Joke of the Month I've often been asked, 'what do you do now that you're retired?' Well, I have a chemical background and one of the things I enjoy the most is turning beer, vodka and wine into urine. And, I'm pretty darn good at it!!

Matt's Mom Matt's mom passed away today, April 24. She was 93 years old and still going strong. It was very sudden. George Klein We lost a dear dear friend here in Panama today, March 9. George Klein was a wealth of information for people relocating or visiting PANAMA. He always was cheerful and drinking a can of Budweiser. He enjoyed talking to everyone and anyone who came into XS in the afternoons and was always joking saying his advise/information costs $0.26 to help fund his retirement.

Hospitals and Costs Matt had been in the hospital for 3 days in Penonomee because of an altercation with a Canadian. He ended up with 3 broken ribs, black eye, cuts on his arms and legs. They wanted to keep him for 7 days but I got him out after 3 days. He had 12 x-rays, EKG, complete blood work done daily, 2 different IV's, etc. He had 5 other guys in the room with him. Our total bill for everything including medications for came to $65.00. UNBELIEVABLE!!! The other person involved in the alteration has now been charged/served with our complaint via the national police in PANAMA.

Charity Work educacionprimero.org We are associated with a group of expats that are helping local schools. We build classrooms, lunch rooms, and bathrooms. We have installed electrical into some of the shools and even painted the classrooms. We also provide schools supplies and sporting equipment for the children. Most teachers average $200/month salary so one expat closed their clothing store in the city and each teacher received 5 new outfits and 3 pair of shoes.