Author Archives: garretthammerel

I saved Mailee’s life. Mailee is my 12-year-old daughter. The other part is not hyperbole, unfortunately. I’ve been dreading writing this blog post. No one really knows about it, and I’m sure I will get calls from grandparents after this goes out

I lived in a large house in Coronado, Panama for exactly 168 days. Give or take 10 days or so. This is a blog post with my thoughts on that experience. The first thing you have to understand where and what Coronado is. I promise it plays a part in the story. The where partContinue reading “A Retrospective on Living in a House in Coronado, Panama”

Life makes me feel lots of things and without you, I feel lonely and I really want you back here dear. Welcome back dear ~ my first click after googling, “welcome back quotes” Life does, indeed, make me feel lots of things. I imagine death to be much duller. “Contented” would be one. Moving fromContinue reading “Team Vibes”

Everyone online said that homesickness would kick in between 3-6 months after the move. I thought I would be different; I guess I’m a hipster in that way. I was wrong. Rewind a bit to November, 2021. I have been in Panama for 2 or so months, and I said things like, “I can’t imagineContinue reading “Home(less)sickness”

You know there’s a light that glows by the front door Don’t forget the key’s under the mat When childhood stars shine Always stay humble and kind My mother-in-law visited us in Panama a few weeks ago. We call her Gee. Her sister came along, too. She is called Kelley. I guess Kelley is myContinue reading “Humble and Kind”

Next day, we were talking about moving to Thailand. We also knew there was a great, big world, and we had only seen like .0001% of it, so we decided to hold that thought and explore a little more. “More” for us ended up also being in Southeast Asia. What can I say? I’m theContinue reading “Cheap Pineapple, Pt. 2”