Comments on: Going Home: Reality and Fantasy in Panama http://www.rippdemup.com/race-article/going-home-reality-and-fantasy-in-panama/ Politics, Race, & Culture Thu, 17 Sep 2015 23:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 By: RiPPa http://www.rippdemup.com/race-article/going-home-reality-and-fantasy-in-panama/#comment-963 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:07:00 +0000 http://rippdemup.com/?p=2654#comment-963 This post has made me homesick….

]]> By: Prosepetals http://www.rippdemup.com/race-article/going-home-reality-and-fantasy-in-panama/#comment-958 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:44:00 +0000 http://rippdemup.com/?p=2654#comment-958 I only lived in Panama for a brief time in the early 90s, and I was utterly clueless. Beautiful country, and for the most part, beautiful people. I loved the warm acceptance I was granted, even though I’m American (and I was too young to fully understand that anti-American sentiment that as prevalent there). One family semi-adopted me when it was clear my marriage was on the rocks, and I needed a safe place to stay until I could get a flight back stateside. The family that adopted me is a gorgeous blend of Latino & Black – I (and my then-infant son) were the weird Other outsiders. After a few days of gawking, I became yesterday’s news, and all the neighborhood children came by daily to play with my son & walk him around the neighborhood.

Positive and negative memories, and a strong desire to return and visit the wonderful folks who cared for me while I was there. Dunno if that will ever happen. As you say, can’t go home again, eh? Even if it was never technically home for me, Panama holds a dear place in my heart of memory.

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