Finally in Panama

Hey Everyone!
Today we arrived in Panama City! We were scheduled to come in at 9:30pm yesterday, but our flight was canceled. After standing in multiple lines, running back and fourth through the airport, and generally being frustrated, our ticket agent decided the soonest she could get us on our way was at 11:20pm (keep in mind, we arrived at SFO at 7:15 am) which was frustrating to say the least. I've come to the conclusion that American Airlines kinda blows the big one, but Betty, our ticket agent, rocked my socks! She comped us a room at the Westin for the day, so Lindsay and I spent about 14 hours laying on down comforters watching bad cable t.v. While we would have rather been on our way, at least we were'nt in the airport.
After we suffered through our red eye to Miami sitting next to an incredibly obese man with a snoring problem, we had a 5 hour wait in between flights in Miami. It went by slowly, but just because we wanted to be here so badly. We met a cool guy named Joel (not gonna lie, he was pretty cute too) who we chatted with on and off to pass the time.
When we got off the plane in the city, it was fairly overcast, and the roads were wet with previous downpours. Just shortly after we checked in at our hostel (Luna's Castle) in Casco Viejo, another insane downpour started. Just average Panama City weather. We showered, brushed our teeth, and changed clothes (god knows we needed it!) and were on our way down to Ave. Central; a street that turns into a pedestrian only marketplace, with street venders, bargain shops, and all sorts of people. We mozied along and found a vendor selling one of my absolute favorite snacks; fresh pineapple cut and soaked in and citrusy type of juice. We bought cups, for 30 cents a piece, and ate them as we walked along and took in the sights and sounds. We ate dinner at Cafe Coca Cola, I had some delish fried chicken, and Lindsay, a more questionable grilled cheese (possibly cheese whiz?) for next to nothing, and we came back to the hostel.
I just finished sipping on an Atlas beer, chatting with some girls from Sweden who are on their way out of the city to Bocas del Toro; we figure we'll see them this weekend when we head out there.
Since nothing much else has happened, and this probably isn't the most interesting start, I'll leave you guys with what I've written. We're going out to do some exploring of the city tomorrow; maybe in a couple of days we'll have some exciting adventures to write about!
I'm missing everyone at home but can't say I'm not exstatic to be here!