Panama Update #59
October 3, 2008
Today I took the Miami Metro Rail to the Whole Foods to stock up on a few items that we can't get in Panama or are really expensive there. For example, we found a place that has Cliff Bars in Panama City but the selection is small and they are about double the price. Specialty items like the organic raw food protein bars that Nikki likes can't be found there at all. Items like shampoo and soap that we like cannot be found there either. Another big bill to pay for it all, but that's what happens when you buy a lot of supplements, vitamins, etc. The plan is that the items will last until our next time out of the country in San Francisco in December. Of course we can live without those items, but as long as we have a chance to get them we may as well.
When I was walking to the store from the train station I saw a sign for the University of Miami, which I didn't realize was in that area. I took a detour and walked around the campus at that time since I had planned to go look at it anyway. It is a huge campus with a big pond located in the middle that is surrounded by all the classroom buildings and various departments. It is very modern looking and I imagine they can dress in shorts and t-shirts for all of the school year, rather than the multiple layers of clothing in the Minnesota winters. A large part of the campus is devoted to all the athletic facilities for the teams. The Miami Hurricanes have been very successful in recent years with many of the sports and it looks like they have put a lot of money into the facilities.
