Clueless Gringos in Paradise: Adventures with My Husband, his PTSD, and Two Enormous Service Dogs

Mel Brooks Claims That Tragedy Is When I Cut My Finger. Comedy Is When You Fall Into An Open Sewer And Die. In A Snap Decision Fueled By Boredom, Author Pamela Foster And Her Vietnam Veteran Husband, Jack, Sell Everything They Own And Set Off For Their New Home—bocas Del Toro, Panama, A “tropical Paradise.” Adventure And Change Are What They’re Seeking, And It’s Just What They Find When They Pick Up The Leashes Of Their Two 150-pound Service Dogs And Emigrate To A Foreign Country. Jack Is A Chronically Impulsive Former Marine With Raging Ptsd, And The Service Dogs, Chesty And Rocca, Are Mastiffs Who Are Never Farther Away Than The End Of A Leash. Clueless Gringos In Paradise Is As Much About Escape And Adventure As It Is Companionship, And Finding A Balance Between A Wife Who Is Prone To Bursts Of Anxiety, A Husband Who Thinks Everything Is “just Fine,” And Two Giant Dogs That Are Not Cut Out For Long-distance Travel Proves To Be As Challenging As Making An Impromptu Move To Another Country. This Story Takes Readers Through A Hilarious And Harrowing Journey On Airplanes, Boats, And Buses, In Taxis, High-rise Hotels, Restaurants, And Cat-infested Fish Markets. Add A Liberal Dose Of High Anxiety—how Could It Not Be Hilarious?