12/28
Today was a day of hours in a van/bus (not really sure what it was) and exploration. So great. We left Panama City in the morning, picked up our translators and doctor and journeyed to our base in Coclesito in the Colon Province.
The drive was long, but unlike anything I have experienced so far. The city and countryside were two different worlds. Ok well Panama itself is a different world to me. Again, I’m seeing that life outside the US may not be as luxurious, but it sure is just as great in its own way. As in South Africa, life here (well in some parts) doesn’t seem as rushed, hurried. Sure there is more litter than I’ve ever seen scattered along the side of the road, but the houses and buses are colorful (I think Plinio, our team leader, explained the colorful buses to be called red diamond). Well, the electricity cuts off at 10:30 PM and it is now 10:31 PM, which means I am finishing this by headlamp being swarmed by a billion bugs. I shall finish this tomorrow.
