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First Day in Service, Panama (Rachael)

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November 5th 2014
Well hello all =) It’s now 6:59 Panama time (4:59 Oregon time). I just got up from a lovely siesta and am munching on some yummy oreos. Clay is still sleeping =) I got my first bug bite! =/ If we weren’t in a foreign country I wouldn’t care but since we are, I’m being a bit of a hypochondriac. So today! It gets light really early here, before 6 am. It was not hot this morning and I wasn’ ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Veraguas

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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