“Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” - James Dean
Posted in Panama Journal on Nov 27th, 2007
One of the first things you should do, when you decide to move to a Latin American country, is to learn to speak Spanish. You may say, you have no need, because you plan on associating primarily with Gringos and your need for Spanish will be minimal. Bad idea!
There are many ways to advance you [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Nov 5th, 2007
I had a reader send me a link for a site called Mángo Languages. If you are planning a move to Panama, or another Latin American country, and have no Spanish language capability, this might be a good place to start. This is a online Web based set of lessons.
The interface is clean and provides [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Feb 13th, 2007
If you are a gringo living in Latin America or thinking about moving to Latin America, and you aren’t proficient in Spanish, you will have a problem reading the local newspapers. Lucky for you, there is a nice language translation add-on for Firefox that will do a great job on most sites that are written [...]
Posted in Panama Journal, Technology on Sep 4th, 2006
Back in August I wrote that I had found what I hoped would be my replacement for my aging Palm Pilot. Well it came in last Friday. It is a Sony P910a cell phone. This is a new phone that Movistar has started carrying. While it is a new model here in Panama, it has [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 26th, 2006
My Palm Pilot is close to biting the dust, but with a little luck, I will have a replacement next week. I have used it so much as my English to Spanish translator that I really don’t want to be with out this crutch. Most of the time my Spanglish gets me by, but every [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Jul 21st, 2006
As I mentioned in “How do you say this in Spanish?” one of the most limiting things an English speaking individual will encounter on moving to Panama or any other non-English speaking country is not speaking that country’s language. For Panama and most Latin American countries you need to learn some Spanish.
Posted in Panama Journal on Jun 16th, 2006
Moving to a foreign country can be a real challenge. This is especially true if you don’t speak the language of the country. When I made the decision to move to Panama in 2002, one of the things that went through my mind was how I could use technology to assist in my language adjustment.
I [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Nov 16th, 2005
I just received a call from Darío Quiroz who was the individual that I took Spanish lessons from. He has moved back to the building across from the Panama Rey Hotel in David. I know I have mentioned his name to several folks and if you are one of them you have been notified of [...]
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