Author: Molly Berry

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A Tiled Past

My neighborhood, Casco Viejo, is an official World Heritage site.  To be honest though, one probably wouldn’t guess that at first glance.  So much of Casco is not restored, houses at every turn are falling down, deteriorating, collapsed, and condemned.  Many of these ghost buildings of the colonial era are inhabited by families who have lived here for generations but… Read more →

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Creative Goodness

I’ve always loved design and designing.  Photography, writing, making jewelry, arranging a room – I love the creative process of putting things together.  Being in Panama, I am exposed to an endless amount of pattern, color, texture – the cultural and artistic products of Panama’s people and history. Casco Viejo is a stop on every tourist’s map when they come… Read more →

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Oh Brother.

Ten days ago, I was about to start making dinner when casually, my brother walked into my kitchen. My kitchen in PANAMA. I had absolutely NO idea that he and Juan had been scheming this surprise visit for weeks.  I stood there dumbfounded and beyond-belief excited to see him, and to learn that he’d be here on vacation, for over… Read more →

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Climbing for Coconuts

If you happen to find yourself in a tropical place, longing for one those luscious coconuts that dangle from the palms, then welcome to the club. It’s probably not news to any of you that coconut water (agua de pipa) is incredibly hydrating, full of natural electrolytes, packed with B-complex vitamins and amino acids, a kidney purifier, and when served… Read more →

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Color, Color, Everywhere

I’m always taken by the colors that surround me here in Panama. It’s a bright country, both aesthetically and socially.  The people, the clothes, the music, the weather, the fruit, the buses – it’s loud and bright with colors here.  Panama has a large Caribbean influence which somehow, in my mind, adds to the sultry sexiness that seems to seep… Read more →

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Life in El Casco Viejo

It seems to me that a lot of people would love the adventure of living abroad.  Once they’re actually past the moving to another country part and on to the living part.  Like when you’re traveling, once you’re in that hammock with a cold beer in hand, or eating a perfectly simple linguine arriabiata with a glass of wine in… Read more →

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Fly Away Home

My husband Juan and I are both big on family. We are each incredibly close with our families and when we got married our families became one giant family. I often joke with him that I married him for his family. That’s only partly true, but it does have everything to do with why he is such a great man… Read more →

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A Baby Abroad

I’m a mother. I’m about to celebrate my second Mother’s Day. When I look at my son Joaquin Fox, my heart clenches and I feel weary with adoration and love. Joaquin’s dad (and my husband) Juan and I had been living abroad in Panama for seven months when we found out I was pregnant. Those first thoughts of packing up… Read more →