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 […]
Random Walk Through Cuenca #3 (Dec 2013)
View through our condo living room window Last year I wrote a “Random Walk Through Cuenca” post after about a month here, and another one a couple weeks later. These were collections of random thoughts I had about Cuenca that did not warrant a blog post unto themselves, but were things I wanted to pass […]
Medical Care in Cuenca
Two physical therapists that are helping me walk again I had not originally expected to have such an immediate interaction with the medical care capabilities of Cuenca. After breaking my ankle the day before being scheduled to fly here, I found myself needing their care immediately upon arriving. We had heard several stories about how […]
Gourmet Ghetto in Cuenca
One of the primary requirements we had for any retirement location was that it be “walkable.” In searching cities, we found that word had very different meanings in different places. Many US locations that we considered, talked about being “walkable neighborhoods,” when what they meant was “you can walk to a strip mall not too […]
How Many Keys???
When we lived in California, I had two key rings. One for my motorcycle (house and bike keys) and one for my car (house, car, storage shed, car alarm). Since we do not plan on owning a car in Ecuador, I expected to be able to simplify my pocket and have only a single […]
No More Crutches!
My GP (General Practitioner doctor) told me 3 weeks ago to contact him today to get a referral to a traumatologist (what they call orthopedic doctor in Ecuador). I jumped the gun and sent him a text message last night, saying I wanted to be at the top of his queue. To my surprise, I […]
Strange Movie Theater Antics
After a lazy day, we finally went to see Thor 2 in 3D at the Millenium Theater tonight. Millennium usually has current movies shown in two theaters — one in English with Spanish subtitles (the one we choose, given our current language skills), and the other dubbed in Spanish. They usually have one major movie […]
A Day At The Immigration Office
Or How Three NO’s Were Turned Into a YES Today we were finally ready to go to the Immigration Office to apply for our Ecuadorian Residency Visa. We have heard several times not to expect to get anything else done when you do this, and they were sooo right! I thought it might be interesting […]
This Feels Like Home Already
View From Our Living Room Window Evelyn made an interesting comment this afternoon. She said “This feels like home already. California is already just a memory.” When she said that, I knew exactly what she meant. Though I have been much more house-bound than her (due to the broken ankle and crutches), living here just […]
Terrorist Comes Home to Ecuador
We bought a one-way First Class ticket to Ecuador, intending to fly two weeks ago. After the broken ankle incident (see ‘Break a Leg!” blog entry), we finally used the tickets today. We have never actually paid for a First Class ticket before, so this was kinda exciting. Since we are moving to Ecuador, we […]
