Panama Update #74
October 27, 2008
On Saturday morning Nikki tried an Auyurvedic therapeutic massage place here that was recommended by someone we know. Massages here are cheaper than in the states, ranging from about $25-35. Nikki rode over there with a friend who has a car and who was also getting a massage. I think she enjoyed it quite a bit. On Saturday night we went out to eat with another couple we have become friends with. Both of them also work for the Smithsonian and live near us. On Saturday we were also invited to a person's house for dinner that I work with, but we had already made the other plans. On Sunday night we went with the same couple as Saturday to a film festival. It was billed as a European film festival and they have movies from all over the world. We saw the English movie called Atonement. We didn't realize until later that we had already seen it in the US a few months ago. We didn't recognize the name in Spanish so we didn't know. It seems like a funny movie to have at a film festival since it was widely distributed before and is not by an independent filmmaker like the others.
Today (Monday) is the first day where I really feel like Panama is becoming home and I am not just visiting here. It is getting close to 4 months that I have been here now. My work situation is varied and keeping me comfortably busy and we are getting better with the language, where to find things, and making more friends.
