(en English = 41 Years!) Today was our 41st anniversary. Hard to believe, but it was 41 years ago today that we skied between those ski patrol poles to the flash of the newspaper camera, and said “I do” over The French Way of Skiing at Kirkwood Meadows. (I posted details on the wedding on […]
Business Card Printing and Spanish Presentation
I finally got around to creating a new business card with my Ecuadorian information on it this week. I asked for recommendations from a couple of local people, and they directed me to a small print shop about 2 blocks from our condo. I went in with a Photoshop version and a JPG version of […]
Rockets, Dancing, Waffles and Birds
Before we get into today’s adventures, I thought I would give a quick rundown of the progress of my broken ankle. I have been free of any crutches or cane for three weeks now, and can walk unassisted. Progress the first couple weeks was so fast that I thought I would be walking fully normally […]
Magic and Fireworks
We went to a magic show tonight. This was a special event for a couple of reasons — perhaps the biggest being it was the first time I walked 3 blocks since breaking my ankle. The theater is just off the Park Calerderon square in the center of town. There were two shows, and we […]
Happy 4th of July!
For the last few years, we have gone to the Richmond Crane Pavilion on July 3 for their “early July 4th” fireworks. Various music groups play for a couple hours, then the Oakland Symphony plays for an hour leading up to the fireworks, following with more music while the sky lights up. The area is […]
Don’t Rain On My Parade
or Halloween In January?? [Note: I haven’t posted for a few days because I have been sick with a bad head cold, and have been staying mostly indoor for the past couple days. This will probably be our last post before returning home Tuesday.] Today marks the end of Santos Inocentes, and includes the second […]
Looks Like a War Zone Out There!
New Year’s Eve in Ecuador in unique, and Cuenca celebrates it larger than any other Ecuadorian city. For the week leading up to NYE, people make elaborate or simple effigies. Some families manufacture them and sell them to those who don’t want to make their own. On NYE, they write notes about things they want […]
I Can Read Elven! (Plus Gualaceo Market)
We finally got into a local theater tonight to watch The Hobbit. If you are fans of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, as we are, then you will love this movie. We saw the 2D version, largely because it was in English with Spanish subtitles, while the 3D version was purely Spanish. Our command […]
Yet Another Unexpected Parade
There are celebrations and parades all over Cuenca this time of year. The trick is finding out where and when they will be ahead of time. There have been many nights that we hear fireworks, step outside and see them glowing from one direction or another. The times and locations vary all over the map, […]
Two Parades, a Party, and a Deluge
Christmas Day was different here than back at home in Berkeley. We started with a parade we knew about (from our earlier trip to the Catholic Archdiocese). While taking a nap (ah… the life of Riley!), we heard a band and ran outside to find another parade going by our front door. Later, we attended […]