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Spencer Klein

Age:

Gender:

Male

If you must know:

I'm taken

Travel status:

Traveling now

Hometown:

Virginia Beach

Currently in:

Guanacaste, CR

Expert Panama

The moon was high in Boquete after several drinks and someone said "Central America is going through puberty." We laughed, but it's true. These are delicate times. With Costa Rica booming to the North, places like Bocas del Toro are finally dealing with the pressures of the wealthy ex-pat. That said, travelers to Panama are enjoying the fruits of a country that got a late start. Gems are everywhere, and I would not discourage a visit to any corner of the isthmus; whether for: exploring, adventuring, studying, surfing, sailing, soccer, volunteering, whatever the purpose for the journey, just write. Even if you just want some insight into where you can make the most of Carnival. Panama has perhaps the richest culture in the region; with a wide diversity of people and a strong sense of tradition, there is quite a lot to experience.

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Traveling Next:

Panama

Favorite places I've been:

The eternal present.

Places I want to go to:

Into the heart of the Darien.

About me:

The only thing you can count on is change.

Profile URL:

http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/spencerklein

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I'm fired up on:

Positivity. Action. The ability to create. Making sense. And the release of self-image.

Tunes I rock out to:

Mick Kelleher, Mason Jennings, JJ, The Weakerthans, Iz

Travel style:

Can you make the road home? Can the journey be the reward? That seems to be the issue.

Quote:

Amor Fati.

Sports I do:

Surfing, soccer, tennis, bacce.

Favorite artist(s):

Kelly Grant, Camus, Hemingway, Emerson, Jack Johnson, William James, Andy Goldsworthy

Favorite books:

The Art of Power; A Moveable Feast, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Pragmatism (W. James), Reconstruction in Philosophy (J. Dewey), One Hundred Years of Solitude (G.G. Marquez), The Power of Myth (J. Campbell)

Who I'd like to meet on my travels:

Thich Nhat Hahn

I want to make a difference by:

Example only.

Languages spoken, other than English:

Spanish, Italian

I felt the most immersed in a foreign culture when:

I learned the language.

Why I travel:

The quote has slept around, but so have all the good ones: "Life and living make the novel, your hometown was only the first chapter." That's one rendition at least.

Ideal place to watch the sunrise:

Dawn patrol on the Outer Banks.

Ideal place to watch the sunset:

Sitting on my board on the water.

Before I die I'd like to:

Live, and think much of death, and then live more and better, always with death in mind.

Let's collaborate:

I like to write.

My links:

www.coopamerica.org
www.onepercentfortheplanet.org
www.jackjohnsonmusic.com
www.mickkelleher.com
www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org

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by Queen_Girl | 2009/12/23

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by Tim Patterson | 2009/04/22

Check it out:

http://matadorabroad.com/introducing-spencer-klein/

by Betasuncat | 2007/12/07

Did you make it to Bocas? are they still out of water?

by Spencer Klein | 2007/12/08

definitely made it to bocas.
the water comes and goes there, at least on colon, so i wouldn't know what to tell you.
most of the rest of the islands are off grid, so water and electricity are always an adventure.

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by matt b | 2007/12/02

yooo hows down south? see the swell heading our way? sheit its gonna be a good week. send me some photos sometime. expect a few after this week too. pc

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