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When we decided to settle down in Panama we wanted to invest in improving our Spanish and find ways to meet new people, so we signed up for Spanish classes at the Casco Antiguo Spanish school. After class, we would often find ourselves having interesting chats with the school’s founder David Gold. David has a ton of fascinating stories about life in Panama and travels in Latin America, so we knew we needed to have him on the podcast!
In this episode, we are talking with David about what brought him to Panama, his experience learning Spanish and living in a remote part of Bolivia, and his experience as an entrepreneur in Panama.
If you’ve ever thought about starting a business outside your country, you’ll love this episode!
Finally, our apologies for the buzzing sound that shows up periodically through this episode. There was an issue with one of our microphones when recording, but we think that content is worth it.
Discussed in this episode:
- What brought David to Panama
- What it was like to live and work in rural Bolivia for a year
- Did David always want to be an entrepreneur?
- How Panama and Casco Viejo has changed over the 10 years that David has lived there
- What did friends and family think when David started a business in Panama?
- How David started with a SAT tutoring company and his journey as an entrepreneur from there to started and running a successful Spanish school business
- How you learn from the market when you start a business
- What are the legalities and logistics of starting a business in Panama
- What are the best parts of living in Panama
- David’s two favorite places to visit in Panama San Blas Islands
- El Valle – Valle de Anton
- Why learning the language is so valuable when you are traveling *
- Learn more about Casco Antiguo Spanish at cascospanish.com
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