Back in the USA, they are called guinea pigs and kept as pets. Here they are called cuy and are a gourmet feast most often served for special occasions and celebrations. We were invited to a special cuy dinner by Gloria, Evelyn’s Spanish teacher, last night for a night of feasting, music… and Spanish. Only one member of the […]
Art Exhibit Wrap-up Slideshow
Evelyn’s first art exhibit is now complete, and was a complete success. Here is a slideshow of the paintings, artists, and guests. Evelyn Art Slideshow 2014-07 from Burt Johnson on Vimeo.
School’s Out!
Kerry Jones, our favorite niece (OK, our only niece, but still our favorite!) graduated high school today. After this week, she is officially a college student, attending University of California at Santa Barbara. She will be majoring in chemistry in the College of Creative Studies. With fewer than 350 students, this is a very elite […]
Belly Dancing in Cuenca
Dance Performance at Colegio Santa Mariana de Jesus Every so often, we used to go to High School plays in California. They were a nice change from the polished Broadway shows we usually saw, and was a reminder of High School when I had several friends in the theater club, and used to help them […]
Birthday Party, Ecuadorian Style
Adrian plays the charango, while Marcos plays guitar We were invited by an Ecuadorian family to join a combined birthday party tonight. Three members of the family (Gloria, Adrian and Stephanie) have birthdays in May, as does Evelyn, so they decided on one combined party for everyone. Charango from Burt Johnson on Vimeo. Let […]
Day In The Country
We were invited to a day in the country by a Peruvian family now living in Cuenca. Alberto Soriano is a well known Peruvian artist that Evelyn took painting classes from on our first trip here in 2012. He speaks almost no English, which means we get to practice our Spanish when talking to him. […]
SOLD
We decided to sell our California house in January 2013, and finally got it on the market in June 2013 (it took longer to pack & give away a lifetime of stuff, plus prep the house than I had expected). After five months of no offers, we took it off the market in November. […]
Bulls Eye
We went this morning to the Stone Hart shooting range in Miami, and each fired 25 rounds of a Glock 9mm pistol for the first time in our lives. We have watched cop shows and action movies for years, and wondered “is it really that hard to hit something?” We decided to go try it […]
Honey, I Shrunk The Condo
More than a year after we started packing to move to Ecuador, and four months after arriving in Ecuador, our container with all our worldly possessions was delivered today! And somehow, the condo suddenly looks a lot smaller than it did this morning, now that it is buried deep in boxes… ☺ Our container actually […]
Berkeley Home For Sale
Street View of Our Berkeley Home Now that we are fully ensconced in Ecuador, it is time to sell our home of 26 years in Berkeley, CA. We had the first broker open house yesterday, with very strong response. The first public open house will be this weekend. You can get full listing details […]