I love Panamá. I love the diversity of its people, its sounds and smells. I especially love waking up to all kinds of noises such as birds, the ocean and howler monkeys in the distance. I fall asleep to frogs and insects chirping and when I am really lucky, the battering of intense tropical rain on the roof. Though I have been living in Panama for almost 5 years now, it has not been until recently that I truly feel like Panama is my real home. I now find that I miss Panama and the small island I call home tremendously when I am gone for long periods of time.

In 2013, with every commute to work, I dreamed of a different life. I dreamed of the ocean. I dreamed of sunshine. I dreamed of helping people. I dreamed of changing the world. That’s when I decided to make a big change in my life.