Gathering and Preparing Documents for Residency We decided that we would return to Panama in March to look for a home and we wanted to begin our residency process at the same time. In the case of our residency we were applying for a Pensionado Visa based on my spouses Government of Canada Pension. I’m …more

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In October of 2011 my husband and I quit our jobs and began the search for a place in the sun to retire. I make it sound easy with that statement but it isn’t as simple as it sounds; where we started and where we ended up is very different. My husband retired from the …more

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Many health care treatments that were once offered in an outpatient medical environment can now be done in your home. In general, the goal of home health care is to provide short term treatment for an illness or injury. Medicare pays for you to get certain health care services in your home if you meet …more

Erik and Mona visited Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) 70 times in the last 46 years and recently received an award from the island’s government. The draw of a welcoming, warm and healthy climate, as well as tennis and long, leisurely evenings spent with good friends has ensured the return of this 80-year-old Swedish couple to …more

Retirement brings tremendous opportunity to enjoy bicycling. Retirees generally have more time on their hands, meaning more time to get out on the bike. Retirees also generally have more flexibility in their daily schedules, meaning there is more ability to work a cycling regimen into one’s day-to-day activity. Finally, retirees are often in search of …more

Becoming an empty nester can sometimes creep up on you unawares. You can get so caught up in getting them through exams and off to university, or finding a job and moving out, that the fact that they are actually leaving home and your life as a mum will never be quite the same again …more

Do you forget someone’s name about 3 minutes after you are introduced? “Hi, I’d like you to meet so-and-so.” And unfortunately that’s exactly how you remember him – “good old so-and-so.” Sound familiar? How many “so-and-so’s” have you stacked up over the years? How does memory actually work? Why do we remember some things so …more

Have you ever wondered what images of aging might look like or, thought about your own images of aging as you pass through the decades? As I pondered these questions when I reached my seventh decade I reviewed my life’s portfolio for answers, paused and considered where I have been, where I wish to go, …more