Category Archives: Getting Things Done

Residency! (and a good lawyer)

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

It’s official, we are now legal residents of Panama! We went to Panama City last Wednesday, spent a bit of time at immigration, and left with our official residency cards. I wrote a post about our application process HERE, which we did … Continue reading →

Posted in expatriate, Getting Things Done, Miscellaneous, Panama | Tagged expat, Immigration, jubilado, lawyers, Marcos Kraemer, Panama, Panama City, residency | 21 Comments

Traveling to the U.S.

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

We have returned to the U.S. to visit my daughters. The first part of this trip is the travel to Panama City. There are some options for accomplishing this. COPA is just about to start flights from Tocumen (the international … Continue reading →

Posted in bus, expat, Getting Things Done, Panama, travel | Tagged Air Panama, airplane travel, Panama City, travel, United States | 14 Comments

Residency!

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Kris Cunningham

Yesterday we made a huge step towards residency – our temporary residency cards. They will serve as the real thing while everything is getting processed, which should take 2-6 months. I am so happy. I love this country so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Things Done, Miscellaneous, Panama | Tagged cedula, Marcos Kraemer, Panama, residency, Visa | 36 Comments

New Tables

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Kris Cunningham

I have new, hand made, solid wood tables in my living room. One day when I was biking south of town, I noticed some guys out in front of a shop making wooden furniture. The waved and greeted me as … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Things Done, Miscellaneous, Panama | Tagged furniture, local business, wood furniture | 18 Comments

Another Successful Border Hop

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Kris Cunningham

It was time to get the passports stamped, so we headed off for a visit to Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica. We have enough travel plans these days and didn’t want to do anything major, so an overnight visit to this … Continue reading →

Posted in Costa Rica, Getting Things Done, Panama, travel | Tagged Border Crossing, Costa Rica, Golfito, Puerto Jimenez, Visa | 18 Comments

Crossing the Panama – Costa Rica border

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

It’s always a relief to make it home, especially when home is another country! There has been a lot of discussion among expats here in Panama about border crossings since the rules seem to be a bit different than they … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Things Done, Panama, travel | Tagged Border Crossing, Costa Rica, Immigration, Panama, Passports, Visa | 24 Comments

The Border Hop, or the Passport Shuffle

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Before I tell the story, let me write a disclaimer. This is not advice, nor a reliable reporting of the laws. Do your own homework and learn for yourself what is required. This is only our experience, and our understanding … Continue reading →

Posted in expatriate, Getting Things Done, Panama | Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, Costa Rica, David, expat, expatriate, International Living, Latin America, Moving, Panama | 9 Comments

What are these Fish?

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

We went to Pedregal to buy fish (read about it HERE) I also wanted to include some information about the various fish, so I’ve put it in this separate post here. If any of you have further information, opinions, corrections, … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploring Panama, Exploring the Area, food, Getting Things Done, Panama | Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, Fish, Fish and Seafood, International Living, Panama, Shrimp | 9 Comments

Let’s Go Buy Fish!

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

OK, so that’s not the happiest fish since it’s sitting on my kitchen counter, but the people of the household are very happy. This was our second trip to Pedregal, a town on the water about 20 minutes south of … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, Exploring Panama, Exploring the Area, food, Getting Things Done, Panama | Tagged Central America, Chiriqui, Chiriqui Province, David, expat, expatriate, Fish, International Living, Panama | 11 Comments

Mold, a new challenge

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Kris Cunningham

We discovered some mold on an unused bit of luggage in the corner, put it out in the sun and didn’t think much more about it until yesterday. Yesterday, we discovered mold spots on some of the clothes in the … Continue reading →