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Observing Holy Week in Panama PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Matt Landau   
Sunday, April 12 2009
"For this holy week, you come to my house for to celebrate four days of the Jesus. We have Balboa beer, potato salad, and chickens. In your country, all the peoples celebrate the holy week, yes?" It was my first day back in Panama after several months and my friend Victor, a devout Catholic like most people in Panama, held me back as our soccer practice ended for the night.
Last Updated ( Sunday, April 12 2009 )
Why Panama Will Succeed PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Matt Landau   
Tuesday, January 27 2009
The following Panama report comes from Kent Davis, author of the investor's expose Blood On The Streets, everything that's wrong with Panama real estate agents and why I'm one of them, which has received great praise on this website from its readers. We don't generally post articles written by those in the Panama sales industry for fear of bias, but this is another level-headed accurate piece from Kent who's one of the more stand-up professionals we know. In the face of widespread doubt about the Republic, Kent explains using four dead-on reasons that are hard to argue, why Panama is still an incredible haven to him.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, January 28 2009 )
Naming in Panama - The Mother of Invention PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Matt Landau   
Sunday, September 14 2008
Naming in Panama
Naming in Panama

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Sounds and syllables in Panamanian names vary slightly from those which I learned in school, making it hard for locals to pronounce correctly my name. But through the process of learning Spanish, most notably in a foreign country, names just have a way of rolling of your tongue.
Last Updated ( Sunday, September 14 2008 )
Food in San Blas Panama PDF Print E-mail
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Written by victor   
Monday, August 11 2008
“All my life, I've been like Michael Corleone in The Godfather, Part II, ordering up death over the phone, or with a nod or a glance. Every time I order meat off a menu, something dies. What arrives, however, is not the bleeding, still-warm body of my victim, eyes open, giving me an accusatory look. It is only fair that I find out what we're all talking about. I want to learn—really learn—where food actually comes from.”
Growing Up Envious of Panama PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Matt Landau   
Tuesday, February 19 2008
My childhood on the continent of North America pales in comparison to that of my Panamanian counterparts. It was this youth of relatively little adventure that eventually landed me on the isthmus of Panama; my eyes wide open and my mouth gaped in envy.
Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
Traffic in Panama PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Keenan Lee   
Friday, October 05 2007
I've spent time wedged in downtown Manhattan gridlock. I've crawled languidly along the Pacific Coast Highway during rush hour and sat bumper to bumper in the heavily polluted streets of Moscow. I've been idle, curled up in a tuk-tuk at a foggy London intersection and stopped motionless in what roughly equated to morning gondola gridlock in Brugge. But of all my traffic experience, downtown Panama City is beginning to top the cake.
Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
Protest Season in Panama PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Matt Landau   
Friday, July 06 2007

The low season in Panama appears to have taken on new meaning, as almost every other day a new group gets depressed and goes on strike. They’ll block the streets and stop up traffic wearing ragtag uniforms and waving large flags as if to say, my protest is worse than yours.

Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
An Expat Review: Finding Comfort in the Rain PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Matt Landau   
Saturday, March 24 2007
Every now and then I like to take a step back and examine the curious joke that is my existence in a foreign country. I like to remove myself from whatever hustle and bustle happens to be plaguing my week or my month, to sum up what it's really like living as a young expat in Panama.
Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
Panama is NOT perfect PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Matt Landau   
Monday, August 14 2006
I would be lying if I said Panama was a perfect place that had nothing wrong with it. Of all the great things I say about this country, it is only fair to touch on a few of the things that are not so great. Like any other place to live, Panama has its downsides which, if you allow them to, can get under your skin. Once they are under your skin, they will drill for blood with serrated jaws like a mosquito or a tiny set of steak knives.
Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )
Impressions of Panama PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Administrator   
Monday, July 10 2006
During our final approach I could see the lights of Panama City across the aisle. A Gazillion thoughts were racing through my head. But all my questions could be broken down into one very simple query: what would it be like?
Last Updated ( Monday, August 11 2008 )