And a tumultuous year it has been! This time tomorrow, a year ago, I was waking up at the Hotel Fundadoras in downtown Boquete, trying to recover from getting here. I had caught a bus out of Westbank to Vancouver on Christmas Eve, flew to Mexico City on Christmas Day, then on to Panama on [...]
For many people, including me, the holidays can be a time of overwhelming sorrow and depression. It is a time to celebrate with friends and family and share the sheer joy of the season. But for those of us without close friends around us or any family, it is simply a time that brings reflection [...]
How do some people sleep at night, knowing how evil they are? Those of you following the saga know how badly I got ripped off by a Panamanian, whose family I was only trying to help, and how she then stole things from me right out of the house in front of the police. Now [...]
My comment to be “vewy, vewy careful”; was an understatement. They showed up with the police in hand and, despite having no rental contract or any evidence what-so-ever that they paid me a dime, because they haven’t, the police forced me to open the gates and let them have their stuff, under threat of arrest.
A Panamanian person, who I had thought was a good friend, had some trouble with her landlord and was given short notice to move out of their house. She found another house, but it would not be available for two weeks, so she asked me if she could store their things at a house I [...]
When I first accepted that I had no choice but to leave Canada I started researching countries, primarily in warmer climates. For whatever reason, the cold weather, even in BC where it never gets really cold, was getting to me. I could not seem to warm up after being outside. Although I wanted somewhere with [...]
