Stint Dates: For future reference

If anyone wishes to Visit me in Panama, These are the dates I will be in the Jungle. I will be able to chat between these dates... though there are a few excursions in the works.

Stint 1 - January 14th to January 22nd

 Stint 2 - January 28th to February 8th

 Stint 3 - February 14th to February 26th

 Stint 4 - March 5th to March 15th

 Stint 5 - March 20th to March 28th

 Stint 6 - April 2nd to April 8th

Valley project presentations will take place in the city on April 9th.

First night back to Civilization

Well, after waking up at 5 am to the howler monkeys and the rooster (Alejandro) and no coffee, we took a nice 2 hour hike out of the Valley today. Then a quick pack in San Miguel, an hour bus ride to Vente Quarto, another hour ride to Panama City and a little stroll across the park and we made it to Hispania (our city apartment). The first stint in the Valley is beyond explanation and the people are already family. I will break it into sections of relevancy ( with pretty pictures) before I put that up tomorrow or Thursday.

Being back in civilization is a feeling that I cant even begin to explain. I had forgotten what it feels like to flush a toilet, and have running water, and look in a mirror. But the Valley is already my home the 20 by 20 rancho that I share with 11 other girls is more perfect than I can even begin to describe. The companionship is almost entirely unmatched.

We eat and are merry and we love to work that's for sure. I hope everyone in the  states is doing alright. I love and care for you all deeply!

The countdown continues.

So we are down to 2 days... well 1 day, 9 hours, and roughly 15 minutes, but really who's counting?!

Things I still need to do:
1) Everything...

I am beginning to think I live on adrenaline.


In other words, kids, I'll get back to you when I'm stuck on a plane for 5 hours.

One Month Count Down.

"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." Antoine de Saint Exupéry

How obnoxious am I, starting with a quote, like some crappy high school essay. But seriously, such a fitting quote about spreading passion...which is what I am about to do as I go adventuring.

Well, this is where it all begins. In one month, I will be moving to Panama(PANN AH MAA, in the tone of Van Halen) for 4 months and living in the jungle. I have great intentions of updating often and being a really good blogger(mainly to reassure my precious mother I am still alive) but realistically it will be once ever 10ish days. So I have already decided on my first few topics,SPOILERS:

1. What everyone smells like after living in the jungle for 10 days at a time.
2. My crib (come on,everyone wants to brag about their penthouse apartment in the best part of Panama....and their green coleman tent.)
3. How tragic my Spanish skills are, and the comedic situations that come from it. 
4. Whoring out my scenery.

Let's see how this goes! 
Just a note, I plan to be PG13-R so please don't be offended by my random outbursts, or poor taste in references.