The best margarita and enchilada are not going to offset the bitter taste of daily stories of dead bodies and swine flu cases, but it’s hard to know just how safe Mexico is when you’re here and not there. I think that’s true about any country. Think about how you might feel about the U.S. [...]
We’ve been working on residency in Panama in preparation for our permanent move in about a year. My lawyer just contacted me yesterday with news that we need to return for the second to last stage of our application process. On the road again! Of course, since we last traveled, airfare has almost doubled, and [...]
1. Culture: I consider the compatibility of a culture one of my top priorities. For us, we gravitated toward Latin America because my husband is Hispanic, we love the language, we’re Catholic and we already dance salsa at home. In other words, we feel quite comfortable in that setting. How a society socializes and interacts, [...]