The Panama Canal, Ceviche Espanol, and Havana Panama
by Elham Yusuf-Ali "Ellie"
On March 10th, I was illuminated with the wonders of such an amazing culture, and captivated by the immense diversity that Panama has to offer to its tourists. On this day, we had the opportunity to visit the Panama Canal and understand the history behind. The 51 mile ship canal affirms the richness of the important economical trade and geographical connection between the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. After that we visited the Museum that in the Canal Centre that included various species of insects and animals.
The food was one of the best parts of this day! Walking by the buildings from hostel to the restaurant, I could feel the rich night lifestyle with people blasting Latino music from their apartments and affirming our existence with a simple "hola". We went to a restaurent that offered authentic Panamanian food at night including Ceviche- It is small pieces of corvina, sea bass, marinated in lemon juice ad spices and Pastel Tres Leches- Literally translated as Three Milk Cake which is a rich cake made from three types of milk, regular, evaporated, and condensed, which has a very sweet and delicious taste.
We ended our night by going to Havana Panama, a local Cuban-Jazzish dance club. We met people from around the world such as France and Spain. Interacting with multicultural people certainly highlighted the awesome diversity that Panama welcomes. In addition, I was able to give some simple cha cha lessons to some of my friends ending with a high note at performing it on the dance floor.
Such a great day indeed!
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