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Panama Living
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Written by Matt
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Monday, October 27 2008 |
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"How do you say the word slowly in Spanish?" was the question that started it all. We were out to dinner and the speed of the waiter's Spanish became a topic for discussion. "I don't know a whole lot of Spanish," a visiting friend pointed out, "but if I knew the word for slowly, I could at least have a chance at understanding people a little better."
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Last Updated ( Monday, October 27 2008 )
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Americans in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, October 15 2008 |
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Lately weI've focused a lot on relocation opportunities in Panama, for Americans looking to evade depression-like circumstances at home. There's a special niche though, of 20-30 year olds that, while not necessarily hit the hardest by the economy, may benefit the most by leaving the USA. It's an interesting demographic that will have impact on Panama's development as a travel and investment nation.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, October 15 2008 )
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Panama Living
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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, October 15 2008 |
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How often do you see neighbors gather on a stoop in Punta Pacifica for beers? When was the last time you saw locals in Costa del Este gather in a garage to play music or in the street to play a pickup game of football? High rent districts generally foster complacency and with it a decrease in social interaction. Low rents on the other hand are paired with drive, spontaneity, and ambition. Both rental markets often happily coexist in great cities around the world, but in Panama City's near future, only one will inject a new sense of vitality into an otherwise plateauing destination.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, October 15 2008 )
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About Panama
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Written by Matt
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Monday, October 13 2008 |
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I recently came across an article in New York Magazine that started by recounting the year of 1968, which marked the rise of Wall Street, a money machine that would eventually pump more dollars and life into New York City than ever before. The article went on to describe a time soon thereafter, in the 1970s, when New York and the market went into a proverbial tailspin: neighborhoods torched, factories shut down, crime soared.
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Last Updated ( Monday, October 13 2008 )
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Americans in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Thursday, October 09 2008 |
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I've never been the kind of American to overly commit himself in the language department when abroad. Against what's recommended in cultural immersion books and on the back of cereal boxes, I always figured simply immersing oneself in a culture would transmit, through a process I envisioned looking like osmosis, the improved ability to speak a foreign language whether you wanted it to happen or not.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, October 09 2008 )
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Panama Living
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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, October 01 2008 |
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When asked if the tap water is safe to drink in Panama, most locals will answer yes without thinking twice. It's a common known fact that Panama City's water quality is among the best in the region, but acquiring that respect didn't come without significant distress. Several years ago, the ministry of health announced Panama City would be without running water every other Sunday for nearly half a year. "In an effort to improve the City's tap water system," my neighbor told me, "it was apparently the only logical solution of the bunch."
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, October 01 2008 )
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About Panama
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Written by Matt
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Tuesday, September 30 2008 |
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Keenan noticed a red bug bite on his leg back last August, which then developed into a small crater-sized wound inhabited by microscopic flesh-eating sand flies. Several more of these holes began to appear and it was not until Keenan began to lose sensation in the lower body that he made a doctor's appointment to have it checked out.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, November 06 2008 )
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Americans in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, September 10 2008 |
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Junior year of college, my friend Ben Wiley arrived in Madrid after being taken hostage by his drunk frat brothers while studying abroad in France, stuffed in a car trunk around three in the morning, only to wake up in Spain's capital city disillusioned at lunchtime and smelling of cheap pot.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, September 10 2008 )
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Americans in Panama
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Written by Andrea Maizel
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Wednesday, September 03 2008 |
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Growing up in the United States I, along with an astounding number of others, had no idea that there were other countries besides the US. And that these others countries actually could have something to offer besides malaria and other third-world ailments. As many others in the US, I grew up with the "American Dream" embedded in my subconscious.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, September 03 2008 )
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Panama Living
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Written by Andrea Maizel
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Tuesday, September 02 2008 |
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So I finally convinced myself that coming to Panama was the right decision and upon being hit with a wall of humidity leaving the Tocumen airport I was also facing homelessness. Alright that is a little exaggerated, but if it wasn't for the kindness of others I could have found myself in some questionable establishments begging for shelter.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, September 03 2008 )
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Americans in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Tuesday, August 26 2008 |
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There's no better time for an American to move to Panama. From a massive job crisis to politics, to inflation, more and more Americans are looking to the land of the Canal for refuge. Here are 5 reasons more and more Americans are considering leaving the USA and relocating in the Republic of Panama.
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Immigration
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Written by Andrew Cowan
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Sunday, August 24 2008 |
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Panamanian law allows for pensioners to live in Panama as permanent residents. While it is intended for retirees, you do not necessarily have to have stopped working to be granted a Pensionado visa. The visa allows foreigners to live in Panama as permanent residents if they can demonstrate a monthly pension of $500 a month, with an extra $100 for each dependent.
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Immigration
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Written by Andrew Cowan
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Sunday, August 24 2008 |
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Panama is an amazing country and it’s appeal has been growing steadily. Because of its peaceful populace, incredible climate and close ties with the United States, more and more people have been visiting Panama, to explore everything it has to offer and also to invest. People entering the country as tourists are those people who are in Panama for the “exclusive purposes of recreation or observation”. These people will be required to obtain a tourist visa card.
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Americans in Panama
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Written by Pascale Schwander
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Monday, July 21 2008 |
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A new haircut, makeup, and clothes can change 80% of what you look like. Some
people would disagree with this high percentage but it is true. Mother
nature can help a lot but pampering yourself is what makes the
difference between the girl next door and the woman who walks into a
room and everybody (women included) looks at her. Cindy Crawford was
the girl next door back in her Georgia hometown.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, September 03 2008 )
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Panama Living
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Written by Matt
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Monday, June 02 2008 |
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Aside from the fact that their web domain is incredibly hard to spell, Quintessentially, the luxury lifestyle group has arrived on Panama's stage, front and center: bringing select beads of beluga caviar and rare sets of mahjong tiles to the small, yet tres chic masses that follow glamorously in its wake.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, September 03 2008 )
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Panama Living
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Written by Matt
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Monday, June 02 2008 |
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As a child, my brother and I enjoyed countless hours of mystery TV shows in which we regularly solved crimes before the handsome detective. While he was busy sipping scotch with the waitress of a local pub, we were frantic jotting down notes about the perpetrator and deciding whether or not it could be related to the episode from a few weeks past.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, September 03 2008 )
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Panama Living
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Written by Matt
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Sunday, May 18 2008 |
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It wasn't but one week into my first visit to Panama that I was scolded
for wearing gym shorts to the local bank. I had come to Panama to
escape the hustle, bustle, and formalities of the United States and a
big part of that had to do with clothing.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, September 03 2008 )
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Americans in Panama
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Written by Matt
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Thursday, April 03 2008 |
As a young person in Panama, sharing an apartment with someone might just be the best decision you ever make. It slashes rent in half, offers a kind of default social life, and can even be the catalyst for various business endeavors. When I arrived in Panama though, I wanted originally to live with no one but myself.
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Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
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Panama Living
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Written by Matt
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Tuesday, April 01 2008 |
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