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Are You an American Expat?

Who Is Considered An American Expat?

Calling yourself an ex-patriot does not necessarily mean you renounce or reject your home country.   An expatriate is any person living in a different country from where they were born as a citizen.   Recently, the term "expat" is often used in the context of professionals working abroad such as oil workers or missionaries.

What About Obamacare and the Expat?

In the new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax code, expats are...

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Runaway Giselle

My name is Giselle and I have been a runaway for 12 years.
 
Well...at least according to some of my stateside friends.
 
It all started innocently enough (as most adventures are want to do): My husband and I had begun to contemplate our retirement options. We were living in Florida at the time. He was a doctor and I was a Real Estate Agent. We talked up a storm about places we would like to see and destinations that would be good fun to wake up in. Of...

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Boquete Melting Pot; Add Gringo's, Stir in Climate, Lots of Beautiful Panama = Love

As we arrived early to our appointed visit at the third floor dermatologist office we encountered a lone, smiling face and asked him if the receptionist had already arrived.
 
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"No, she doesn't get here until 9:30" he tells us.
 
We thanked him and then he asked if we were from the USA. Of course he was too! 
 
This is so typical of Panama. You say something to each other and a person overhears the English or the...

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