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UN CUENTO PARA NO DORMIRRelatos de Suscriptores (1ER ANIVERSARIO) | UN CUENTO PARA NO DORMIRPara esta emisión de primer aniversario del podcast; UN CUENTO PARA NO DORMIR, les hemos preparados un especial de 2 horas de duración con las mejores historias de terror de nuestros SUSCRIPTORES.REDES:FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/share/1BTEbynFQs/?mibextid=wwXIfrINSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/uncuentopodcast?igsh=MXBwaW4xc3E5cTBqNg%3D%3D&utm_source=qrTIKTOK:https://www.tiktok.com/@uncuentopodcast?_t=ZS-8vtsWQQnFKa&_r=1...2025-04-281h 59
The PanaFamilia PodcastNovember rains: 3 weeks straight of rain and no sun! Super wet end of rainy season; muddy farm; dome updates and more!We are back after a bit of a hiatus. We finally got internet at our dome and now it is much easier to upload podcast episodes, so we are hoping to stay consistent again. Today we discuss the tropical storm that hit Panama during November 2024. There was significantly more rain than usual for that time of year (end of rainy season). We talk about how our farm and dome handled all the water; all the mud play the kids did; what is was like to have super cool weather here and actually put on sweaters! There was...2025-01-1029 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastFarm/Dome Build Series: all about our solar power system; why we chose to go off grid; setting up our system with a local company; and more!In this Friday’s episode we dive into our solar power system! Our original plan was to connect to the grid and have a backup solar system, but that all changed when we got a quote for the thick cables that we needed to get power from the road to our house about 200 yards from the road.Listen to learn more about why we decided to go fully off-grid; what it was like finding a solar company down here; the process of getting the whole system set up; turning power on for the first time; and what we...2024-10-2532 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastFarm/Dome Build Series: we moved into our dome! Solar power; well water system; outdoor shower and kitchen; the challenges and comedy of it all!We are back with Season 3 and as promised, we waited until we could record this episode in our aircrete dome home! We officially moved in about 2 weeks ago and have been so happy and busy here! There's was a lot of last minute work over the past few weeks before we moved in, to make the dome livable for us (including setting up our solar power system, getting our well water to the house, installing an outdoor shower and more).There is still a number of things to complete on the home before we can say "it...2024-10-181h 01
The PanaFamilia PodcastFive reasons why you should move to Chiriqui, Panama - David airport, diverse culture, beaches and mountains always a short drive, and more!Today is the last episode of Season 2! We are going to take a break while we complete our dome, receive our goods from our shipping container coming from USA, move into our dome, and work on some farm projects. We are excited to start Season 3 from our DOME HOME!In our last episode for this season we share FIVE REASONS why we think you should move to Chiriqui, Panama. Whether you're looking for a quiet life in a gorgeous, tropical location; entertainment and culture in a new place; land to start or re-start the farm, homestead; or...2024-07-1933 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastOne Year in Panama - E & N interview each other all about the first year living in this beautiful, new countryWe've been living in Panama for ONE YEAR now! This Friday's episode is a little different. Eduardo and I (Nicole) came up with some questions for each other in regards to moving to and living in Panama for one year now. We didn't talk about these questions before, so these are spur of the moment answers. ** We apologize that a big thunder and rain storm came through while we were recording this episode, so there are some parts where the background rain noise is pretty loud. You can still hear us, please stick with us...2024-07-1237 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastDome Home Progress June 2024 - hoping to move in within 2 months!On this, our one year anniversary of moving to Panama, we have a short and sweet episode with some more dome home progress. We discuss where we're at in the building process and how we hope to be moving in by August (in about 6 weeks)! We are preparing for final projects like wall finishes, paint, plumbing, electric, dome caps, custom doors and windows, and more! If you're interested in aircrete domes, we have a few other episodes like why we chose aircrete dome for our home here, and other progress episodes. As always, thanks for being here! 2024-07-0523 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastAll About Panama Series: The Rainy Season - misconceptions; what we love about the rainy season; waterfalls; and cooler weather!Well today's episode was recorded at the perfect time....you can hear a big rainstorm pretty much the whole time we're talking! But, you should be able to hear us just fine. In this week's episode we discuss the transition from the dry to rainy season; what it's like; what we love about the rainy season; a few things that we don't love about the rainy season and more. Some of the things we love and talk about is the lush green everywhere; the waterfalls; less tourism; cooler weather; slow, cool evenings; and how fast everything grows...2024-06-2828 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastTravel Series: Back to California for a visit - staying in Panama City; enjoying all we love about Turlock; packing up for our shipping container; great CA food; hard to leaveWe're back from our little break here in the podcast world and sharing about our trip to California. We visited California to pack up all our remaining belongings in preparation for our shipping container to take it all to Panama. We discuss getting in & out of Panama City; plane rides; lots of great family time; how much we enjoyed doing all the great things we used to love about Turlock. Food, used book stores, strawberries, farmers market, perfect spring weather, In & Out Burger of course, linguica and more! Follow along with our life...2024-06-2144 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastDome Home/Farm/Life Update: dome progress; residency vs. citizenship; Panama elections; milking cowsWe will be taking a break from recording and sharing episodes for the next few weeks. Thanks for your understanding.In this Friday's episode we just chit chat about life and the progress we've made lately on all our different projects. We share all about what's been going on with our aircrete dome home and what we'll be working on in the near future. We discuss our two year provisional residency and what that means versus what citizenship means. Panama's presidential election just happened and we had fun watching it unfold. We talk about that...2024-05-1034 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastAll About Panama Series: Bugs in PanamaToday Eduardo & I are talking all about bugs in Panama. We have experienced a lot of different wildlife after living in Panama, some amazing and beautiful, some not our favorite. In this episode we talk about the bugs that can be a nuisance here, how we deal with them, and how we avoid them if we can. We talk about finding a balance between good and "bad" bugs on our farm. And we discuss all the beautiful and amazing bugs we've seen here. There is a lot of water here in Panama and a lot of sunshine...2024-05-0333 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastDaily life in Panama - waking with the sun, coffee with the birds, farm stuff, beach days, church, baking bread and more.Today we are talking all about our daily life here in Panama. We thought it might be interesting for you to get a peak into what our daily life looks like with kids, cooking, farm stuff, building a house, relaxing, having a social life, and enjoying our slower lifestyle here in Panama. So much of our life is spent outside, whether that is hanging laundry, reading books, swimming, cooking, relaxing, farm/dome stuff, walking/biking, beach fun, or just playing. We love our outdoor lifestyle, but also love our afternoons relaxing in the AC for a bit...2024-04-2630 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastWhat we have learned since relocating to Panama - beach never loses it appeal, really small town living, little space living lessons, learning Spanish & moreTo finish up our little three-part "reflection series," today we discuss what we have learned since moving to Panama 9 months ago. Things like how even though we live close to the beach - we still get excited every time we're there and it never gets boring; people take the time to really talk to you here; we miss cold weather; how tiny of a living space is do-able for us; enjoying life in a small, small town, and a few more. We, as always, try to intermix humor and learning experiences into our sharing.If you are...2024-04-1930 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastWhat we love about Panama & Las Lajas - less populated country, beauty everywhere, small town life, and moreHappy Friday! For a comical, inside look into our marriage, be sure to listen to the first 7 minutes of this episode! Ha....but for real, we are excited to talk about all that we've come to love about Panama and our little pueblo called Las Lajas, since living here for 9 months now!We talk about the perks of living in a country that is not over-populated, a country that is lush and beautiful almost everywhere you look. We love living in a small town where kids can ride their bike around safely and you know all your...2024-04-1226 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastWhat we miss after relocating to Panama; things we miss from USA, California, and our hometown Turlock.In today's episode, we reflect on what we miss from our home country and hometown, after relocating to Panama. This podcast episode isn't about complaining or wishing that we still had all these things we discuss. We just thought it would be fun to share some (mostly materialistic) things that we wistfully wish for sometimes. We talk about services we miss from USA as a whole, then share some California specific "things," and then end it by talking about what we miss from our hometown of Turlock, CA. What we've really learned after moving to...2024-04-0522 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastAll About Panama Series: Las Playas - different types of beaches in Panama; our top 3 favorite beaches here in Panama; beaches we still want to visitToday's episodes is all about beaches! We are going to be talking about beaches (las playas) in Panama.Living near the beach was one of the top reasons we decided to move to Panama. We wanted to have our farm but also be within a short drive from the beach - for surfing, playing, and all the beach fun. We are so blessed to have found our dream farm, that we're now building on, near one of the best & most gorgeous beaches in all of the country of Panama - Playa Las Lajas, Chiriqui.We...2024-03-2931 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastFarm/Home Build Series: Dome Home Progress March 2024- CA builder comes to train, permitting the dome, working with a great local teamWe are so excited to be back with Season 2 of The PanaFamilia Podcast! Eduardo and I (Nicole) start this second season off with an episode all about our dome home progress. We discuss how we've been working for about 4 weeks now on our aircrete dome home with the help of local builders, and an experienced dome builder from California. We share about the permitting process and what that has been like. We talk about the ups and downs of the building process, and much more. Follow along with our #domehomepanama progress via our...2024-03-2237 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastFarm/Home Build Series: We Bought Cows! What kind of cows we purchased; our plan for our cows on the farm; about the "Gyrlando" breed.Today is our final episode for Season One! We will be back in March 2024 with more episodes.Today we're talking all about las vacas! We purchased ten pregnant Gyrlando heifers back in October and they have been living at our farm and enjoying all the lush grass. We talk about why we picked these cows and this breed. We share a bit about how we found them and what it felt like when they arrived at our finca.We then spend time discussing our plan for the cows; genetics; growing our herd, etc; and most...2023-12-2227 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastPanama Protests - Part 3- The Finale. Protests & roadblocks are over; the people won; what we learned during the protestsToday we have another longer episode (hopefully the last long one for a while)! the FINAL part 3 of the Panama protest series. The Panama protests and roadblocks are over! The Panamanian people got what they asked for and we can all travel freely and get everything we need now. We start out with a slight recap of why and when the protests started and how it lasted for 41 days (October 22, 2023-December 2, 2023). We share how it ended with the Supreme Court finding the mining contract unconstitutional and how the mine will cease operations. This is what...2023-12-1540 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastFarm/Home Build Series: Designing our Aircrete Dome Home - why we chose aircrete, how we found out about it, the design process, dome sweet domeThis Friday's episode we're talking about designing our new home to be built on our farm here in Panama - which will be an aircrete dome home. We talk about how we came across aircrete and dome building; what kind of building material aircrete is; why we chose to use this alternative building method -pros and cons; how Nicole got Eddie on board with it- ha. We talk about finding our designer and builder; what the design process has been like; and when we hope to start building!We're very excited to get started on creating a...2023-12-0827 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastTravel Series: Panama City Trip Recap - beautiful architecture, deli meat, US Embassy, awesome Airb&bThis week is our Panama City Trip Recap! We visited Panama City back in October 2023 for a 3 (turned 4) day weekend to visit the USA Embassy. We needed to go to the Embassy to complete some business regarding our Panamanian drivers licenses.The trip included lots of good food, beautiful architecture, an amazing Airb&b, and….the beginning of the protests here in Panama. We ended up releasing our “Protests In Panama” episodes before this, because we thought they were more important to hear. But our Panama City trip was lots of fun and we’re excited to share it...2023-12-0128 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastFarm/Home Build Series: We Bought Land in Panama!We bought land in Chiriqui, Panama! Today's episode is full of so much excitement, because we share all about our gorgeous piece of land & future farm, here in Las Lajas, Chiriqui, Panama. We purchased 7.1 hectares, or about 17 acres of overgrown pasture land, about 15 minutes from our favorite beach.We discuss the 6 non-negotiable features we were looking for in a piece of farm land here. We then talk about how we spent multiple weeks looking at different pieces of property and the 2-3 properties that really stood out to us. We share how the farm we ended up...2023-11-2427 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastProtests in Panama, Part 2 - road blocks, supply shortages, scavenging for food, cabin fever, the Lord providesThis Friday's episode we give you all an update on the protest situation here in Panama. As of the recording of this episode, it has been 20 days straight of blocking the main highway and nation wide protests. On the date that we release this episode, it has been 25 days, and the situation is the same.We discuss what it has been like finding food in the small grocery stores here; how we will soon be out of gas for our car and propane for cooking; how violence has escalated in some areas; that we are not seeing...2023-11-1735 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastRelocating With Kids & Raising Kids in Panama This Friday's episode is all about relocating with kids! There is a lot of information out there about retiring in Panama, but not a lot about relocating here as a young family. We wanted to share our experience thus far moving to a brand new country with three young kids.We discuss why we decided on the timing of our move; a bit about what is was like traveling internationally with young kids; the transition period after first arriving here; access to "kid's stuff" like food, diapers, supplies, etc; putting our oldest son in public school; doing...2023-11-1023 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastProtests in Panama, Part 1 - driving home from Panama City, road blocks, food shortages...10 days straightToday we're releasing a special episode pertaining to current events here in Panama in October/November 2023. The Panamanian President renewed a mining contract of an open pit copper mine on October 20, 2023, and since then nation wide protests and road blocks have gotten more and more intense. Starting Monday, October 23, a large portion of the PanAmerican Highway has been COMPLETELY BLOCKED with no traffic coming or going.In our conversation, we do not go into a ton of details about the politics of the situation, but mostly share our experience driving through the country of Panama to get...2023-11-0347 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastTravel Series: Boquete, Panama Recap - coffee farms, great food...and did we say coffee?This week's episode we share all about our weekend trip to Boquete, Panama. Boquete is up in the highlands of the Chiriqui province of Panama. It is a coffee hot spot, so we of course drank lots of coffee, tried Geisha coffee at a local cafe, and visited a gorgeous organic coffee farm. We talk about our lovely AirB&B, fun places we went with the kids, our new favorite diner, the easy drive there, and how much we enjoyed the Boquete area.NEW EPISODES EVERY FRIDAY!*Music used with permission from www.joystock.org2023-10-2721 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastAll About Panama Series: Food in PanamaIn this episode we talk about one of our favorite topics: FOOD! We discuss our eating habits & preferences back home in California and how we've had to adjust a bit after moving here to Panama. We talk about restaurants we love here, local access to food, new foods we've tried, what we can find in the grocery stores, and how we always try to find the freshest, local, in season foods. We've started eating a lot more seafood since we're close to the ocean, and we're loving it; beef here is different and we talk about that. And lots...2023-10-2023 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastWhy we chose to relocate to Panama - PART 2. Visas, land, tax incentives, beach, peaceful communities. Episode 2 & 3 is our conversation about why and how we chose Panama as the country we wanted to relocate to. We discuss other countries we looked into, why we specifically didn't choose them, and then multiple reasons why we chose Panama. We talk about our first trip to Panama to visit and how much we loved it; how we love the rural communities here; and how you can almost find any lifestyle you want here: city life, farm life, community life, mountain life, hermit life- it's all possible!NEW EPISODES EVERY FRIDAY!*Music used with permission...2023-10-1316 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastWhy we chose to relocate to Panama - PART 1. Our first trip to Panama, other countries we considered, less tourism, friendly locals.Episode 2 & 3 is our conversation about why and how we chose Panama as the country we wanted to relocate to. We discuss other countries we looked into, why we specifically didn't choose them, and then multiple reasons why we chose Panama. We talk about our first trip to Panama to visit and how much we loved it, how we love the rural communities here, and how you can almost find any lifestyle you want here: city life, farm life, community life, mountain life, hermit life- it's all possible!NEW EPISODES EVERY FRIDAY!*Music used with permission...2023-10-1316 min
The PanaFamilia PodcastAll About PanamaFor our inaugural episode, we share lots of information about the country of Panama. We have been living here for 3 months now and we discuss language, currency, economy, weather, provinces and cities, history, and a little bit about what we've experienced here so far.NEW EPISODES EVERY FRIDAY!*Music used with permission from www.joystock.orgIf you enjoyed our show or found something helpful, we'd love for you to leave us a kind review!VISIT OUR FARM'S WEBSITEFOLLOW ALONG WITH US ON INSTAGRAMDONATE TO OUR PODCAST VIA PAYPAL2023-10-0621 min