The Drawing

I have a brother-in-law, Dan that is a very talented artist. One of the best things that he and my sister do is make goofy cards for birthdays and such. Being not a very creative person, whenever I get a card from them, my creativity levels sink even lower. How did they come up with this, is the question I often ponder.

For my first birthday down here, they sent me a cute card that had caricatures of my sister, brother-in-law and myself on a beach with my sister holding a dead chicken. It was the perfect card for me in my new country. I liked it so much that I decided to hang it up in my house. Well, my counterpart and dad of the house I lived with my first three months, Sergio saw the card and got a good kick out of it.

So I brainstormed the idea of Dan drawing a caricature of Sergio, his wife and their two young kids. This was back in May of last year. Dan drew the picture and my sister sent it down to me. Except one problem- I never got the package. I finally abandoned hope after 5 months.

Knowing that Sergio and his family would like the drawing, I asked for another one. I resent the picture of the first time his family came to my house and Dan drew another one. This time, I got their package!

Earlier this week I went to their house to give them the drawing. They got a big kick out of it. Probably the best part was the little girl, who is now a year and a half old, not being able to realize that she is the little baby in the photo. But it was a big hit and they have it hanging at their house.

The Bat Attack

As I mentioned previously, right now is the dry season here in Panama. The weather is fantastic (sorry, I have to tell you that as you guys are freezing and digging out of snow). It is especially great at night, because it cools off to the perfect sleeping temperature. Seriously, over the past couple days I´ve never slept better in my life. Well, other than last year at this time!

So imagine my surprise when I was rudely awaken by something similar to this.

Awesome, right?