My name is Jackie and I currently live with my husband in Panama City, Panama. Apart from that…I am many things…but writing about myself is my least favorite subject.
Where Am I?
I am in Panama City, Panama, my friends. It’s a land far, far away; where it is hot all of the time – at all times of the day. Where a manicure is $3 but a one bedroom is can cost $3,000 a month. A place where there are seemingly more cars than people…and more construction than cars. A magical place where everyone is always dressed up (especially the women!) but there doesn’t seem to be anywhere to go.
How did I get here? Good question. Eric (my husband) received a grant to create a sports documentary here. I’m just a long for the ride. Of course I have aspirations and expectations of my own – but for now, I am doing a very uncharacteristic thing and just going with the flow.
I am undecided about Panama. I love the potential of Panama – or that is, the potential of what I can accomplish while in Panama - improve my Spanish, learn to cook, start painting again, loose 20 pounds (don’t ask me how that got thrown in there), develop more spiritually, make new friends, etc. I love the idea of Panama – opening my eyes and my mind to a new culture and a new way of living, exchanging ideas with different people, eating home-grown food, taking a weekend trip to Costa Rica, going to the discoteca with my new friends Juan and Ana (that is a joke for anyone who ever took Spanish 101 in HS), and adding some “When I lived in Panama” stories to my repertoire. So I love the potential and I love the idea – but to be honest, I have yet to form an opinion about the place itself. I am sure that my blogs will be a breeding ground for both glowing praises and huge disappointments. But, I am excited to see what happens…aren’t you?
Why Am I Blogging?
Boredom.
I don’t know…this has been a very interesting year and I expect that my adventures in Panama will lead to even more interesting tales. I am in a new country, with a new language and I spend almost 24 hours a day with Eric – that sounds like a recipe for hilarity if you ask me.
Plus, I am far from home, with a lot of free time on my hands – so I thought that blogging could give me something to do (a way of recording my journey) and could help me stay connected to my friends and family.
If you like what I write – write something back. If not…well, write something anyway so that I know that people are reading it.
5 comments:
if you loose 20lbs you'll be invisible! thanks for the blog...i've been thinking about you!
i will be going heel shopping though getting around on them may be a little difficult
YAY!!! I'm so excited about your blog! It's funny b/c i was gonna tell you that u guys should put out a quarterly newsletter or something, like missionaries (baseball missionaries :) but yes, a blog is so much better! I am sure to be your most avid reader :) Miss u guys!!
Hey Jackie! Thanks for the invite to your blog. I love it already :) You write very well. So excited for you guys.
I'm living vicariously through your adventures so keep them coming! I miss you both and look forward to visiting your "exciting" new country with my heels!
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