ_yqkOGbmp0VNeT3wBBjLYrgVP87Z9uFTpZ_B8PYFhgEuYKQhIRfslesAr-pfknCLHSyIvGk7ricuG3fPCkBBNP7o2763tC4SpyMO9jJUHReos/s320/Cooking+and+Such+017.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next you toss the plantain pieces into a pan with hot oil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmpHtkfMWZH7ZzwyCSau5AkS1kaYEvNXXUqwgc_oRWM6bSumMXkcX7e2WOqmrj5zo0YPEoeSH4p3rdy8eEAu5yWgX0aAgqsWMO6VEblT0jibkqF2JadijjzkCECE06kcRGZBAwmU_yq4/s1600/Cooking+and+Such+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmpHtkfMWZH7ZzwyCSau5AkS1kaYEvNXXUqwgc_oRWM6bSumMXkcX7e2WOqmrj5zo0YPEoeSH4p3rdy8eEAu5yWgX0aAgqsWMO6VEblT0jibkqF2JadijjzkCECE06kcRGZBAwmU_yq4/s320/Cooking+and+Such+018.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next you take them out of the pan, and squish them one by one. I find that a coffee cup works well for this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTfV7xotgfSK4PyLTgSbVjVikAihZN5EVmCF79Qus2Rc-yGmeGw-DOd2M7OjKX-1sVWTlSofZNVbTen4PQ6K8_ny6sm3wPIbkXgiayGs8Sn3LUqasbMmZydC6McmRr7sk_t6tVJW4uVQ/s1600/Cooking+and+Such+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTfV7xotgfSK4PyLTgSbVjVikAihZN5EVmCF79Qus2Rc-yGmeGw-DOd2M7OjKX-1sVWTlSofZNVbTen4PQ6K8_ny6sm3wPIbkXgiayGs8Sn3LUqasbMmZydC6McmRr7sk_t6tVJW4uVQ/s320/Cooking+and+Such+019.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then you fry them again (healthy, huh?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0c5xaw9BEPdandUDJgnO0mYAdsHecoluQHHKfousF5slbw_fUiJ9ci9TIZGutolFebj5k97cqUmdD-DmrRxGhBm2VdMjpM2qcoNJIAMu8pOnraV91O89Pkg60vi9KK43JtdsUoJgaPY4/s1600/Cooking+and+Such+025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0c5xaw9BEPdandUDJgnO0mYAdsHecoluQHHKfousF5slbw_fUiJ9ci9TIZGutolFebj5k97cqUmdD-DmrRxGhBm2VdMjpM2qcoNJIAMu8pOnraV91O89Pkg60vi9KK43JtdsUoJgaPY4/s320/Cooking+and+Such+025.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When you take them out, you can heavily salt them (the popular option) or you can smother them in cinnamon and sugar (my favorite). Very yummy, very cheap, but pretty time consuming.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">That same night I also made fried yucca (a future post) and tortillas (way more complicated than you would think). Fun night :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> ~ Miss you all!!!!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-50950631857706271392010-09-05T17:02:00.000-07:002010-09-05T17:13:53.892-07:00Kuna YalaIt all started with waking up at 3:50 am for a bus that would arrive at 4:15 and leave at 4:30 for the airport. Ask anyone who knows me; me at 4:00 am = grumpy Lauren. I tried to just shut up until the sun at least woke up.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZ9DX9DS7gaAyeZM8euSiMo-ncaHgBWDBh-IreHmj_HT218YkvtW6sJrBvco15vEtDhmeMY0jKmwg8c62GCFxaUI9oVK1o1k-c431Bw4tP3NNGCGyRCfVQBRPB8v2jXdEoZlSn7Uh2WY/s1600/KunaYala+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZ9DX9DS7gaAyeZM8euSiMo-ncaHgBWDBh-IreHmj_HT218YkvtW6sJrBvco15vEtDhmeMY0jKmwg8c62GCFxaUI9oVK1o1k-c431Bw4tP3NNGCGyRCfVQBRPB8v2jXdEoZlSn7Uh2WY/s320/KunaYala+005.JPG" /></a></div>The plane was rather tiny. It had 20 seats squished together. All of us didn't even fit on one, we had to take two for everyone to fit. The airport we left from was sortof a joke. I walked through security with my phone, keys, and wallet in my pocket and no one noticed. It was all laid back, which was good, since it was 4am in the stinken morning.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBLy8CVu8kVL2wsQIACZ_f72p2YeFOAy2VdxXr5_zVtcGpyj_vD-S7xKXVstgFDAvk0irE-9PrXSKNxIgOnZnu7nzPvHmNpbpTi-8futEQUIOhggMs-VlzIxt9um-lCH3-qzYCILTUMQ/s1600/KunaYala+051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBLy8CVu8kVL2wsQIACZ_f72p2YeFOAy2VdxXr5_zVtcGpyj_vD-S7xKXVstgFDAvk0irE-9PrXSKNxIgOnZnu7nzPvHmNpbpTi-8futEQUIOhggMs-VlzIxt9um-lCH3-qzYCILTUMQ/s320/KunaYala+051.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our landing strip. I have never been in a plane that stopped so fast upon touchdown. It was rough and loud. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Neat landing though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmgGMHgxSp-QnGkK_BCqn_DTdRnT60oJqvFmmk15tIKSjWRztd0n-wbwEwqYsFmWHOC_OST084BbqedPos2dtD7PLfEcwtd3dsl_xlDXBSc79YnlA-oEGPAITLz2MzIIH7HjH6AjFr9I/s1600/KunaYala+030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmgGMHgxSp-QnGkK_BCqn_DTdRnT60oJqvFmmk15tIKSjWRztd0n-wbwEwqYsFmWHOC_OST084BbqedPos2dtD7PLfEcwtd3dsl_xlDXBSc79YnlA-oEGPAITLz2MzIIH7HjH6AjFr9I/s320/KunaYala+030.JPG" /></a></div>Yes, there are mountains in Panama. This was as we approached the coast there were some nice hills and a couple I would call mountains. I wish I could go hike there, but I couldn't see a single road so logistics may be a little difficult.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaG-UlBgGv2kVs6foCnhIocVbaEVpPLML3Qw3IubOPxoRjhPwzr7m0gKyxTxc082Ug-qkPamTayqZFD6OxG2Qg6eTZ82FHDEIJ1-RNnQsCiIewf0btAx9_lvumvlmYBr-olEgYANncbKk/s1600/KunaYala+047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaG-UlBgGv2kVs6foCnhIocVbaEVpPLML3Qw3IubOPxoRjhPwzr7m0gKyxTxc082Ug-qkPamTayqZFD6OxG2Qg6eTZ82FHDEIJ1-RNnQsCiIewf0btAx9_lvumvlmYBr-olEgYANncbKk/s320/KunaYala+047.JPG" /></a></div>This is a Kuna community. Kuna Yala is an autonomous territory within Panama, sortof like the Indian Reservations in the states. The Kuna people speak their own language, although many also speak Spanish. They live in paradise in a way similar to how they did several hundred years ago. We as a group visited a Kuna villiage. I don't have any pictures from that as I I have a moral delimma with treating a culture as a tourist attraction. You can do a quick google search of Kuna Yala and see pictures of the beautiful dress characteristic of the culture.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleTQ_W4yMMckrAo-8zaiA7CcEXb1qEW_vFfyht3-k3u57TIzC9xUOk68mVGtFqinkeyzx8EbIU4Rfj_l-YgPLKz0_lspEDWA2spxeGK3jgpQmISFdbXwlBYep9iDmOFDzg-99KtGer-I/s1600/KunaYala+082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleTQ_W4yMMckrAo-8zaiA7CcEXb1qEW_vFfyht3-k3u57TIzC9xUOk68mVGtFqinkeyzx8EbIU4Rfj_l-YgPLKz0_lspEDWA2spxeGK3jgpQmISFdbXwlBYep9iDmOFDzg-99KtGer-I/s320/KunaYala+082.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There's a storm brewing out there (above 3 pictures), but we didn't have a single day of rain. That's rare in the "rainy season". Lucky for us though, kept visibility high for snorkeling and kept humidity low.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxuNih9uFpsYxBG5M_WWXngKfbg_JrnlUcjw7xlKLtjZi9ZKtd11U9J4V5nBBrRjFFA_b22eRtXWAO-rVjUtb333v1hBPaTZVeMT-8cQkxNVlrILQUAywNmfR6kSnhIsVywkkcm3AAeRM/s1600/KunaYala+133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxuNih9uFpsYxBG5M_WWXngKfbg_JrnlUcjw7xlKLtjZi9ZKtd11U9J4V5nBBrRjFFA_b22eRtXWAO-rVjUtb333v1hBPaTZVeMT-8cQkxNVlrILQUAywNmfR6kSnhIsVywkkcm3AAeRM/s320/KunaYala+133.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcvYrnO1hyphenhyphenv1Cr9XvCrFeTAdDsG4-6kAcu56f-z_9cTkMhiKsVbxchRvhiCPmSQyp3qspQu-9mPgQMmNFaZzL9ichKL7_u8tyoTxaTeW1y2LorG4AGA6qZFlFrVZevSAmqyKe8vyYF4w/s1600/KunaYala+141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcvYrnO1hyphenhyphenv1Cr9XvCrFeTAdDsG4-6kAcu56f-z_9cTkMhiKsVbxchRvhiCPmSQyp3qspQu-9mPgQMmNFaZzL9ichKL7_u8tyoTxaTeW1y2LorG4AGA6qZFlFrVZevSAmqyKe8vyYF4w/s320/KunaYala+141.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdAGDNdCMlIuzRgxnnw-pw-re686bxOic4ZP9Pu398w2VXwPqREuToaFlHN5KC6JvAaDI8CNnb3zc7OOLefjor0YigvriAZN6SaaWmkvPUkHk7LNvToJACoaN45q5H3pOr-DN1lQ-p24/s1600/KunaYala+139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdAGDNdCMlIuzRgxnnw-pw-re686bxOic4ZP9Pu398w2VXwPqREuToaFlHN5KC6JvAaDI8CNnb3zc7OOLefjor0YigvriAZN6SaaWmkvPUkHk7LNvToJACoaN45q5H3pOr-DN1lQ-p24/s320/KunaYala+139.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJ9GfU4oS4mS1GDHsNB9F2kjQRtdOCNtpsK2wgpYEruGUA7Z1L1G7LGBh8FsJk2TWhcnKgnaEFhH2-ZIrbsmS-_OrGcMwyZO4bAdskJE_Le0eZELli2-p-3p2PKtUDIKbkBC7msU15_0/s1600/KunaYala+149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJ9GfU4oS4mS1GDHsNB9F2kjQRtdOCNtpsK2wgpYEruGUA7Z1L1G7LGBh8FsJk2TWhcnKgnaEFhH2-ZIrbsmS-_OrGcMwyZO4bAdskJE_Le0eZELli2-p-3p2PKtUDIKbkBC7msU15_0/s320/KunaYala+149.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi558HWl5wpXnEt9rVGhBUuwhHgCvJ9Tcq2BuYMW74whpr2y_r5M5FS7qDSjEkbnN88kgUpPA21dv7Rw3PHo8XMbvdibKm5lzJv5rsOyceBVmetMBSxXwa1UhT3_Yn7ExkKMtvn7c8PHR0/s1600/KunaYala+157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi558HWl5wpXnEt9rVGhBUuwhHgCvJ9Tcq2BuYMW74whpr2y_r5M5FS7qDSjEkbnN88kgUpPA21dv7Rw3PHo8XMbvdibKm5lzJv5rsOyceBVmetMBSxXwa1UhT3_Yn7ExkKMtvn7c8PHR0/s320/KunaYala+157.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> MY HAMMOCK!!!! I am so bringing a hammock back from Panama. I haven't found one for sale yet, but someone told me about a craft market where I could find them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RcDvuy8mlSmdiYE2Q1jwvNLLP9g2RHV-8RGvkpH5LPJ1ls5-1jLeYr_FfL6RRdI5pKWgVvyI5aRnD-Xd-o8fpIdR_NH5CSSRZkAT_dMkc9ObUKWsxVq96dEruHiAfqLfnJ0aXMemDNg/s1600/KunaYala+171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RcDvuy8mlSmdiYE2Q1jwvNLLP9g2RHV-8RGvkpH5LPJ1ls5-1jLeYr_FfL6RRdI5pKWgVvyI5aRnD-Xd-o8fpIdR_NH5CSSRZkAT_dMkc9ObUKWsxVq96dEruHiAfqLfnJ0aXMemDNg/s320/KunaYala+171.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The view from my hammock</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsK49VEWekiswMg2CT0jkb3F-AcvFywRxoPtP5QErSkARw9SIFiVQhzc9MXLMI34ThLXljw0rqhOm5VTcoFnWBD0LLrZs4MtWAdURxfcv-TkwhfzAkQgvKMYTs90NOv8C30mdqfwq5aI/s1600/KunaYala+159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsK49VEWekiswMg2CT0jkb3F-AcvFywRxoPtP5QErSkARw9SIFiVQhzc9MXLMI34ThLXljw0rqhOm5VTcoFnWBD0LLrZs4MtWAdURxfcv-TkwhfzAkQgvKMYTs90NOv8C30mdqfwq5aI/s320/KunaYala+159.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our wonderful resident assistant Gary. Just for the record, Gary is much cooler than Eduardo, who went on vacation for the first 3 weeks we've been here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjviWWpu6QHPSiIAGr0LGZOFEOKpR9Rfi1TQwLnFTiAfrvfDEzywPHAUpuO7iy063hMvIxPdL0Xrlitn2ZmSolGi5OQzIOPOtB_jn0T9iFWfPWa19jC26OT43YVIE0I-RzoMinCKH5vsSw/s1600/KunaYala+167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjviWWpu6QHPSiIAGr0LGZOFEOKpR9Rfi1TQwLnFTiAfrvfDEzywPHAUpuO7iy063hMvIxPdL0Xrlitn2ZmSolGi5OQzIOPOtB_jn0T9iFWfPWa19jC26OT43YVIE0I-RzoMinCKH5vsSw/s320/KunaYala+167.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A self portrait of me in my hammock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Yy3i068CTVnIPOjNuagWuBLPHWXQlfWoDLPt-cT5SEpoGvsRhe_mtNh9Ld59AHOYHJqaw-WDbQSnsTTMUWPJX0jK_VMqWFmhgxyzHZSCiGjIodQKJ_s5414Mr4JG6lKFBsqctCgV8Ag/s1600/CarolynKuna+049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Yy3i068CTVnIPOjNuagWuBLPHWXQlfWoDLPt-cT5SEpoGvsRhe_mtNh9Ld59AHOYHJqaw-WDbQSnsTTMUWPJX0jK_VMqWFmhgxyzHZSCiGjIodQKJ_s5414Mr4JG6lKFBsqctCgV8Ag/s320/CarolynKuna+049.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carolyn and I after snorkeling. Photo credit to Toe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5glxwNtIxpt7N2D4dqU6mrTN01Kj7r6GNeVahP_oLjtdt5W114Jwp7gZkFjWMpBxdef5FTYe9ki5qy-Q3eizx8G3jjBpngG-7crIdAaj7MET9GlsQlOTahSIHNxnJJodhjbvF-jUY7Ys/s1600/CarolynKuna+059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5glxwNtIxpt7N2D4dqU6mrTN01Kj7r6GNeVahP_oLjtdt5W114Jwp7gZkFjWMpBxdef5FTYe9ki5qy-Q3eizx8G3jjBpngG-7crIdAaj7MET9GlsQlOTahSIHNxnJJodhjbvF-jUY7Ys/s320/CarolynKuna+059.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carolyn acting like a monkey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGkuyar19kk-oBaLzJcTy4zLWrVQVPtpAl0e6NCdOz_j28y47miCAb53zRhj4SkmDCQdNbh-0rHthfIrJ5vBsJgQ9PFhWai543YzwRYhh28CoLeD4FgbHH56cMyWvMsMMr-R6uj4LFGE/s1600/CarolynKuna+054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGkuyar19kk-oBaLzJcTy4zLWrVQVPtpAl0e6NCdOz_j28y47miCAb53zRhj4SkmDCQdNbh-0rHthfIrJ5vBsJgQ9PFhWai543YzwRYhh28CoLeD4FgbHH56cMyWvMsMMr-R6uj4LFGE/s320/CarolynKuna+054.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">WHEEEE!!!! This swing was deceptively hard to get on. It's like 4 feet off the ground and spins in circles like crazy while you're trying to hop on the fat wet and slimy piece of wood. It was a good challenge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6iZqR7ZR1DMtPRmOeDzWuNA4oMjdAm1niMOhZ7CaM7T_16iwHJLkszanKjeH6ST6Sjt2WaBRt2otlO2Apg9yuMR-Flncgbvgu_dpmd3pgfqEo0_iacSBKdxQ_h8NRHCpSysgC4dkSYE/s1600/KunaYala+173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6iZqR7ZR1DMtPRmOeDzWuNA4oMjdAm1niMOhZ7CaM7T_16iwHJLkszanKjeH6ST6Sjt2WaBRt2otlO2Apg9yuMR-Flncgbvgu_dpmd3pgfqEo0_iacSBKdxQ_h8NRHCpSysgC4dkSYE/s320/KunaYala+173.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of my fellow study abroaders. These are mostly FYA (first year abroad) students. Quick input of my opinion: Take a bunch of 18 year olds who have never been away from home, send them to a country where a) the drinking age is 18 and b) there is really really really cheap alcohol, what do you think you'll end up with? Case in point, lets play Eye Spy. I spy with my little eye an empty bottle of vodka and an empty bottle of cranberry juice. The Island had little electricity (3 solar panels), but it did have an excellently stocked bar. I stuck to the Coca Cola :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAseOSmtf2xmFIOAx-Vq7uk_6vuluQ3xDBK0Y6p8CbEbnsfqWWyxhCZJzDIR0l5IUJCa4UFFT9CK7ukvXBe1pWDV-fY8-W0u4RhTq9C2JtR_opgaU3NZO7hAxwTg7yne1FTzkggIJ9t9o/s1600/KunaYala+110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAseOSmtf2xmFIOAx-Vq7uk_6vuluQ3xDBK0Y6p8CbEbnsfqWWyxhCZJzDIR0l5IUJCa4UFFT9CK7ukvXBe1pWDV-fY8-W0u4RhTq9C2JtR_opgaU3NZO7hAxwTg7yne1FTzkggIJ9t9o/s320/KunaYala+110.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Me and a coconut tree aka palm tree</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsDXvEFe_yRYU5fCanRu0x7TeeQ9pbuYlX54TD7vgAV-vHJDltBOKp1j1fnsWPVw5oduDpM6A5fAbJb752-b0ax-79aDxKwc2ALzesIgx3ZvAHO8dDrTS_1YsOII2AAgSAt-lALBhyRU/s1600/KunaYala+127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsDXvEFe_yRYU5fCanRu0x7TeeQ9pbuYlX54TD7vgAV-vHJDltBOKp1j1fnsWPVw5oduDpM6A5fAbJb752-b0ax-79aDxKwc2ALzesIgx3ZvAHO8dDrTS_1YsOII2AAgSAt-lALBhyRU/s320/KunaYala+127.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An island we went to to snorkel. There is a sunken boat out there (you can see it sticking up). It wasn't the best snorkeling spot in the world because there is a narrow channel between the island I'm on and the island you see. That results in a very strong current. The fish like it, but to stay near the boat, you have to be kicking hard with flippers on non-stop. This results in scared fish, which results in not great snorkeling. It was still very pretty though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygkxNgCAxzdWAdV_7d8VG-kRFtKxK8ynZOIfilCoPs4dpIqF0a_HJ32BwM-D7I4Jl9O7verdfvhbphgRqyhvaI3lk4lpAj8dHJnMn4gPpBaqiAFqukFtntUD7uv9Abgaagxmd_QbSzC0/s1600/KunaYala+131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygkxNgCAxzdWAdV_7d8VG-kRFtKxK8ynZOIfilCoPs4dpIqF0a_HJ32BwM-D7I4Jl9O7verdfvhbphgRqyhvaI3lk4lpAj8dHJnMn4gPpBaqiAFqukFtntUD7uv9Abgaagxmd_QbSzC0/s320/KunaYala+131.JPG" /><span id="goog_1193422695"></span><span id="goog_1193422696"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking up a Palm Tree. It was so bright this day that I just took random pictures like this and hoped some turned out. I couldn't see the picture on the camera screen for the life of me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02XQJoQcnNw3jcKqWJcJZDdjQ_4SbpHqzVgg2T5Grsj3Vw5Y1MqxlbaAfDDcFbQG3JmUzIFQhN5BxQrPq35xG8Av7bNQEa3OOvpOfp3W62Q3Ib1oYSy5cY9Eu70TWP6dQoe8qy94poxc/s1600/KunaYala+252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02XQJoQcnNw3jcKqWJcJZDdjQ_4SbpHqzVgg2T5Grsj3Vw5Y1MqxlbaAfDDcFbQG3JmUzIFQhN5BxQrPq35xG8Av7bNQEa3OOvpOfp3W62Q3Ib1oYSy5cY9Eu70TWP6dQoe8qy94poxc/s320/KunaYala+252.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the plane at the airport/landing strip. It was another 4 am morning, so I was just a little tired. I don't know why FSU likes these 6 am flights so much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5VnsOWbSHbSHwHX94hwf-V13DJ8eZoFdpWLygJr92G1ltO68qJdSYhnL3nBQZpgsAgU01kh9zJ9VFcoME3bgFA41q4421YfGGHTLSE4Zngpj6NjhiZ3SQcAX8kIInKfaDTZdhEYGeiI/s1600/KunaYala+256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5VnsOWbSHbSHwHX94hwf-V13DJ8eZoFdpWLygJr92G1ltO68qJdSYhnL3nBQZpgsAgU01kh9zJ9VFcoME3bgFA41q4421YfGGHTLSE4Zngpj6NjhiZ3SQcAX8kIInKfaDTZdhEYGeiI/s320/KunaYala+256.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The radio control tower, powered by three solar panels.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmrj-93gn37xeRLInf5dd3o414Zlk2IbpldbxHWXIBBNcgzPgwCX4J4i_1ysrsFAR47vO08S2ly1STjS_0JA-xKcqy3JIV_7_01L5DolY8PZ52ufM2Ha8WRqfR0fIV3-yjfGeeESo2Wg/s1600/KunaYala+299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmrj-93gn37xeRLInf5dd3o414Zlk2IbpldbxHWXIBBNcgzPgwCX4J4i_1ysrsFAR47vO08S2ly1STjS_0JA-xKcqy3JIV_7_01L5DolY8PZ52ufM2Ha8WRqfR0fIV3-yjfGeeESo2Wg/s320/KunaYala+299.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Bridge of the Americas back in Panama City.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all enjoyed the post. There are more pictures <a href="http://s1005.photobucket.com/albums/af175/LaurenP009/Kuna%20Yala/">Here</a> on photobucket. I can only upload so many to a blog. Leave me comments! I would love to hear from all of you!!!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-3408119834305392792010-09-02T19:23:00.000-07:002010-09-02T19:23:15.546-07:00MoviesJust wanted to let ya'll know that I am in fact still alive and having FUN. For example, I saw inception last night for $2.25. Good movie, you should go see it.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-10171124416247412482010-08-27T20:56:00.000-07:002010-08-27T21:03:56.620-07:00School...So, it's not all shopping, exploring, and eating around here. I am taking 15 credit hours. My classes are: International Security Risks, International Law, Politics of Developing Areas, History of South America, and Psychology of Personality. If you fail to see the theme, I'm minoring in International Affairs while I'm here. Figured I would take advantage of the opportunity. Here are a few pictures taken in my classes. Overall, my classes are pretty easy. I'm not to worried about the semester. This is kindof like FSU community college. Alot of students do two years here, get really good at English, then transfer to Tallahassee. They do have 4 year programs in a few select topics, such as International Affairs. I am taking upper level (3000) level classes, but its still going to be easy. Thats it for now!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So, honestly I'm posting this one to see If Carolyn is actually reading my blog. If she is, there is a good chance I will be dead by morning :)</td></tr>
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Went to the seafood market today, and the produce market, and the meat market. It was quite an experience. Yes, it reeked of fish, but it was really neat. You walked into the building and the entire auditorium sized room was full of fresh fish. There were all different sizes and all different types. Big ones, little ones, small ones, tall ones, fishy ones, shrimpy ones, squidy ones, crabby ones... It was really tempting to take pictures of the market, but I wasn't exactly in tourist territory. I already have "GRINGA" pasted on my forehead because of my white skin and blond hair, I don't need to add a camera to the picture. I did take a picture of the seafood I got. I got two pounds of shrimps for $3.50/pound, two pounds of Corvina (sea bass) for $1.75/pound (that is of whole fish, not of fillet), and two pounds of Red Snapper for $2.00/pound. They sell the fish whole, but then will fillet it for you if you want. I don't have a sharp enough knife at home so I was grateful. After the fish market, we went to the produce market, where I got a pineapple, some fresh veggies, beans, and rice. At the meat market there were huge slabs of meat, whole chickens, etc. I got a whole chicken for $6.25. Again, I was thankful that they sliced it up for me. Overall, I got a ton of food and didn't spend much money at all. Fun Times.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-6071210032753252702010-08-27T20:46:00.000-07:002010-08-27T20:46:06.712-07:00Dinner and Dance<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More scary dudes. I don't know what's up with Panama and scary dressed up people. I couldn't get a clear picture of any of these guys because they were moving so fast the whole time. I didn't want to use my flash either because it felt rude. So, I have blurry pictures, but I'm OK with it. I wasn't one of the jerks flashing their cameras non-stop.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dresses these girls wore were amazing. They were absolutely beautiful. They are all hand made - it takes a few months to make just one. They cost over 1,000 dollars. I use to always talk to my mom about my "whirly skirts" and I couldn't help but think that these dresses are the ultimate whirly dresses.</td></tr>
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Every part of it was awesome, from seeing ginormous ships passing by us, to hiking through the jungle and seeing monkeys. Commentary is <span style="font-style: italic;">below</span> each picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjS00QtCp6HAbuDXm3mSsPAc0khZoYvyVicJWCOE7-mhMBrSMFDimb6USTqSWw4-ukXn5AVXlnyzd187ySkpvtmnXIM3HQPdgAgdKGnx7U2Q7B-N_oQ-Yy6s0KP76ZJ7L6ZSesnr2A88/s1600/Biodiversity+Tour+068.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjS00QtCp6HAbuDXm3mSsPAc0khZoYvyVicJWCOE7-mhMBrSMFDimb6USTqSWw4-ukXn5AVXlnyzd187ySkpvtmnXIM3HQPdgAgdKGnx7U2Q7B-N_oQ-Yy6s0KP76ZJ7L6ZSesnr2A88/s320/Biodiversity+Tour+068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508030466778958866" border="0" /></a><br />This is just a view of the many paths going through Gatun lake in the canal. The lake is at the highest point in the lock system; 85 feet above sea level.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXk_j1M2yF9b3LlAI39ofhW-8KiqX1gkrz9CtagmRJIxgBz6rKxoO-IgVaEHdzzAVJwoQ4QCKcE-NJUmFHKQ7gwW_Ut6cfnTCcLZNLy3fnfjU0szFD9YO63QdzqQdXtEUB6tX5lzkoCI/s1600/Biodiversity+Tour+011.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXk_j1M2yF9b3LlAI39ofhW-8KiqX1gkrz9CtagmRJIxgBz6rKxoO-IgVaEHdzzAVJwoQ4QCKcE-NJUmFHKQ7gwW_Ut6cfnTCcLZNLy3fnfjU0szFD9YO63QdzqQdXtEUB6tX5lzkoCI/s320/Biodiversity+Tour+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508030454034632866" border="0" /></a><br />This is more along the lines of what I imagined the entire length of the canal would look like. I never imagined a huge lake with little islands to explore and random paths through the jungle. It was really neat to be along side the ships though. They're huge and I can't say I've ever been so close to one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnA2QFJe_6rmnAJs1bCce3EDXB1dxsT8007-VqyE1NZJl257Piazj7E-SRf8IMCQqEKHp4JFzVqambAyQ8-o5MfZqZFdvkL8IlYItNE7o3siAJXS-Q9caJs8LsOeRRe5HPaJftTXWigSM/s1600/Biodiversity+Tour+033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnA2QFJe_6rmnAJs1bCce3EDXB1dxsT8007-VqyE1NZJl257Piazj7E-SRf8IMCQqEKHp4JFzVqambAyQ8-o5MfZqZFdvkL8IlYItNE7o3siAJXS-Q9caJs8LsOeRRe5HPaJftTXWigSM/s320/Biodiversity+Tour+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508030462116696514" border="0" /></a><br />MONKEY!!! Ok, so these aren't actually native to Panama. People had them as pets, then dumped them on an island in the lake. Now they're a tourist attraction, with boats bringing people to feed the monkeys bananas. We did, however, see Howler monkeys, which are native to Panama. Apparently they have a habit of throwing anything they're holding at you, and if they' aren't holding anything to throw, they will produce something to throw. For this reason, we didn't get to close to them and I don't have a good picture to post.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjkilDTGTN9rgokwRt03C7vdEStieH9mcUZVL6WDVYEtGSEuVArgWlmhjLhLxWq2YhLMQlHgYPUpmZh8tt2B-DtGE1V3ynfeYm-FwEVXu8MqG7ylzltcA2gl2mlxuEz9RUNWWHunR9Bo/s1600/Biodiversity+Tour+073.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjkilDTGTN9rgokwRt03C7vdEStieH9mcUZVL6WDVYEtGSEuVArgWlmhjLhLxWq2YhLMQlHgYPUpmZh8tt2B-DtGE1V3ynfeYm-FwEVXu8MqG7ylzltcA2gl2mlxuEz9RUNWWHunR9Bo/s320/Biodiversity+Tour+073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508030478166435602" border="0" /></a><br />This is an old US military radio control station. Now, it's a place for plants to grow where trees can't steal their sun. There were bats inside of the structure, and also a tree (next picture)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMP9mt8DVAPmjgdCnLFbIKiHmstq1Sp5nh2xXaqzdy7YLauuO5Xt7AHEo3knARsNFWvWfDEOIv-pp3OHL9xswbKDzgAukdZANWrxRHuXk4zUA0lLOWaXEPaXqqbM0vfpkic23JUy6xjmw/s1600/Biodiversity+Tour+022.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMP9mt8DVAPmjgdCnLFbIKiHmstq1Sp5nh2xXaqzdy7YLauuO5Xt7AHEo3knARsNFWvWfDEOIv-pp3OHL9xswbKDzgAukdZANWrxRHuXk4zUA0lLOWaXEPaXqqbM0vfpkic23JUy6xjmw/s320/Biodiversity+Tour+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508030458216280530" border="0" /></a><br />There is definitely a tree growing in the building. I haven't ever seen anything quite like it. Apparently its in the ficus family (that'll make my mom happy) and is referred to as a walking tree. I can see why.<br /><br />I have a ton more pictures, but there are only so many that I can post and I only have to much time to blog. There is a Carnival expo tonight that I'm going to. I don't think its a very touristy thing, so I may not take pictures (AKA put a sign on my head that says "TOURIST"), but if I do I'll post a few.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-22370965477065698472010-08-20T19:35:00.000-07:002010-08-21T14:51:30.135-07:00City Tour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/THBHmo2ZOHI/AAAAAAAAAEU/XyJcwYmdAT8/s1600/PANAMA%21%21%21%21%21+016.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/THBHmo2ZOHI/AAAAAAAAAEU/XyJcwYmdAT8/s320/PANAMA%21%21%21%21%21+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507981073400281202" border="0" /></a><br /><text>This is a picture from a museum that we visited. It is a model of what the city looked like before it was burnt down in a slave revolt. The museum was apparently a popular destination for schools. We got attacked by several hundred kids under the age of 10 saying "hello" to us and waving. They were pretty cute :)</text><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/THBHm_Fn2GI/AAAAAAAAAEc/8r1874L5E0s/s1600/PANAMA%21%21%21%21%21+020.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/THBHm_Fn2GI/AAAAAAAAAEc/8r1874L5E0s/s320/PANAMA%21%21%21%21%21+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507981079369734242" border="0" /></a><br /><text>This is a close up on that model of the actual place that the museum was located (where we were)</text><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/THBH7ybbydI/AAAAAAAAAE8/A6t4yjAuzdU/s1600/PANAMA%21%21%21%21%21+124.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/THBH7ybbydI/AAAAAAAAAE8/A6t4yjAuzdU/s320/PANAMA%21%21%21%21%21+124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507981436748810706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/THBHneTLEmI/AAAAAAAAAEk/TiRsV069Sqk/s1600/PANAMA%21%21%21%21%21+025.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/THBHneTLEmI/AAAAAAAAAEk/TiRsV069Sqk/s320/PANAMA%21%21%21%21%21+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507981087748067938" border="0" /></a><br /><text>The two pictures above are from the Miraflores Locks. I'm living literally across the street from them. I have video, but as neat as it is to see and think about the engineering of it, it's a rather slow and boring movie to watch the ship slowly get pulled in, the gates to be closed, the water to ever so slowly drain out, and for the ship to go on. If you think about what is happening, it happens remarkably quick, but still, not the best clip of video. If anyone specifically wants to see it, I'll upload it.</text><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/THBHoNSK6kI/AAAAAAAAAE0/xaN1ENgWT80/s1600/PANAMA%21%21%21%21%21+113.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/THBHoNSK6kI/AAAAAAAAAE0/xaN1ENgWT80/s320/PANAMA%21%21%21%21%21+113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507981100360329794" border="0" /></a><br /><text>In this picture, we are inside the guarded boundary around the presidential palace. I couldn't get pictures of the Presidential Palace because there were guards in front, and they <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> don't like having their picture taken; like, they'll hunt you down. Instead, we're looking across the river and towards the city.</text><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/THBHnhr08EI/AAAAAAAAAEs/pmaNe-cQQsg/s1600/PANAMA%21%21%21%21%21+048.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/THBHnhr08EI/AAAAAAAAAEs/pmaNe-cQQsg/s320/PANAMA%21%21%21%21%21+048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507981088656781378" border="0" /></a><br /><text>This is the first pineapple I have ever cut, and the first fresh tropical pineapple I have ever had. It was AMAZING. It wasn't sour at all, just sweet and juicy. We're definitely going to be going through several pineapples a week, and I'm going to buy a new knife before I chop my fingers off with the dull one provided with our house.</text><br /><br /><text>A note: If you're looking at this post and think it looks different than the last time you looked at it, it does. I'm un poco OCD and the formatting was bugging me. I ultimately ended up refreshing my HTML skills a bit and formatting it on my own. Hope it looks good and all the code is absorbed.</text>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-31834292313134985212010-08-19T16:48:00.001-07:002010-08-19T17:00:11.541-07:00Shopping Success<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MwQ8ivYQa_3tkCKNc9sakvUd9RiUST5F65AWTpBL5tGO8SpUvJ6NiV1pwvO0SyFVLNbL53qbUTm6FfUIJr5a4W8Xab6jUlKAcU7wc4HYy13iPpnmORqHAxprp_6Fem0KAD5-IfrBBuc/s1600/104_1240.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MwQ8ivYQa_3tkCKNc9sakvUd9RiUST5F65AWTpBL5tGO8SpUvJ6NiV1pwvO0SyFVLNbL53qbUTm6FfUIJr5a4W8Xab6jUlKAcU7wc4HYy13iPpnmORqHAxprp_6Fem0KAD5-IfrBBuc/s400/104_1240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507272276345273378" border="0" /></a>Today we had orientation in the morning, then we went to the Albrook Mall and bought cell phones and groceries (yes, there is a grocery store at the mall). I now have a cell phone for local use. As much as I would love to call everyone, it's very expensive to make international calls (4 minutes for every 1) so it is mostly going to be employed as an alarm clock, a watch, and to communicate with other IP students. We didn't buy many groceries because we had to carry everything and in this first trip to the store we needed school supplies, laundry soap, paper towels; basics like that, and didn't have much room left for actual food. All and all it's been a good day. My spanish is sufficient to get us around, but I still definitely have a lot of work ahead of me to become fluent.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-54844952812055710242010-08-18T16:04:00.001-07:002010-08-18T16:09:02.654-07:00Finally HERE!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG22aJF8iglclmox1nndqoKyCieir7X_NEsINqayKj_aPZkWVN5YXpCTgpEL9dRMCY_9E7A8tz1qb-Bnw9VxEWlejD8VU8ytwDzjZCArxm5SNxeN2QD4S6HLKRqGQT6lxm90zX1FJ-Odc/s1600/DSCN0186.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG22aJF8iglclmox1nndqoKyCieir7X_NEsINqayKj_aPZkWVN5YXpCTgpEL9dRMCY_9E7A8tz1qb-Bnw9VxEWlejD8VU8ytwDzjZCArxm5SNxeN2QD4S6HLKRqGQT6lxm90zX1FJ-Odc/s400/DSCN0186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506889924127799810" border="0" /></a>I'm here!!! The picture is of the city just before landing at Tocumen International Airport. I chose this one over all the others that I took for one very specific reason. I wanted to reassure all of my friends and family who think I'm in some third world country that I am in a very modern city. I have clean water, AC, a house, all that good stuff. A group of us are headed out to dinner tonight, but I promise there will be more tomorrow.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-40020022391994788312010-08-18T15:42:00.001-07:002010-08-18T15:59:47.460-07:00Miami and the Keys<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVJZwCZKP03QfzTm8sgG7F3mveHSSlDVASQGCcsM0LH7CH17HTtBLLyvA-gtwOIGJcjlM1RYow6jlmKblkOC3kGBfxj9Pdz4fdmVwtNkNgZzVVgBuFJiHRZytSzyxuNh-Jg7CVQoAdRQ/s1600/IMG_1928.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVJZwCZKP03QfzTm8sgG7F3mveHSSlDVASQGCcsM0LH7CH17HTtBLLyvA-gtwOIGJcjlM1RYow6jlmKblkOC3kGBfxj9Pdz4fdmVwtNkNgZzVVgBuFJiHRZytSzyxuNh-Jg7CVQoAdRQ/s320/IMG_1928.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506888214094894386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/TGxlpk9gttI/AAAAAAAAAB4/wUAPjMY9u7U/s1600/104_1214.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H_zdNE3AUZ4/TGxlpk9gttI/AAAAAAAAAB4/wUAPjMY9u7U/s320/104_1214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506888209337988818" border="0" /></a><br />So, my flight left out of Miami on Wednesday morning, so we drove down to Miami on Tuesday. Dad took it a little further and drove us down to the keys, where we had dinner by the ocean and saw a beautiful sunset. At this restaurant, they save the scraps from the day and feed the tarpon and sharks at dusk. It's really need to see the ginormous tarpon hitting on the water, and there were at least 4 sharks that we got to see up close. I tried to take some pictures, but it was getting dark and the fish were moving fast, so none of them came out very well. The pictures we took at sunset, however, came out beautifully. It was a very nice dinner and one I will definitely remember. Thanks Mom and Dad :)Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545663086330406399.post-59808916672784219192010-08-18T15:35:00.000-07:002010-08-18T15:41:48.352-07:00Monday with Carolyn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANSmkRR1lw14ou0E11-8bzr1OCBnnh5RqPd4P1VhtwwoHZB6f3u0mPSyB9h9S_KjC7XJ9HrJws3rEYEzCh6eTrEV4Rw9ehlXHf7TbBCrdPSryETHIUElY4FfowggCqT3ZIV5-YALwYbA/s1600/104_1206.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANSmkRR1lw14ou0E11-8bzr1OCBnnh5RqPd4P1VhtwwoHZB6f3u0mPSyB9h9S_KjC7XJ9HrJws3rEYEzCh6eTrEV4Rw9ehlXHf7TbBCrdPSryETHIUElY4FfowggCqT3ZIV5-YALwYbA/s200/104_1206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506882711665951794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsQRu24FjHLHXB-Cq1hYmylcfyt76g0xWx_iOhuhrQUqy-Lb2Xkfdpyqn67Q5QAfhFFMb1XxDbvEGAGJOC_4xAdiyzDFL1bpUgzJXr5oufSqZzp8t68wKlx7TWf3s_z5mEWulJ4fE24A/s1600/104_1204.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsQRu24FjHLHXB-Cq1hYmylcfyt76g0xWx_iOhuhrQUqy-Lb2Xkfdpyqn67Q5QAfhFFMb1XxDbvEGAGJOC_4xAdiyzDFL1bpUgzJXr5oufSqZzp8t68wKlx7TWf3s_z5mEWulJ4fE24A/s200/104_1204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506882706653541794" border="0" /></a>So, we left Jacksonville on Tuesday, but on Monday Carolyn and I blocked out enough time to go climbing. Had a great time and made a great Pre-Panama memory. The YMCA in Jacksonville with the climbing walls closed, but someone bought the gym and is keeping it open as a rock gym called The Edge. We had a great time, and I am definitely still sore.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03552276644579664834noreply@blogger.com0