You know you're in Panama when......

Brennan and I are blessed with a truly funny group of Peace Corp Volunteers.  Thanks to facebook the Panama group was able to start a post titled: You know you're in Panama when........  I just had to share some of their responses with you so you can get a little taste of what it's like in Panama.


YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN PANAMA WHEN.........


You only pay attention to conversations when some mentions 'gringo' or says "Oiste?" (did you hear me?)


You forget what a hot shower feels like


You go to the nearest mall or store for airconditioning


You get excited that you can flush toilet paper


People laugh at you because you think it's weird that they eat steak and fried hot dogs for breakfast


You wake up in the middle of the night to bats in your room eating your banana stash, shrug your shoulders, and roll over


You welcome the smell of barnyard feces, thinking, Hey, at least it´s not burning garbage


You actually enjoy eating spam...


You catch yourself casually describing people as "el gordito" or the like


Arroz con Pollo is essentially your only source of vegetables


You come home to find that one of the hens has laid an egg in your bed again


You have forgotten your name...all you are is Teacher


You forget how to write and speak in English


It's about 75 degrees F and you're freezing.


You're in your house and you have to wear earplugs when it rains


You find bugs nesting in your hair


You eat pancakes with American cheese on top instead of syrup


Your stretched out clothes almost make you think you've lost weight...until you remember what you've been eating


You think that $3.00 is expensive for a box of cereal


You've learned to like cold showers


You alternate between constipation and diarrhea


You ask for more rice at mealtime


You buy bedazzled jeans


You think that 22 people in a pickup truck is no big deal