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I Find A Place To Live

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

So last off, I had no real place to live.

After checking out several possibilities, of which there were very few indeed, I decided to ask a woman who works at the hospital if I could live with her. She immediately beamed, and said yes!

So that afternoon, the ambulance-the only car around at the time-took me to my new home.
My new home is with the Ngobe family of Catalina , her son Arturo, his cat Mieko(ngobe for cat), and their dog, Rocky(named after the movie series). Also visiting at all hours, eating, sleeping, and hanging out, are about fifiteen to twenty members of Catalina´s family. I couldn´t tell you their names just yet-I can´t remember them all. [read on]

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I Get Visited By Two Travel Godesses

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

I was camped out in the diningroom of the tiny hospital here when I last blogged…and although everyone was quite nice, it WAS the diningroom. It was hardly private or comfortable!
I was looking for alternative accomodation in the town, but had been as yet unable to find any, as people here are unaccustomed to visitors. There are no hostels, no hotels, no rooms for rent. Most people live in lean-to shacks, made of sticks.

As I was trying to figure out where I would live for the next few months, I got an email from a woman who had read my blog, Leyla, and her friend, Anne. They were in Panama, and they were coming to visit me! [read on]

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First Day With the Ngobe-Bugle

Friday, February 1st, 2008
So I´m here in Soloy, writing on a computer in the school´s computer lab-which was donated by Bill Gates. It´s a little surreal. Soloy is kind of the unofficial capital of the Comarca, which is an independently governed ... [Continue reading this entry]

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I Lose All My Bags In Panama, and I Drive to Costa Rica To Find Them

Friday, February 1st, 2008
I arrived in Panama City on Wednesday night, then took a taxi to the bus terminal. While in the taxi, I got a glimpse of the city: It´s huge, modern, and extremely multicultural. There was tons of traffic, literally bumper ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Ode To Simon, the best dog in Guatemala

Friday, February 1st, 2008
I´m finally here in Panama, but before I start writing all about my newest adventures, I owe an entry to Simon. Simon was my constant companion when I was in Guatemala. You could say he was a dog, ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Last Chicken Bus in Guatemala

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
So.. I can´t help but write about my last chicken bus in Guatmala, this one from Xela to Guatemala city... There are no words descriptive enough to write about the chicken bus expereince, but here is a list of ... [Continue reading this entry]

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My Last Day In La Esperanza

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
I´m here in Guatemala City, awaiting my flight to Panama City. Luckily, the wonderful hotel I stayed overnight at has given me some free internet time, so I thought I´d do a blog entry. My last day in La ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Whats Next…Panama,among other things!

Friday, January 25th, 2008
On Tuesday I fly to Panama City, Panama. Before then, here's whats in the general works: Saturday and Sunday, spend some time with the kids in my neighborhood/including our last english class tomarrow night. It will probably be more like a ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Okay, Okay..Photos Finally!

Friday, January 25th, 2008
All right everyone, you can stop asking me now. I have a flicker account, i am afraid it is a bit disorganized, but there are about 600 photos on it. They are not organized in any particular order, and in fact ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Dengue Delirium and the Sisterhood of Women Travelers

Friday, January 25th, 2008
Well last off I felt like hell, no kidding. What happened was after we left out hotel in El Remate, We-we being the three of us, Jackie, Moira, and myself-went to Flores. originally our plan had been to ... [Continue reading this entry]

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