By land and sea, taxis are important for getting around Panama. Here's what it was like for me to take a ride in a water taxi and a street taxi when traveling between the island and Panama City.
This week, a local nurse named Gloria and her students taught my friends and me how to make local dishes such as sambusas, chapati, coconut spiced peas and ugali.
The trip to Irinaga from the Tanzanian coast takes about 13 hours by car. Luckily there are many wild animals to see along the way, including elephants, baboons, giraffes and warthogs!
This is my first full week in Iringa, Tanzania and I am so happy to be in such a beautiful place. There are lots of trees, and everywhere you turn you see a green garden. Let me show you around!
I feel really lucky to be living on Barro Colorado Island for the next few months, but it was more than just luck that got me here. How did I end up nearly 3,000 miles from home? It's a fun story!
