You know that you live in Bocas when…

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…it’s 10 am and you desperately need a 2nd shower

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…you vaguely remember being scared of lizards and cockroaches once upon a time

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…you don’t bother wearing mosquito repellent or moisturizing lotion anymore

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…you randomly forget what season it is until your Facebook friends post pictures of snow

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…you stop referring to seasons as winter, spring, summer and fall, and start calling them surf season or low season

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…you are surprised at how white some people can be

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…you are wearing headphones at work in order to concentrate, because the neighbor is sharing their music with the entire block

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…you start pointing with your lips

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…when you laugh out loud at questions about high speed internet or reliable electricity

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…you are grateful and relieved for having water and electricity in the morning

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…you are happy when it rains (and secretly wish for rain)

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…get excited to go to a large supermarket on mainland, and admire every item as if you were at a museum

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…you put spicy sauce on everything

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…(for ladies) you stop caring about your physical appearance, and stop wearing makeup, heels or doing your hair unless you really really have to (like when you go to mainland)

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…(for guys) you stop shaving and virtually let every bit of hair on your body grow wild

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…it makes you smile when people ask about the weather

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…you stop being on time

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…you can see crabs racing on the runway while taking off

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…you take empty beaches for granted, and get disappointed when you see more than 3 persons in the same 100 meter radius

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…you regularly forget to watch the news, and find that you don’t really know what’s going on in the world

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…spending money on quality accessories means having good shades or a nice surf board

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…you adopt a stray dog

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…you simply cannot live anywhere else anymore, because Bocas is awesome!

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Written by Evelyne Meyer, Language Travel Consultant at Habla Ya Spanish Schools and in love with Bocas del Toro