Panama: Day 1: Long way there July 9th 2006 Didn't sleep the previous night because we left for the bus stop in Alajuela at 3am. The bus left at 4am and didn't get to the hotel in Panama until 7pm. ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Panama With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more
I am a music-loving 19 year-old Caucasian male from Chelsea, MI, USA. I just completed an incredible five-month stay in Costa Rica where I volunteered at a butterfly farm as part of an organization known as AFS (www.afs.org). I plan on attending college in the fall of 2007, possibly majoring in music technology and composition. In the meantime, I'm earning some money as a pharmacy tech at CVS/Pharmacy.
Check out my music at http://xolinmedia.tripod.com
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