by christawojo@gmail.com | Aug 15, 2018 | †3 Dark, Blog, Existentialism, On Philosophy, Our Society, Panama Life
When I was a kid, my dad told me and my sisters horror stories about my grandparents growing up during The Great Depression. My grandfather, born to Polish immigrants in New Jersey, was sent miles away as a little kid to pick berries and sell them on the streets. In...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Jun 14, 2017 | Blog, Christa Wojciechowski, Family, Panama Life, Pupdates, Uncategorized
Nicknames are a sign of affection in most cultures. I just got back from a 6-week trip to the US. I’m rarely away from my dogs for that long and I realized just how many names I call them during our conversations. As a solitary writer, I speak to my dogs more...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Mar 2, 2016 | Expat Experiences, Panama Life
There are many gorgeous places to hike in the highlands of Chiriqui near Volcán Barú. One of the easiest and most rewarding hikes is called The Pipeline hike, which runs along a water line through the cloud forest to a hidden waterfall. It takes less than a few hours...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Dec 31, 2014 | Expat Experiences, Panama Life
Originally published on Medium. How do you differentiate selfishness from self-preservation? I grew up in the United States, where Christmas is a mishmash of many traditions old and new. In my family, we always looked forward to the presents and the food, of course,...
by christawojo@gmail.com | Dec 16, 2014 | Expat Experiences, Panama Life
I know many of you are a bit chilly right now, but just be grateful you’re not in Panama. Here it’s hot… and I mean hot. Here we have a saying that it’s mas caliente que tres pares de cajones. In other words, it’s hotter than three pairs...
