Awesome Elissa, was that the gov insurance for tourists? That has since been done away with but was kind of nice because people did not have to buy travellers health insurance when visiting here.
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Awesome Elissa, was that the gov insurance for tourists? That has since been done away with but was kind of nice because people did not have to buy travellers health insurance when visiting here.
Randy, yes it was a gov insurance granted for tourists who flew into Panama for their first 30 days. I have never been the type to purchase any type of insurance voluntarily. I have some deep soul objection to insurance and for me, it feels like tax.for-the-dumb, even though, when my house burnt down, when i broke my leg in Panama, when I broke my arm in USA of course I wished I had it.
But I didnt die, no one left me on the street bleeding and screaming, in any country, so I have continued my aversion to insurance to this day.
I just cant get into the idea but possibly its just an aversion i have to someone else smarter than me setting up the scam and me being the one to pay the price.
I guess a lot of people scam insurance, but I dont have the patience.
Panama, the people, the nation, will be in my heart forever for the best hospital food on the planet -roast chicken and vegie dinners, with rice puddings for desserts, salads and fresh fruit... and they were all so nice to me despite me being a NIGHTMARE patient AND I smoked two joints in my hospital bed one night and they didnt even kick me out - I blamed the drugs they gave me
... I was holed up in a hostel in panama city for 6 weeks unable to even carry my tea from the kitchen to the yard on my own. 1000 hostel guests were my helpers.
But the world works in strange ways. My neighbor who lived opposite the hostel was the son of Ricardo Bilonick , the guy who ultimately helped pin Noriega when he testified that he worked closely with the Medellin cartel to promote cocaine sales, via Panama, to the U.S.
So interesting to learn some in depth history from the horses sons´mouth ; )