Ace needed a haircut. Spent Monday morning running every possible conversation through Google translator before taking him in. The vet who does the grooming can speak English, but the receptionist cannot. After getting my conversations translated, I then needed to listen to how some of the words were pronounced a zillion time to hopefully be able to say things and understand correctly. THEN, after all that, I drove by myself to a nearby city where the vet is. I am taking baby steps with driving around here. During the middle of the day, it isn’t so bad, so I am trying to build my confidence this summer and take advantage of the “not too much traffic time”. That was the challenge for today! Everyday certainly has its challenges. Successfully got Ace trimmed and he looks good.
Last Saturday, several of us were going on a hike through the rainforest. Our drive to the rainforest, although beautiful was accompanied by torrential downpours. Realizing the hike wouldn’t take place long before arriving, we still continued driving on to the starting point. We got out of the car for one quick picture before escaping from the swarms of mosquitoes that started attacking us. Funny, our apartment has no screens, our windows are opened frequently, and yet we seldom have mosquitoes. But Saturday was different. I guess the heavy rains brought them out in full force, especially in the jungle.
This week has been “cold” by Panamanian standards. We haven’t used our air conditioning all week. Windows opened and a great breeze coming in that was wonderful. But the humidity is quite high. Trying to keep mold at bay is an on-going challenge.
We went to the nearby shopping mall today. Since it was right after 15th of the month (pay day), we knew we had to get there when it opened because everyone goes shopping after getting their paycheck. We got there about 9:45 am (it opens at 10:00). Unlike in America, the entire mall is closed with guards at the doors until 10:00. Crowds of people were waiting at all the outside entrances waiting to get in. Guess there are no mall walkers here. But heck, the weather is walkable outside every day of the year, so why go to the mall.
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