http://kalengirl.com The World Through the eyes of a Panamanian Girl Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:00:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://kalengirl.com/2010/12/england-can%e2%80%99t-handle-snow/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/12/england-can%e2%80%99t-handle-snow/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:00:46 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1472 Two weekends ago, we had a lot of snow in Oxford. The snow started on Friday but it was until Saturday that it started to accumulated because it snowed for more than 6 hours. I was suppose to have an exam that Saturday afternoon, so I woke up at 6 am and started looking through [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/12/england-can%e2%80%99t-handle-snow/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/12/ketchup-is-not-for-free-on-denmark/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/12/ketchup-is-not-for-free-on-denmark/#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:00:12 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1459 While in the rest of the world ketchup, mayo and any other dressing or salsa for the food is free of charge, in Denmark you have to pay if you would like to have some. When Boyfriend and I arrived at the airport it was time for lunch but since we had to way for [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/12/ketchup-is-not-for-free-on-denmark/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/12/first-snow-in-oxford-for-winter-2010-2011/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/12/first-snow-in-oxford-for-winter-2010-2011/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:00:56 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1423 On Tuesday morning we woke up with the sight of white streets and a very cold air. I always get really excited when it snows because it is something I used to see only on T.V and now I have the opportunity to see it in real life. You don’t get the full experience until [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/12/first-snow-in-oxford-for-winter-2010-2011/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/11/working-without-a-writing-contract/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/11/working-without-a-writing-contract/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:25:43 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1395 Do you remember my entry about the one day working interview? Well I got that job; it was an administrative assistant position. However, after that first working day they asked me to go again the next Friday, which I did. Again I worked for 7 and half hours. They asked me to work on Saturday [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/11/working-without-a-writing-contract/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/11/shorter-days-in-england/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/11/shorter-days-in-england/#comments Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:36:39 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1384 In Panama starts to get dark around 6 pm and by 7pm it is completely dark. However, here in England starts to get dark around 4 pm and it is completely dark at 5 pm. While I was living in the USA, I never experience that radical change in light or in other words, the [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/11/shorter-days-in-england/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/11/a-panamanian-in-oxford-during-november/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/11/a-panamanian-in-oxford-during-november/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:00:05 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1374 November is the month where most (not to say all) Panamanian holidays are celebrated. Our two independence (some people say one was an independent and the other one was a separation, but it all comes back to your personal definition of independence) happened on November, but in different years. I think I address this before [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/11/a-panamanian-in-oxford-during-november/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/10/i%e2%80%99m-back-in-the-u-k/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/10/i%e2%80%99m-back-in-the-u-k/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:59:39 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1303 Last September 4, I left Panama City around 11 pm and after a 10 hours flight; I arrived in Madrid, Spain. After three months, I was able to hug Boyfriend again! The wait was finally over and I was back home.  This time I am not staying for only three months, as I did at [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/10/i%e2%80%99m-back-in-the-u-k/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/05/biking-first-time-in-oxford/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/05/biking-first-time-in-oxford/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 17:00:14 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1162 Two weeks ago, I bought a used bike for only 45 pounds. It is a girly bike (it is not pink though) with six gears and the frame is big enough for my height. I am 5’10. The town looks different from a bike perspective and I think many people would agree with me. It [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/05/biking-first-time-in-oxford/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/05/washing-clothes-with-hot-water/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/05/washing-clothes-with-hot-water/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 19:49:38 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1149 In Panama, middle-class people do not usually have hot water as a choice in their bathroom, kitchen our laundry. My guess is the weather. Panama is a very hot country that reaches 33C every day and can go up to 36C during midday. My first experience doing laundry with hot water was back in 2005 [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/05/washing-clothes-with-hot-water/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/04/st-george-day/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/04/st-george-day/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:09:07 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1118 In Panama, we celebrate on November 4th the Flag Day. Many people have that day off but it’s not a national day, in other words if you have to work that day your hourly rate is not going to be double, for example, November 3th which is a national day where Panama celebrates the separation [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/04/st-george-day/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/04/cars-are-coming-from-your-left/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/04/cars-are-coming-from-your-left/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:34:00 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1097 Panama is one of many countries around the world where driving right is the rule. I am guessing we all know England is one of the few countries that drive left. I remember the first time I crossed the street here in England, I was almost run over because I was looking to the wrong [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/04/cars-are-coming-from-your-left/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/04/getting-an-used-bike/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/04/getting-an-used-bike/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:30:34 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1094 Oxford is a bike friendly city. I have never visited a city like that before, because in Panama just the thought of biking on the street where all the crazy people are (Panamanian drivers are well-known for their lack of following-rules if you know what I mean) it is very scary. It is for a [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/04/getting-an-used-bike/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/04/red-devils-are-part-of-the-panamanian-transportation/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/04/red-devils-are-part-of-the-panamanian-transportation/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:17:26 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1029 Have you ever wonder where those old school buses go after they retire. Well they come to Panama, the new Miami (I heard somebody say) and some end in other central-America countries but in Panama, they receive a makeover. They look like graffiti on whiles because of the art young Panamanian put on those buses [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/04/red-devils-are-part-of-the-panamanian-transportation/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/03/boiling-hot-or-freezing-cold-those-are-your-option-in-an-english-bathroom/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/03/boiling-hot-or-freezing-cold-those-are-your-option-in-an-english-bathroom/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:20:05 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=1015 The first time I went to the bathroom here in the UK, there was one thing different. One tap for hot water and one tap for cold water. I thought “what if I want warm water?” I need to wash my hands, but every time you go to the bathroom you have the following choices: [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/03/boiling-hot-or-freezing-cold-those-are-your-option-in-an-english-bathroom/feed/ 0 http://kalengirl.com/2010/01/winter-time-oxford/ http://kalengirl.com/2010/01/winter-time-oxford/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:08:27 +0000 kalengirl http://kalengirl.com/?p=754 I’m from a very hot country (Panama) our temperatures goes around 37 C – 30 C ..? Summer just started in Panama but I had the great idea to travel to Oxford, UK for Holidays. It’s winter time in the U.K and the temperatures goes from -3C to 3C :-S. I thought it would be [But wait there is more...]]]> http://kalengirl.com/2010/01/winter-time-oxford/feed/ 0