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Things to do in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, November 12 2008 |
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I took up swimming somewhere back in college when the equilibrium of heavy partying and physical fitness was thrown off severely by my discovery of an invention called the beer bong. I had always maintained decent shape playing a variety of sports as a child, but there seems a point when the vices of adulthood catch up with the adolescent metabolism, when things like liquor, cigars and sedentary lifestyles seem much more fun than activities in the park.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, November 12 2008 )
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Panama Guide
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Written by Jesse Levin
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Thursday, October 30 2008 |
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This December marks the beginning of the dry season and represents a
critical telltale time for on the fence investors. Even the most
optimistic bullish market participants seem to be a bit on edge, as
this past rainy season knocked some confidence out of the international
investment contingent in Panama. It's a survival of the fittest time and those who are unwilling or
unable to adapt their strategies and who are pegged into the
speculative real estate mind frame and operating mentality are going to
have to morph or risk failure.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, October 30 2008 )
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Things to do in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Thursday, October 09 2008 |
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My friend Ryan was about six when he met then President Bill Clinton jogging one morning in Marta's Vineyard. The President's personal security team had sequestered Ryan's parents off to the side, given him a brief pat down, and allowed him to shake Clinton's hand, the same hand that would later feel up Monica Lewinsky.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, October 09 2008 )
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Things to do in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Saturday, September 27 2008 |
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It was on the toilet paging through an old copy of Men's Journal when I came across an interview with celebrity Jeff Bridges and the question, Where's the weirdest place you've ever woken up? While it's difficult for written text to convey the pulse of silence, I imagined Bridges toiling with the locks of his beard and looking into the sky before revealing his answer. "A sensory deprivation tank," he said. "Invented by a friend John Lilly in the early 70s."
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Last Updated ( Monday, October 06 2008 )
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Panama Arts
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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, September 24 2008 |
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We've seen the signs of gentrification before in places like Soho: ramshackle kitsch shops giving way to trendy restaurants and bars giving way to upper class patrons "re-defining" a once red zone neighborhood. It's a common sight in Casco Viejo today, specifically with artists beginning to occupy spaces once considered dilapidated and not fit for business. These trendsetters create amenities consumed by the bourgeoisie and act as clear gauges for the economic status of this burgeoning district.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, September 24 2008 )
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Living in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Tuesday, September 16 2008 |
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Somewhere in the early nineties my town experienced a bank robbery in which the rifle-wielding suspects were running around loose for like twenty minutes. They eventually took up hiding their loot in a small hair salon on the corner of Witherspoon Street before being talked out of it and into handcuffs by the antsy town sheriff.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, September 16 2008 )
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Republic of Panama
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Written by Matt
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Sunday, September 14 2008 |
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Sounds and syllables in Panamanian names vary slightly from those which I learned in school, making it hard for locals to pronounce correctly my name. But through the process of learning Spanish, most notably in a foreign country, names just have a way of rolling of your tongue.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, September 14 2008 )
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Things to do in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Thursday, September 11 2008 |
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Somewhere back in middle school, I was forced against my will to attend an adventure camp in the hills of Blairstown, New Jersey which was intended to increase self-confidence in youngsters through the magic of mother nature, scary rope courses and bad trail mix.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, September 14 2008 )
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Things to do in Panama
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Written by jamuna
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Sunday, September 07 2008 |
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The
Gorgona Co-Operative was founded on December 15, 1997 by Mr. Dagoberto Torrero
Gaona, a native to Cocle Province. Gaona belonged to the Farallón
Fishing Cooperative, near Decameron. “Working as a fisherman in
Farrallón, I had occasion to visit with the Gorgona fishermen. I
realized their work life was difficult and the prices they were
receiving for their catches were very low. So I decided to help them.”
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Last Updated ( Sunday, September 07 2008 )
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Living in Panama
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Written by Andrea Maizel
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Wednesday, September 03 2008 |
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I still remember my very first taxi cab ride. I remember telling myself, "This is it, your first ride in a real New York City cab," as if it was some sort of prize that I had just won. It conjured up images from the movies where people, much cooler than myself, whistled loudly and three cabs came to their rescue. Very classy. But as soon I stepped into that coffin on wheels all those glamorous images went flying out the window.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, September 03 2008 )
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Republic of Panama
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Written by victor_h
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Monday, August 11 2008 |
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“All my life, I've been like Michael Corleone in The Godfather, Part II, ordering up death over the phone, or with a nod or a glance. Every time I order meat off a menu, something dies. What arrives, however, is not the bleeding, still-warm body of my victim, eyes open, giving me an accusatory look. It is only fair that I find out what we're all talking about. I want to learn—really learn—where food actually comes from.”
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Living in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Friday, May 30 2008 |
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One of the benefits of learning a second language is the ability to prank people with it. The majority of my days are spent trying desperately to catch up with locals who speak Spanish at the speed of a freight train. But there are occasional moments when I, the beginner, end up having the last laugh.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, September 03 2008 )
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Living in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Saturday, March 29 2008 |
"Spanish is easy" Rose told me as I struggled to find the word for shut up in the dictionary. We were driving to dinner and the subject had come up for the second time that week. "Sure it's easy Rose, compared to say, Euskera or Sanskrit or HTML. It's easy compared to those" I explained. "But at the same time, it's kind of like chess. You can learn the basics in a day or two, but you need quite a few years to get really good."
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Arts
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Written by Pascale Schwander
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Sunday, March 23 2008 |
Last week, I went to my first fashion show in Panama! I invited my mom along -- she has always liked fashion and was curious to see how Panamanians would handle that kind of event. We went early to make sure we got good seats.
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Things to do in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Sunday, March 09 2008 |
Thanks to an undiagnosed case of attention deficit disorder, I was never able to sit through movies unless they offered a bathroom break somewhere in the middle. On the rare occasion that I'd be dragged in to see a film, I preferred to use the time-barring an exceptional screenplay-to nap in chairs that were at least more comfortable than the ones at school.
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Living in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Thursday, March 06 2008 |
"Why the fuck do we need to learn this?" I remember the class clown once asking our English teacher who had required us to memorize a long, yet insignificant act from the famous play Othello; a lesson which I left wanting only to change my name to Iago. I was shocked however that our teacher even entertained the question.
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Guide
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Written by Pascale Schwander
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Wednesday, February 27 2008 |
I used to work as a booker in a modeling agency in Europe, so I've always been curious about the industry. A few weeks ago, while waiting at the hairdresser for my mom, I read in a magazine that Wilhelmina, the famous modeling agency, has a head office in Panama. What luck!
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Guide
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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, February 27 2008 |
It was early February as I was walking to my local deli to order a tuna sandwich, no mayo of course. During this time of year, large groups of tourists have a tendency to converge on my neighborhood of Casco Viejo via large white busses which block the narrow roadways and take up valuable parking space.
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama News
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Written by Matt
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Friday, February 22 2008 |
"Don't look right now" my friend Liz whispered in my ear. "But Steven Seagal. He just walked into the restaurant. Oh, my gosh. I just saw his latest movie. He's so amazing. How's my hair look?" I would probably have been more tempted to look at a team of elderly women in bikinis. "Seagull?" I asked as I turned around, against her request. "How the heck did a seagull fly through that revolving door?"
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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