I managed to see everyone I planned to see and then some on this US trip. So I sit around our hosts house, waiting to see a friend for another visit.
The morning has been spent finding a contractor to repair the mailbox out front that we mowed over and ruined. Both contractors are Mexican. Interesting, they both speak good English.
I now have a deep appreciation for their fluency in English. After all, I am struggling to learn Spanish. How have these immigrants learned so quickly? I am impressed.
With the help of a friend who is a general contractor, we found, beat the price down, and accepted a contractor for the repair. They are starting in a few minutes.
Things are slow here with the recession (or should I say depression). There is no way a small repair job would be started this rapidly a few years ago. Hell, we probably couldn't even get a bid on a repair not long ago.
I am ready to go home. And, yes, I do call Panama home now. That is a result of this trip.
Even though our adjustment has been torturous, we do not have a home here in the US so, by default, home is Panama.
It helps to think of Panama as home. This I notice.
As a profound man once said, "it is better to ride the horse in the direction it is going." So off I ride to Panama!
Home.
We have experienced the deepest and most generous hospitality on this trip. The success of the trip rests squarely on the shoulders of this heart-warming hospitality.
Thank you Jim and Kelly, Katey and Matt!
Thank you also to our friends. Your friendship is cherished and treasured!
What a blessing. So many friends.
In spite of the past year, I feel fortune...so fortunate.
I have had misgivings about our relocation, moments went I was convinced that I made a huge mistake. My friend pointed out that even if we return, so few people ever get to have an adventure of this magnitude. Ultimately, leaping off the cliff into the unknown is the real value, the rest is gravy.
I hope the gravy is good!
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Hi Tom, these are my favorite words from You -
"...Ultimately, leaping off the cliff into the unknown is the real value..."
Yes to This.
Darshan
Knowing this helps manage the regret! Here's to happy leaping...
May you weave a future as smooth as gravy that you can hang your hat on. There is little regret in the bold leap off the cliff that no man has leaped before into the swamp full of alligators, nip it in the bud before you sink like a stone, then circle your wagons and bite the bullet. ;-)
Al, you wax poetically! I didn't know you had it in you. Thanks for the words of wisdom and encouragement. Boquete looks very different now that we have returned. I don't think we could really appreciate it until we got settled in and most of the battles completed. It was good to see you on the trip.
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