i really think i’ll be fine. i’m legal under the old law. but no one in the government seems to know what the is going on. so you never know what can happen.

the way i see it, if i get fucked with, then i sell out. they’ll make the decision for me. i’ll be gone a month or two. so the changes could revert back to 90 and 90 by the time i return.

getting married is easy. but a marriage visa is a long and difficult process.

Anonymous – heh, nothing would surprise me.

If I were you, I’d just lay low, ride out the storm. I believe by August you will see some major changes in the recent policy changes.

Oh…and how bad can the marriage option be? I dont know you or your girl…but that can be changed down the road if it doesnt turn out also. I’ve been there done that.

One last point…things arent changing any more for the better in the U S of A either…so dont jump ship and swim for a shore you might never reach.

ellen munday – “beautiful in boston?” hah, it was probably gray, rainy, windy, and in the 50′s. if i’m not in a panamanian cell, i’ll see you around next winter.

brian.

yeahDogg – i’ve been here about 4 years. when i first arrived i spoke little spanish. i liken it to being an infant, learning to crawl, walk, speak. so i’m a toddler now. still soaking it all in. i can talk, but i don’t know shit. maybe when i’m 15, or 20, i’ll know all the angles.

lakesdiver – if that’s true, then it’s clear the gov doesn’t want me here. and i should think very carefully before i decide to stay. i think there’s already too many rich and poor in panama, and not enough folks in the middle.

rrroyo – the easiest thing for me to do is get married. but it’s complicated. i’m having doubts. alex is a fine girl, but this year we found out she had expensive serious medical issues and can’t have kids. so i must decide just how important children are to me. it wouldn’t be fair to marry her and regret it later. also i still don’t make enough here to live full time. i could spend money formalizing my relationships with alex and panama and then have to leave a year later.

vieja – i thought you were a legal resident. and you were married to a native weren’t you? did your status change?

raul – good point. for me, it’s a “fight” just to keep from vomiting.

marco – i agree. it’s best to wait and see what happens. my only issue right now is that i’m an illegal. and when i go to leave i may be fined or jailed.

Panama is a nice place when it’s cheap and trouble free.

As it ceases more and more to be either cheap or trouble free, it becomes less and less worth “fighting over.”