Beth goes to Panama: Day, I've lost count

July 30, 2013

What's been going on in Loma Bonita since the last post:

Visit from Rachel, Francie, Sariah and Lily:

Some said that it couldn't be done, that we were crazy to try. Well 'some' may have been right, but we traveled through Panama with twins. Rachel came down with her mom and her twin, baby girls for a week.

We spent a couple of days traveling around the country seeing the beach and the rainforest. Then we came out to the east side to spend the rest of the week with the folks here in Loma Bonita. The hardest part of the trip may have been convincing the towns people that even though she has two, Rachel loves both of her daughters and is not willing to leave one here in Panama.

Fourth of July in the USA

I flew home with Rachel to spend the next two weeks stateside. I think it rained more in the States those two weeks than it has all rainy season down here.

It was a great two weeks, which flew by too quickly--a couple of days in Atlanta, a few in Florida and a couple more in New Orleans with my dad and then back to Panama. I was home long enough to put on several pounds from delicious food that does not include rice or beans.

Along with driving around the southern US, I, with the help of family and friends, was able to pick up a donation of hats from the Atlanta Braves and several suitcase worth of baseball equipment to donate to the community.

Mom and Jimmy's visit

Mom and Jimmy flew back down with me to Panama. They stayed 10 days, all of which we spent in Loma Bonita. Jimmy led a baseball camp in the school, which everyone is still talking about. We also had a community movie night, showing a great American classic, Air Bud.

Jimmy got to see the iguanas, a pana-softball game and the wonders of outdoor bathrooms. He did really enjoy pana-food. It was actually frightening the amount of pana-food he could put down. He set records that are still being talked about.