We had a discount coupon to go to a Westin resort on a beach that was only 20 minutes from us. Great price, so we grabbed it for one night. Our shock, and believe me, it was a shock, was that the customer service from the moment we got out of our car was fabulous! Perhaps, it may be expected in the USA, but I haven’t seen any sort of customer service here in Panama that was worth mentioning. So, it just goes to prove, it CAN happen. Maybe, they will set a new standard and others will follow. We can only hope. Panama has neglected to get into tourism much and is just starting to build more resorts and make this a tourist destination. But, they can’t find enough qualified employees to make it happen just yet, let alone finding employees that are service oriented.
Not that I like hearing them, but apparently there was a boa constrictor only (ONLY???) about 6 feet in length found in the park across the street from our apartment. This is the park we walk in several times a day. The people who found it called the fire department and they came and got it, probably to release it back into the jungle. When hearing that story, someone else mentioned being on a two lane road recently and the traffic was stopped going both directions. Guess a boa was slithering across the road, took the entire width of the road, and had traffic stopped going both directions until it finished crossing. Brings new meaning to the speed bump signs. Anyway, I would prefer they just remain in jungle. Don’t really want to see them.
Well, the public schools here in Panama are supposed to go on strike today (nationwide) because one of the labor union officers was fired. The reasons he was fired were actually videotaped and the evidence is THERE. But anyway, the union called a nationwide strike until they reinstate him. Wonder what will happen? The public schools are horrible anyway. Then, there is my school (an international IB school) . We just started our in-service this week. Granted, the pay is horrible (compared to the states, not to Panama), but every kid from kindergarten through grade 5 gets an iPad issued to them, and the 6th grade through 9th get a laptop AND an iPad issued to them. I have the privilege of helping the teachers figure out what to do with them and I think that is a BLAST!!!
Janet,
ReplyDeleteWe had lunch at Chipotle after church today. I thought of you and Wayne. Tonight I went to your blog to catch up with you. I read the one new August post. My daughter, Andrea got married, Tom retired, and Alex is in school at Baylor, but wants to transfer to OSU. That's the Woelk update. Keep writing. You are inspiring!