What April is looking forward to (and not looking forward to):

Looking forward to:

• Having life be simple – I have a hard time not over extending sometimes
• Missing the 2008 US presidential election hoopla…or at least the worst of it since it has already started
• Seeing the Panamanian presidential election process
• Learning to cook new foods and use new spices
• Seeing what a real “heavy rain” is (they measure it in feet – not inches – in some areas)
• Learning and using Spanish daily
• Not living in an airport flight path
• Not driving for two years – letting the Maryland driver’s angst seep out of my soul
• Not seeing Christmas commercials daily- starting in October
• Reading about the USA from an outside perspective
• Doing a lot of walking
• Possibly living without easy access to electricity
• Going snorkeling sometime
• Seeing the Panama Canal
• Seeing orchids and leaf cutter ants
• Learning a tiny bit about birds and birding
• Visiting the peak were you can see the ocean on both sides
• Spending lots of quality time with Kevin

Not looking forward to:

• Vaccination shots
• Mosquitoes
• Diarrhea
• Missing family events- major and small
  
• Increasing my banana consumption levels (arg)
• Waiting for 1-2 months for mail
• High humidity (Think Baltimore summers year round – evening LOW around 70)
• Wearing lots of sunscreen