A blog about David would not be complete without mentioning Hotel Toledo. It's simply the best. I can store stuff in their designated Peace Corps lockers. We have a library of books in English. And most importantly, the ladies that work there are like our surrogate mothers while in Panama. They take care of us as if we were their own.
David itself is host to such first-class amenities as hot water, air-conditioning, electricity, and cold beer. That being said, there isn't much here. There's a limited selection of restaurants, hardly any organized events, really not much to do. But it's also wonderful. It's where I can unwind, meet up with other volunteers, call home, go online. And that gets at a fundamental part of being a volunteer. We live in a world where you learn to cherish those small things. It's a world where a cold soda becomes ecstasy, an email from an old friend makes your week, and traveling a half day to meet up with other volunteers seems completely reasonable.
