Introduction

This will be soooo much easier than last year.  Last year I had to add like a hundred email addresses to my list and email them all (fortunately all at once) every time I had an update letter.  This way, I'll just update here every other day (at least), and people can check whenever they want.
So, for anyone who I emailed a link to this blog, or people who found it on Facebook: thanks for joining me this trip.  Feel free to share it with friends.  Post in the comments or email me at katiehuling@gmail.com - I'll still be checking email and replying when I can!
For those of you who don't know how this will work:  I will post regularly (last year, it was every other day) about the things I have been doing/learning while in Panama (or training in Ft. Lauderdale).  I will leave this blog up for at least a few months after my trip (and possibly until I start my next big adventure, whatever that may be), so you can come back and re-read stuff.
Anyway, enjoy reading about my trip as it happens.

Dates of trip: July 1 - July 15