PANAMANIA

So it's been awhile since I've posted, shocker.

But for Semana Santa we went to PANAMA!! And to be honest, it was just alright. Don't get me wrong, I had a BLAST, but Costa Rica as a whole has been a better experience.

Here are the good things:

- Panama uses U.S. dollars. I love them, they make sense to me. Colones are ludicrous.
- Panama is also incredibly cheap in comparison to Costa Rica, which was really nice.
- A local from the hostel took us to some horse races and then to like a local hang out right by the stadium. It was really chill and just different from what we're used to. Lots of fun. At this little event, we met this strange guy we called ol' red at our hostel. His life story was a doozie, and he looked like a redneck. Nice guy though.
- We went to a baseball game! It was really cheap, and a lot of fun!
- I saw the Panama Canal! I mean it wasn't a big monumental moment in my life, but I still saw it. And I'm still wondering why we gave it back. Ships pay $250,000 to get through that thing. I have the solution to the U.S. economy: get back the canal.
- One day we snuck into a resort to swim and relax. The resort even called a taxi for us thinking we were guests, it was legit.
- It was just a little more like the U.S. At this point in the trip, a little U.S. feel goes a long way.
- Not having to go to school is just legit, no matter where you are.

Ok, so the not so good things:

- Traveling to another country via land is the worst idea ever. We were at the border over 3 hours both ways. Latin America doesn't understand efficiency, it makes me crazy.
- Travleling on a bus for 16 hours is also not recommended. It's just pretty horrible, especially when a French girl leans her seat into your lap and traps your legs, boooo.
- Panama isn't near as beautiful as Costa Rica. The beaches were sad, basically like a lake. Good thing we found that resort to sneak in, we were basically in hades for an hour or so.
- Panama is HOT. It was so hot... oh gosh I was hot.

Good spring break trip, all in all.