Other random pics

Cute little Caribean kiddo shakin his booty to the steel drums!








Tia Veronica y tia Benedikta








Ryden y su amiga de escuela

Our friends

This is Rye hugging Maestra Sharon....Rye adores her!


Rye's classmates all dressed up for a Panamanian holiday
Rye and best friend Bibi being goofy

Red Frog Beach

Here we are hanging out on Red Frog Beach, a national preserve. It is on the island of Bastimientos, a short boat ride away. We had a great time playing in the waves, holding the little red frogs and boogie boarding. This is island life!

Organic Cacao Farm trip

This was our trip to an organic Cacao farm. We took a boat to the farm, which is owned by 2 expat Americans. They walked us through the whole process from picking the beans. We got to eat raw cacao....yummy! Saw how the beans are extracted, fermented and then roasted and then blended up to remove most of the oil. From there the pure cacao is left. Fun trip!!! Rye loved it.

Halloween Bocas Style

Had a crazy crazy Halloween here in Bocas. As you may or may not know, Bocas is quite the party town. There are parties every night and the bars are thumping til 5 am most nights. We laugh because everyday someone comes by the language school to advertize that their bar is having ladies night. In Bocas there is a ladies night every night....nice for me I guess. Anyways, Halloween was a spectacle. All the tourists were out in their handmade throw it together outfits and the locals were all out full force too. I had a babysitter that night and got home around 3:30. I was a rock star complete with a star on my eye, crazy hair (most of the night until it got too hot and I had to put it up) and tatoos everywhere. Rye and I went to a Halloween gathering earlier in the day. Rye was a rainbow fairy....a last minute idea we had, but it was cute. She had rainbow tatoos on her face and a rainbow skirt and shirt and purple wings. Check out the pictures from the day.

More starfish beach pics

Another day playing at Starfish beach. Warm water, starfish, palm trees and sun...what else do you really need?

Pictures from Starfish beach

 
 
 
 

Only in a Third World Country

I've started a list that is entitled "You know you are in a third world country when." Here is what I have so far:

1)Your alarm clock is a rooster
2)You have no idea what time it is or what day it is.
3)Dogs lie in the middle of the streets
4)There are bars on your windows
5)A cold shower feels good
6)You are asked to do something one way the first time and a different way the next time
7)The baseball field and the airport landing strip are one and the same.
8)Kids play futbol in the street
9)Nobody wears shoes....not even the tourists
10) Nothing works right