As we are packing for our move to Ecuador, California decided to send us off with a grand farewell sunset. One of the strangest and most exotic we have seen in years. Unfortunately, all my “real” camera equipment was long packed, and I was confined to crutches due to my clumsy broken ankle, so all […]
Break a Leg!
We were supposed to be arriving in Ecuador about now, and arriving at our new penthouse condo in Cuenca a little after midnight. Less than 12 hours before we were to leave for the San Francisco airport, we were still finishing the last minute packing. Evelyn was saying “there is no way we can finish […]
Coming Home, Buying Home, Selling Home…
We returned home to California last week. Seems strange to be back in The States again, and strange to be going into an office for a thing called a “job” again. It is amazing how quickly we were able to adapt to life in Ecuador. Which brings up a bit of news. We decided around […]
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 […]
Mas Agua, Poco Color
[Note: This post by Evelyn] I had my last watercolor lesson with Alberto Soriano, a world class Ecuadorian painter, today. It was an honor and privilege for me to learn from such a talented artist, and be so welcomed into his world. Alberto is quite passionate, warm, with a positive energy, that is absolutely inspiring. […]
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 […]
800 Floats! 60,000 Participants! What a Parade!!
As the the parade wore on, most of the kids became bored or plain unhappy Today was Pase del Nino Viajero, or Parade of the Traveling Child. It is the largest celebration and parade of the year, taking place on Christmas Eve day each year. All the towns of Ecuador have such a parade, but […]
