Flashbacks of a Parade in Panama

When I was in high school, I remember having a passion for reading.  I read just everything that I could put my paws on.  Be it history, science, geography, English, literature, and comics books too.  Superman and Archie were my heroes.  I still read a lot.  A blogger needs to read constantly in order to write about different subjects.  That’s a habit I learned from my father when I was very young.  As a result for my attraction towards studying, I got excellent grades and had the privilege of marching in front of Instituto Pan Americano’s (IPA) delegation during three consecutive years.  That’s the number of years I spent at IPA.

Our delegation had no band, so we had to keep the musical rhythm listening very closely to the nearest band in front or behind us.  I was a lousy marcher; always out of sync.  Since I was a member of IPA’s Honor Roll (Cuadro de Honor)  due to my high grades, I proudly wore a three-colored ribbon about two inches wide across my chest and carried a Latin American flag.  I remember one of those flags was from Paraguay.

I don’t have photographs of my participation on a Third of November Parade in Panama City.  My parents lived in Bocas del Toro, and it was too expensive for them to travel to Panama City just to see me march for one day, so no photographs were taken.  All the potential pictures are engraved in my head.  That’s one of the reasons, I want to capture my circumstances with every photograph I possibly I can.  It’s a way to freeze time.  It won’t go away, unless the Internet disappears killed by a new technology.  I don’t foresee that in the near future.  As a matter of fact, the Internet is getting bigger and bigger, like a giant cloud hovering above the globe.

Oops!  I digressed again.  Sorry about that.  Now let’s focus on the pictures of the November 3rd. parade.  Today is my third set of photographs from a total of four.  I would like to point out the multiple bright colors that stand out from the different delegations.  There was never a dull moment during the event, and that characteristic kept my fingers busy tripping the shutter of my loyal Birthday Canon camera.

Here we go again with another set of parade pictures for your enjoyment.

A Panama student wears a beautiful blue pollera, one of the most attractive national dresses in the world. (Credit: Omar Upegui R.)

A close-up photograph of the student wearing the Panamanian pollera. (Credit: Omar Upegui R.

Photograph of several participants wearing typical Panamanian dresses during the parade. (Credit: Omar Upegui R.)

Students in spotless uniforms march in sync during the November 3rd. parade in Panama City, Panama. (Credit: Omar Upegui R.)

Picture of several eye-catching baton twirlers march in Panama City's November parade. (Credit: Omar Upegui R.

A close-up picture of an attention-getting baton twirler in Panama City, Panama. As you can see, she gifted me with a nice warm smile. (Credit: Omar Upegui R.)

A graceful baton twirler leads her school's delegation during the November 3rd. parade. (Credit: Omar Upegui R.)

As I mentioned earlier, the parade was full of brightly colored uniforms and very attractive baton twirlers.  I enjoyed this photo session greatly.  I hope so have you.  Tomorrow will be our final set  of pictures on the November 3rd. parade.  Please come on down and enjoy another collection of photos about life in Panama.  Good Day.

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