My big toe hurts! Whenever I was sick or expressed discomfort my father used to tease me by asking about my big toe. It was funny at times, but also annoying. We have been one week in Cuenca. Lots of new stuff running around in my head. I am not looking for sympathy, but I […]
Ecuador
Lumenaria Extravaganza
Bellin and Domi asked us if we wanted to “go see many lights.” It is Christmas season, and they take it quite seriously in Ecuador. There are many events, parades, and church activities. We’ve heard that the big parade on Christmas Eve lasts from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. I figured it would be Christmas […]
Cuenca – On Tour
Sunday morning we headed out to check out the city. It was a beautiful sunny day, and the air is clear. Turns out, most of the businesses (including restaurants) are closed on Sundays. We walked past a plaza with vendors selling primarily Christmas stuff – lights, manger figures, etc. This, by-the-way, is the route that […]
Postcard From A Traveler
” More reliably than anything else on earth, the road will force to live in the present.” Over my cold! Started Spanish class today. It was fun! My French accent gets in the way some, but overall I wasn’t as bad as I thought I’d be. My main concern is actually speaking. My understanding is […]
Up
I’m happy to say that Ellen felt much better today. We packed up, had breakfast, and headed over to the van company across the street. We decided to go with the van, even though it was $3.50 more per person. It was just across the street. On the van, an Ecuadorean told us that the […]
Iguana Love
We woke up this morning with Ellen a bit worse for wear. She decided to spend the day in bed and try to get this cold behind her. I took off and visited the city a bit. I decided to do a few things and inch my way in, rather than take on an ambitious […]
Made It!
Make no mistake! Any flight that leaves at 10:45 pm is a red-eye flight. We can vouch for it. We caravanned from Sunshower Farm to SFO on Tuesday morning with a stop a Philz coffee on the way. Philz is a hot new thing in coffee, where they have about 20 different flavors that they […]
Booked!
We’ve booked our tickets to Ecuador, registered at Yanapuma, and are finalizing the last details before departure. We’ll celebrate Thanksgiving with Blakey late, on the weekend after the actual holiday. On Wednesday, December 2nd, we fly back to LAX from San Francisco, leaving the car with Blakey, and get on our flight to Guayaquil, Ecuador. […]
Ecuador Update
Ellen and I have been talking with many of our friends who have spent time in Ecuador. Shout-outs to Chip and Rosa, Meg and Don, and Anne and Phil. We are learning a great deal about Ecuador, and are consequently re-thinking some of our original assumptions. It looks like it is a stunningly beautiful country. […]
Studying Spanish in Cuenca, Ecuador
We are hoping to spend a few months this fall in Ecuador. We’ll probably fly from Los Angeles to Quito, then spend some time travelling to Cuenca. It is said that the Ecuadorean accent is quite excellent for learning Spanish, so we plan to enroll in a school for several months. Our current front-runner is […]