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Farewell Expat Exchange

2 months ago
Dear Forum members:
Please indulge me in a little nostalgia.

Ten years ago my husband and I started looking at Panama as a retirement destination. In doing research I stumbled across Expat Exchange. I avidly read all the posts on the Panama forum, which was possible then as there were less than 100 pages of posts, compared to almost 300 today. In those days there were no FaceBook groups or YouTube videos about retiring in Panama, and the forum administrators didn’t use AI to answer questions, relying instead on first-hand feedback. The information I gathered from Expat Exchange therefore was a great help in our immigration process.

Once we settled happily in Panama I began to contribute to Expat Exchange to pay it forward. It hasn’t always been easy due to heated debates about US politics, Covid, and overall lack of civility on this unmoderated forum - off-putting to say the least. I even took a 6-month break after receiving PMs from trolls.

The administrators have used excerpts from some of my posts in their material about Panama, and I’ve answered many Private Messages, mostly from fellow Canadians, but also about banking and healthcare.

I’m leaving Expat Exchange on my 10-year anniversary. My goal to make a contribution has been realized.

As always, I wish Good Luck to all!

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