April 2, 2010
Panama City, Panama
It’s been a great week so far in Panama. Each time I come back to this country I become even more sure in my conviction that Panama has a bright future.
For the next few days, though, I am going to set aside market forecasts and expatriation strategies… you see, my friends from the Atlas 400 club are starting to arrive, and I’m looking forward to a few days off at the very exclusive Tropic Star fishing lodge in Panama’s Darien province.
The cast of characters attending this event is really impressive– and I’m excited that several members of our own community will be there.
I’ll tell you more about it when I return on Wednesday. For now, though, let’s move on to this week’s questions.
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March 26, 2010
Vancouver, BC
I’m headed to Panama shortly where I look forward to meeting up with my friends and colleagues in the Atlas 400 group. We’re going to an exclusive deep-sea fishing resort for a few days, and afterwards I plan on taking up some unfinished business in Panama.
One of the things on my agenda is to revisit the sustainable community concept that I began discussing a few months ago. This is something that I really want to do, for personal reasons… I’ve always wanted a place that doesn’t rely on ‘the system’ for food, water, power, and security.
In my travels around the world, though, I’ve not yet found a community that provides this, at least up to my own standards… it’s possible that one exists, I just haven’t seen it yet.
I have a detailed plan in mind that will start small and allow the community to grow as the market dictates; my biggest challenge is time. At the moment, I have several other business and investment obligations on my plate, and I’m hesitant to commit to another major undertaking.
As I said, though, for personal reasons I would really like to develop this community, and I’ll be making a final decision once I meet with my team of architects and engineers in Panama over the next 2-weeks. Stay tuned.
On to this week’s questions:
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