(this is for anyone wondering where i’ve been, and why i haven’t been posting.)

4:20 am -

i hang my head out my slider window, and listen to the steady drip of an air conditioner on my neighbor’s metal roof. i can’t sleep. and i’ve tried everything: rum, poker, reading, writing, tv, sex.

nothing works. i feel like i’m in a zombie-like daze. my mind is on fire. i don’t want to leave my home. but i must; there will be no more 90 visa extensions in panama for cojito. and i keep asking myself - is this it, have these been my last days in panama? read more»

forget hola, por favor, and gracias. we’ve got the insider lingo you desperately need. read more»

well, it’s looking like all the kicking and screaming just might pay off. both prima panama, and noriegaville, are reporting the government has promised to restore the tourist visa to 90 days. read more»