Life in Panama

I've been living in Panama for four months and I'm really enjoying it. This change was a little bit difficult at the beginning because I didn't speak any Spanish, but as I'm Brazilian and Portuguese and Spanish are very similar languages, so it didn't take long for me to start to understand what people were saying. Also in a very short period of time, I've made many friends from all over Latin America: Venezuela, Mexico, Peru, Argentina. Everyone has been so nice to me! I've also met amazing people from other parts of the world such as Spain, the Netherlands and the United States. This was possible thanks to the large number of foreigners living in Panama City right now.

My friends here love to party. Every weekend they have parties, barbecues (which as a Brazilian tradition I love) or go for a short trip to the beach. Usually we go to the Caribbean beaches, but there are pretty good beaches on the Pacific as well. So what else can I say? People here really know how to have fun.

Obviously sometimes I miss some things from Sao Paulo such as night clubs, cinemas, theatres, restaurants… and of course, my friends! But on the other hand, when I lived in Sao Paulo my life was so busy that I didn't have time to enjoy all that stuff. Besides, Sao Paulo is a very dangerous place and I was afraid all the time. It may sound strange to some people, but it becomes a normal feeling when you live in a violent city. So when I start to think about these things I realize that here in Panama my life is really much better than it was.