So glad to have found this forum!
I'm a single mom with a teenage daughter; both of us excited about the possibility of relocating from Canada to Panama.
This is not a spur-of-the-moment thing...we've been looking into it off and on for the past 3-4 years. My head is now spinning from all my internet research and I need to connect with some real people who have made this move.
I have a modest source of income from a private source; a job in Panama is not a must but I would like to work a bit teaching English perhaps, to supplement our income. We also do NOT want to be doing nothing all day every day....we want to meet people and find a way to reach out to the less fortunate, if possible.
We have the geographical location narrowed down to the Pacific coast. We're fairly confident and street-smart travelers ( we've traveled through rural Costa Rica twice, as well as Jamaica) but I still want us to feel safe...so a safe community is a priority as well.
Any advice on the best places for families, ways to find quality, affordable housing, transportation, etc, would be greatly appreciated.