About douglitas47

Status:

Considering a Move Abroad 

Gender:

Male

Currently Lives:

Citizen Of:

United States

Past Expat Posts:

Mexico

About douglitas47

dedicated jazz musician. Love all of the arts and rural settings. Retired public school music teacher. lived in isolated desert home with solar elec and hauling water for 18 years in Mojave desert of Ca.

Advice for New Expats

Listen.

I would love to live in...

A place where I could perform jazz or salsa 3 to 5 times a week.

Education:

University of CA Santa Barbara
  1978 to 1988

Dick Grove School of Music
  1973 to 1993

Favorite Museum:

Xalapa museum of Anthropology

Favorite Movie:

the three burials of Melquiades Estrada

Favorite Book:

the Autobiography of Miles Davis

Some Forum Posts:

Panama: Firearms:

what a wonderful post, Jazzman..it speaks volumes about Panama and about you.

Panama: Noriega Injured in Jail:

I'm waiting for Panama to extradite George HW Bush for his part in installing Noriega as strongman and for complicity in international drug trade. Maybe they can get adjoining cells!

Panama: where to live so i can surf both oceans:

surfing is cool..you get with nature. dirtbiking leaves undelible impacts on the land so you better own the land you ride on. If I see/hear you ride near me I'll give you ONE warning. the next time you lose your bike.

Panama: Buying a Generator:

solar systems require many different units all wired together...also the batteries require serious maintenance and frequent replacement. I would by a 2000 W Yamaha portable gen and have enough power to run the lights and a small A/C unit. These run 8 hours on a tank of gas (less than a ga) they are very quiet and small to move around. I had a 800 W Yamaha that pulled a 5000 BTU A/C unit and I had it on a 100 foot cord in its own little room...absolutely quiet!

Panama: Obama coming to Panama....:

opportunity for small time thugs to be operating outside of PC

Panama: the real Panamá:

here is an ad for a house near David. this looks like what I am looking for...do you see many of this type of dwelling in your area? where is it? Are there drawbacks to this type of housing? thanks! http://panama.en.craigslist.org/reb/4908652341.html

Panama: liveing without ac ?:

swamp coolers only work in dry climates

Panama: pianos in Panama?:

Hi, all the videos and photos I have seen of music in Panama feature an electric keyboard of one kind or another. Has anyone seen or heard a real acoustic piano> grand or upright? or how about a music store where pianos are sold? thanks!

Panama: Best Brands of Cars for Boquete:

dirtbikerdr...where is there good surfing in Colombia? I searched but haven't seen much..tx

Panama: Las Tablas:

¿como salgo de este pinche pueblo?

Date Joined:

7/20/2013

Total Posts:

58

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0.04