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Search our blog if you're visiting Panama! From must do's, where to party or eat, to which beaches and hiking trails you shouldn't miss, you'll find great insider info about Bocas del Toro, Panama City and Boquete, as well as Panamanian culture, customs and traditions, and certainly tips and advice for learning Spanish while in our country! We've been writing about all things Panama for over 10 years and nothing beats local knowledge from the locals themselves.


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Blog Posts by Joules Couzens

Co-founder of Habla Ya Spanish Schools and Tungara Hostel & Bar.

There Is a Time When Silence Becomes Betrayal

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There Is a Time When Silence Becomes Betrayal

I remove my consent from all ecogenocidal systems and invite you to:  Become an Earth Protector with Stop Ecocide International Join and / or support Extinction Rebellion (donations welcome too, just follow the link) Like and follow Indaselva because on Monday October 12th 2020, the day Panama reopens for tourism, a truly revolutionary framework (that…

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There is No Travel on a Dead Planet: We Declare Emergency

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There is No Travel on a Dead Planet: We Declare Emergency

HABLA YA SPANISH SCHOOLS DECLARES A CLIMATE AND ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY Today October 7th 2020 Habla Ya Spanish Schools declares a Climate and Ecological Emergency and commits to the actions proposed by “Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency” to advocate and drive the urgent changes required to accelerate a just transition towards regenerative carbon-negative tourism. Remaining below…

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You Can Change the World: Permaculture Volunteering in Panama!

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Habla Ya's very first Permaculture Volunteer

Fresh out of university over 10 years ago, I came back to Panama wanting to make my country a better place. But somehow down the road, things just go complicated and all those fresh ideals and aspirations little by little dissipated into thin air. It’s not that I was a bad person, but I was…

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In Search of Volunteer: Permaculture or Urban Gardening Expert Needed

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Spanish students and teachers in front of Habla Ya Spanish School in Bocas del Toro, Panama

Read our latest post about Permaculture and about what we’re doing at Habla Ya to change the world… and then join us too! Climate change. Inequality. Malnutrition. Corruption. Unsustainable development. A broken system. Divided communities. Access to potable water, quality education and affordable health care. And the list could go on and on. These are…

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¡Feliz Mes de la Patria! 25% OFF Spanish for New Residents in Panama!

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25 % Discount Off Spanish Lessons for New Panama Residents at Habla Ya Boquete and Habla Ya Panama City

Unlike other countries where you celebrate “Independence Day”, in Panama we have the entire month of November to honor our homeland and we call it “El Mes de la Patria”. Yes, you have it right. If you know anything about us Panamanians, is that we take our holidays and festivities very seriously. In fact some…

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