Getting ready to leave...

I have now come to the end of my time in Panama.  Exams are over and I am now packing.  The plan is that I return next year when I will be teaching two courses and two seminars.  The Archbishop of Panama has also asked me to do some work with groups of priests and laity in the diocese - what that will involve has yet to become clear.

It has certainly been a very interesting time - very demanding but also very enjoyable.  Yesterday was my birthday and the seminarians took advantage of the date to have a sort of farewell which was really lovely.  Later today I am going to a lake area with the formation team where we will spend a few hours together just relaxing - then it's back to the packing for my flight on Sunday.  I'm due in to Dublin on Monday evening so hopefully all will go smoothly.

I hope you have enjoyed this blog - next year I will resurrect it.

In the meantime I leave you with a selection of Panamanian faces - the lovely people I have had the pleasure of being with over these two months:
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