We make FAMILY wherever we go.

No doubtin that.

Thank you Dios for this blessing to share a piece of our culture.

aiight so thanksgiving was pretty darn beautiful

we had a big ole family type reunion lookin giving of thanks

mad panamanian fam n profes n of course tio philly n his lovely fam

we had spanish english prayers n an intro to what thanksgiving means to us and where its roots are which was hype as told by danez and translated by jair lol

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people was sayin this was one of they best thanksgivings

for me because it was one where i realized what i have at home,

that dnt realize wat u got til its gon thing

i appreciated wat i have waiting for me at home when i land in the chi

i think a lot of us did

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BUT we all also saw what fam we have in eachother

which is what this program is all about

community

fam

comunidad

or at least wat its suppose to be about

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so here go a peak of fotos and the link at the bottom can take you to more of our thanksgiving fun from prep for the day to the evening where danez thought he was cuban

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enjoy

we wish u coulda been

much love

THANKSPANAMIVING

Thanksgiving 2009 Highlights (Just to name a few...)

-Danez and Jair beginning ceremony speech…Hilarious.

-The Bilingual Prayers….Beautiful.

-Meeting even more wonderful people.

-All the food. Leftovers will be even more legit.

-Dancing to soul music and seeing Adam Levin chi-town step. :)

- Talking to my family in the U.S. (I have to say it one more time: Skype is amazing.)

-Philly’s kids. Blaire-Blanco love the kids.

-Wearing a strapless sun dress. I’m going to miss this weather.

-Having a great music discussion in the session.

- Having this be my first Thanksgiving without the fam but, still being with my family…Unforgettable.

-Overall, wonderful people getting together and breaking bread.

***BONUS: Lupe Fiasco’s Mixtape “Enemy of the State: A Love Story”…Nice.

NOTE: stolen from Blaire blog

CURUNDU - UN DOCUMENTAL DE ANA ENDARA MISLOV

Check it. We watched this in our espanol class and it cracks. Here go the trailer. Its a documentary by a student from a couple years back. Its the story, as told by one of the hearts of the community, of what Panama really be packin; what be unknown to the visitor. This documentary is the truth; exposing the social cycles present in life while being a testimony to the fact that they exist all over the world because it is so engrained in our collective conscious that we cannot unwrap ourselves to realize the potential in our selves and in others.