While I lived in Panama, my son got 2 summer breaks. Summer vacation is different there than it is in the US.

Fri, 06/28/2024 - 06:23

A boy wearing a tie-dye shirt riding a bike near an ocean. — Stephanie Kaloi's son (not pictured) split time between the US and Panama for two years.
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I lived in Panama for two years and my son split time between there and the US.
He got to enjoy two summer vacations; one in the US, and one in Panama.
We no longer live there, but I'm thankful for the experiences we had.

In May 2021, I moved to Panama. My partner and I lived there for two years, and during that time, my son would spend one month with us and one month with his dad and stepmother in the States. This was possible only because he has been homeschooled since first grade, and his dad and I established a system to keep his work in both homes synchronized.