April Showers
Hola a todos! Happy April! Slowly getting adjusted to the rainy season here in Panama. It’s so much more humid (haha yes that’s possible) and there’s occasional flooding on our street. I got caught in a DOWNPOUR yesterday at the…
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Celebrating Two Months!
Tomorrow marks 2 months of living in Panama! It feels like it’s been much longer in the best possible way. Highlights recently have been: – Weekend beach trip to Punto Barcos – Volleyball clinics – Dinner with a local Filipino…
Learning Learning Learning!
Happy March everyone! Capping off February with one last blog post. The rainy season will be starting soon here in Panamá so I am soaking up the dry days and sunshine while it’s still here. Highlights recently have been: Celebrating…
Getting Settled
Hola chicos! Quickly approaching one month in Panamá and feeling at home! For my sanity and yours, I’ll be updating this blog by answering the same couple of questions every few weeks. See below 🙂 Highlights recently have been: –…
My First Week in Panamá
I’ve been in Panamá for 72 hours! It feels like home! It’s warm! I can speak in Spanish all the time! The mangoes are huge! One of my best friends from Nashville, Tiff, also moved to Panamá to participate in…
Preparing for the Big Move
Hi all — Sharing my first blog post as I prepare for my Lumos move in T-11 days! Professionally, preparation these days looks like wrapping up my work. I’ve been doing a lot of interviewing, onboarding, and communication to pass…
My First Holiday in South Africa!
Hello from the United States! I write this post after safely arriving home in Nashville after a bittersweet departure from Cape Town. My last days in Cape Town consisted of tear-filled goodbyes with the children of Lawrence House, rock climbing…
The Beautiful Bridge the Lumos is.
Before I came to South Africa, I understood that Lumos is supposed to be the bridge between who one is now and who their future self will be, but here I am, 6 months later, and I understand now that…
Learning, Realizing, and Continuing to Learn
It has been about a couple weeks since I landed in the States, and what an adjustment it has been. There have been countless welcome home embraces by many friends and family that are already making this transition back full…
Terminations, Transitions, and Transparency
As I transition into my final two weeks in Cape Town, I do so in a country that has entered back into Level 4 of lockdown. A new variant of Covid-19 has entered the country which is now the third…