I had one of the best meals of my life and certainly of the trip. Pacific fish with hearts of palm suace, accompanied with couscous and something that was like a potato cake. deliciouso! Arlen, our waiter, and I were chatting at dinner and our conversation started innocently and I said he was guapo (handsome), he said “tambien” and then all
Walking almost every day for the last three months affords me the opportunity to see what’s going on in my neighborhood, both with people and nature. I enjoy my walks, love being outside and have recorded over 175 miles in the last three months. Observing from day to day I notice grass cutting that’s been derailed by rain, running out
A couple of months ago a couple of people I’ll call Barz and Hoon used black spray paint on signs, support columns, and under the overpass at Maple and M-14. I call them Barz and Hoon because, in addition to squiggles and drips, they spray painted their names. Instantly irritated, I had thoughts of an act of violence. I wanted
Ecuador es diversidad pais en terr, cultura, y personas. Montanas, costa, selva y islas para diversidad clima. Cultura es importante. Personas en indigenous costumbre occupado casi todos cuidads. Todos personas es bajo, negro peol, y café ojos. Perros correammos en las calles y ladrar muchos. Cuidads identificar unico. Cuenca Panama Sombreros, Otovalo Mercado de Artisian. Cotocachi Cuero.
Panama hats are made in Ecuador, specifically Cuenca and the surrounding areas. In the 19th and early 20th century, South American goods were shipped around the world via Panama, and they got the name Panama Hats. Many famous people have worn Panama hats including President Theodore Roosevelt, Napoleon, Edward VII, Jason Mraz, Sean Connery, and Anthony Hopkins. And, they are
Although my sense of smell is assaulted by the exhaust in Quito, it hasnt been attacked by cigarette smoke. There just arent a lot of smokers. In my guidebook I read that internet cafés were plentiful but often smoke-filled. That hasnt been the case. I was in an internet place today and it was smoke free. For 30 minutes online
Im a word person and its been fun and interesting to figure out Spanish words and meanings and see how they relate (or dont) to English words. I love the sound of some Spanish words and just the look of others. After a couple of weeks of Spanish class, here are some of my favorites. Ballena I first ran
At Thanksgiving time my friend and former co-worker Charlie asked me to check which way the water rotated in the toilet south of the equator. My observations say (drum roll please) clockwise. Which way does it rotate in your bathroom?
Dogs run wild here in Ecuador, although there are some on leashes, most seem to belong to no one and everyone at the same time. Today I saw a dog resting in the middle of the street. While in Parque La Carolina I saw a dog chasing, snapping, and barking after a four wheeler on which two police officers were
Nearly everyone at the school is cold. Mucho Frio! they exclaim. It seems really nice here to me. The weather never stays the same – except it’s always about 60 degrees. From dawn to dusk theres sunshine, clouds (sometimes low enough to envelope the building) and rain. For the third day in a row an afternoon thunderstorm rolled in. The