Welcome • Bienvenidos

Whether you're family, a friend, or just a visitor stopping by we hope you have an enjoyable visit. This site will tell the story of our current adventure, a move from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, to Panama. We hope you find it interesting, maybe entertaining, and if you are also planning a visit or move to Panama, even informative.


We Are . . . . The Kaufman’s. Jane is a retired schoolteacher who likes to garden, read and cheer for the Kentucky Wildcats. Steve, a retired air traffic controller, is a youth soccer referee, the computer guy, photographer, and writer of this blog. The third member of the crew is Wags, our Australian Shepherd, whose primary job is to make sure we smile each day.

We have traveled extensively and have lived in Michigan, Nigeria (Steve), Kentucky, Ohio, Puerto Rico, North Carolina, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Our home for the last nine years has been St. Croix. Now it's time for our next adventure and you're invited to tag along by reading our notes.

Volcán Barú at 3475 meters (over 11,000 feet) is the highest point in Panama.