miércoles, 13 de febrero de 2008

New home in Volcan, Chiriqui, Panama

I was able to purchase a home with land in Volcan, Chiriqui, Republic of Panama because of my work with the Ministry of Defense in Iraq and the Gold Mine in the Dominican Republic with Barrick Gold. Barrick Gold was implementing Oracle Purchasing and Project Costing for their mining operations. I have asked Gail and Stan Mark to assist me in the cleanup of the project. There were so many things that need to be fixed, I changed the cement kitchen for a wood cabinet kitchen with tile top. I have added a 550 gallon water tank with water filters and water pump and on demand gas water heater to provide hot, clean water to my home. It is interesting how so few homes have water available, much less hot, clean water with pressure on demand. God has blessed me with the new home. Just 6 months ago, I did not have a glimmer of hope for a home, but all changed. I have been working over 10 years to be able to purchase my home. It was always out of reach. I am not able to borrow, and since I have a job and life style with highs and lows of cash flow. I was able to pay for the house with cash. The project ended with Barrick Gold in perfect timing with the remodeling project.

I will be building gardens around the home make with zoonet to keep the my animals in and the strong winds out. I hope to control the environment within the enclosure to allow for the grow of rich vegetation, plants, flowers, vegetables, trees, animals and insects. I am planning for streams, waterfalls, ponds and such with paths and bridges over and around the streams and raised beds.