If I Knew Then What I Know Now. . . What Would I Do Differently?
In one month, we’ll celebrate our second anniversary as expats. Two years. . . sometimes it feels like a very short time.…
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Applying For Residency In Panama
We’ve been living in Panama for almost two years now. Even though we’re here full time, year round, officially we are tourists.…
Read more →Christmas in Panama, or, What the Heck Am I Doing Here?
My husband and I really detest the cold weather. Back in the early fall of 1988, we looked at each other one…
Read more →Bon Appetit, Expats!
I devoured my French ham and cheese dinner crepe like a starving refugee as my husband inhaled his Japanese noodle dish. I…
Read more →A Tale of Two Countries, One House, And No Documents
Before we moved to Panama in the spring of 2012, we sold off pretty much everything we owned. Some went through ads…
Read more →As An Expat, How Do You Bloom Where You’re Planted?
I have a confession to make. Contentment and I are not good friends. I’m good at starting new things. I’m not good…
Read more →Technology – As An Expat I Can’t Live Without It
Several years before we moved to Panama I traded in my desktop computer for a large laptop. With a 17-inch screen, it…
Read more →Fuzzy Slippers And Home
A funny thing happened on my way to Orlando last week. My flight landed at Orlando International Airport. I made my way…
Read more →Expats, Big Brother The NSA Is Watching You
NSA spying is all over the news today. If you believe the allegations, the NSA and the FBI have been harvesting massive…
Read more →Rent Before You Buy In A New Country
For years I’ve been advising expats, “rent before you buy.” I’m so glad I followed my own advice, because my husband and…
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