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- ► April (5)
- ► March (5)
- ► February (4)
- ► January (15)
- Living in Ecuador- My first friend to visit
- Living in Ecuador- Sick
- Living in Ecuador- Things you have to be ok with
- Living in Ecuador- Rain, rivers, and kids
- Living in Ecuador Day 365- One Year!
- Living in Ecuador Day 364- Rain and gain
- Living in Ecuador Day 363- Chore day
- Living in Ecuador Day 362- Celebration of the Epiphany
- Living in Ecuador Day 361- Black Sand Beach
- Living in Ecuador Day 360- Goals
- Living in Ecuador Day 359- Storm
- Living in Ecuador Day 358- Parque de la Madre
- Living in Ecuador Day 357- Bus and taxi trials
- Living in Ecuador Day 356- Breakfast time
- Living in Ecuador Day 355- Happy New Year
- ► 2016 (364)
- ► December (31)
- Living in Ecuador Day 354- Goodbye 2016
- Living in Ecuador Day 353- San Jacinto
- Living in Ecuador Day 352- Beach day
- Living in Ecuador Day 351-Canoa and bus travel
- Living in Ecuador Day 350- Hell lives in San Clemente
- Living in Ecuador Day 349- Pool day
- Living in Ecuador Day 348- Merry Christmas from Ecuador
- Living in Ecuador Day 347- Christmas Eve
- Living in Ecuador Day 346- Beach life
- Living in Ecuador Day 345- Travel to the coast
- Living in Ecuador Day 344- More cookies
- Living in Ecuador Day 343- Phone fixed
- Living in Ecuador Day 342- Thunder and Lightning
- Living in Ecuador Day 341- Dog difficulty
- Living in Ecuador Day 340- Blood donation
- Living in Ecuador Day 339- Catch that goose
- Living in Ecuador Day 338- Say no to fake news
- Living in Ecuador Day 337- Christmas cookies
- Living in Ecuador Day 336- Eduardo Vega Galeria and Pumapungo Museum
- Living in Ecuador Day 335- Mercado baby
- Living in Ecuador Day 334- Card game
- Living in Ecuador Day 333- Christmas lights
- Living in Ecuador Day 332- Massage therapist
- Living in Ecuador Day 331- Meditation practice
- Living in Ecuador Day 330- Cheese please
- Living in Ecucador Day 329- Black spots
- Living in Ecuador Day 328- Cookie cutters
- Living in Ecuador Day 327- The chicken didn't cross the road
- Living in Ecuador Day 326- Le Petit Jardin
- Living in Ecuador Day 325- Is it a bus or school bus?
- Living in Ecuador Day 324- Plan to move
- ► November (30)
- Living in Ecuador Day 323- Baggage embargo time
- Living in Ecuador Day 322- Panaderias
- Living in Ecuador Day 321- What about the pics?
- Living in Ecuador Day 320- Games
- Living in Ecuador Day 319- Casa Azul
- Living in Ecuador Day 318- Mish mash
- Living in Ecuador Day 317- Happy Thanksgiving
- Living in Ecuador Day 316- Busy day
- Living in Ecuador Day 315- Kids are all the same
- Living in Ecuador Day 314- Mall del Rio
- Living in Ecuador Day 313- Guilt free
- Living in Ecuador Day 312- Fabiano's pizza
- Living in Ecuador Day 311- Life by design
- Living in Ecuador Day 310- Yanuncay river walk
- Living in Ecuador Day 309- Bus survival
- Living in Ecuador Day 308- Propane tank etiquette
- Living in Ecuador Day 307- Cuenca airport
- Living in Ecuador Day 306- Pajamas
- Living in Ecuador Day 305- Sunny morning
- Living in Ecuador Day 304- Thank you Veterans for your service
- Living in Ecuador Day 303- Bus business
- Living in Ecuador Day 302- Plumbing problems
- Living in Ecuador Day 301- Phones and politics
- Living in Ecuador Day 300- Phone repair
- Living in Ecuador Day 299- Cosas and mas things
- Living in Ecuador Day 298- Decisions
- Living in Ecuador Day 297- Back to Cuenca
- Living in Ecuador Day 296- Ayampe
- Living in Ecuador Day 295- Montanita
- Living in Ecuador Day 294- Salinas
- ► October (31)
- Living in Ecuador Day 293- Unconnected but not disconnected
- Living in Ecuador Day 292- A visit to San Clemente
- Living in Ecuador Day 291- Picking pitahaya
- Living in Ecuador Day 290- Back to Bahia de Caraquez
- Living in Ecuador Day 289- Leak
- Living in Ecuador Day 288- Buses and taxis
- Living in Ecuador Day 287- New places for coffee
- Living in Ecuador Day 286- Sunshine on my shoulders
- Living in Ecuador Day 285- Sunday Funday
- Living in Ecuador Day 284- Haircut hassel
- Living in Ecuador Day 283- Light bulbs
- Living in Ecuador Day 282- Internet problema
- Living in Ecuador Day 281- Blue sky birthday
- Living in Ecuador Day 280- Present presence
- Living in Ecuador Day 279- Chicken feet in our eats
- Living in Ecuador Day 278- Food Fair
- Living in Ecuador Day 277- Tattoos
- Living in Ecuador Day 276- Reflection of myself
- Living in Ecuador Day 275- Protests in El Centro
- Living in Ecuador Day 274- Feria Libre and Turi
- Living in Ecuador Day 273- Another visit to Piedra de Agua
- Living in Ecuador Day 272- Thanksgiving...in Canada
- Living in Ecuador Day 271- Chocolate covered strawberries on a stick
- Living in Ecuador Day 270- Cotopaxi volcano
- Living in Ecuador Day 269- Time spent
- Living in Ecuador Day 268- Cuenca sidewalks
- Living in Ecuador Day 267- Options trading
- Living in Ecuador Day 266- Kombucha tea
- Living in Ecuador Day 265- Fresh breads
- Living in Ecuador Day 264- Cositas restaurant
- Living in Ecuador Day 263- Visiting Gualaceo and Chordeleg again
- ► September (31)
- Living in Ecuador Day 262- Cost of living in Ecuador continued
- Living in Ecuador Day 261- Cost of Living in Ecuador
- Living in Ecuador Day 260- Preparation or luck?
- Living in Ecuador Day 259- Local fresh fruit
- Living in Ecuador Day 258- Birthday blessings
- Living in Ecuador Day 257- Futbol mania
- Living in Ecuador Day 256- Family time
- Living in Ecuador Day 255- Food and games
- Living in Ecuador Day 254- Writing about racial justice
- Living in Ecuador Day 253- Life coaching business
- Living in Ecuador Day 252- Farmer's market
- Living in Ecuador Day 251- Controlled chaos
- Living in Ecuador Day 250- Dog fight
- Living in Ecuador Day 249- Wordpress, weather, and words
- Day 248 Ecuador- Size matters
- Day 247 Ecuador- Welcome to the Taj Mahal
- Day 246 Ecuador- Process for health insurance in Ecuador
- Day 245 Ecuador- Nothing happening
- Day 244 Ecuador- Money money money
- Day 243 Ecuador- A day to reflect back and look ahead
- Day 242 Ecuador- Max, our landlords dog
- Day 241 Ecuador- Bureaucracy and blood
- Day 240 Ecuador- Learning to walk...and observe
- Day 239 Ecuador- City bus
- Day 238 Ecuador- A lime tree I see
- Day 237 Ecuador- Rain
- Day 236 Ecuador- Bananas and limes
- Day 236 Ecuador- Share, pin, tweet, and snap
- Conversations
- Day 235 Ecuador- Gooooooooal!
- Day 234 Ecuador- Yellow fever and the butcher
- ► August (33)
- Day 233 Ecuador- Freedom and gratitude
- Day 232 Ecuador- Fruit and ice
- Day 231 Ecuador- Window with a view
- Day 230 Ecuador- Fruit juice
- Day 229 Ecuador- Adventures
- Day 228 Ecuador- Baños de Cuenca
- Day 227 Ecuador- Showing Chase and his friends around Cuenca
- Day 226 Ecuador- Bus travel back to Cuenca
- Day 225 Ecuador- Extra day in Baños
- Day 224 Ecuador- Tour of Baños
- Best Places to Visit in Ecuador- Baños de Agua Santa
- Day 223 Ecuador- TelefériQo tram ride
- Day 222 Ecuador- Quito city tour and Middle of the World
- Day 221 Ecuador- Old friends
- Day 220 Ecuador- Drive to Quito
- Day 219 Ecuador- Medical insurance, and Bilían
- Day 218 Ecuador- Ingapirca
- Travel to Ecuador- The ancient ruins of Ingapirca
- Day 217 Ecuador- Monday monday, so good to me
- Day 216 Ecuador- Hot off the grill
- Day 215 Ecuador- Parque Paraiso
- Day 214 Ecuador- Food and Freedom
- Day 213 Ecuador- Magic Jack and Markets
- Day 212 Ecuador- What is that extra 20% costing you?
- Day 211 Ecuador- Living vicariously
- Day 210 Ecuador- Norte Americano day
- Day 209 Ecuador- Chordeleg and Gualaceo
- Day 208 Ecuador- Super vs Mega
- Day 207 Ecuador- Kebabs and bulls
- Day 206 Ecuador- Gone to the dogs
- Day 205 Ecuador- Fiber optic and observation
- Day 204 Ecuador- Piedra de Agua
- Day 203 Ecuador- Water line break
- ► July (32)
- Day 202 Ecuador- Monte's home
- Day 201 Ecuador- Paella dinner
- Day 200 Ecuador- Meet up
- Day 199 Ecuador- Gloomy weather
- Day 198 Ecuador- Just another day in Ecuador
- White Privilege
- Day 197 Ecuador-Movies
- Day 196 Ecuador- Buen provecho
- Day 195 Ecuador- Different kinds of help
- Day 194 Ecuador- Strolling around town
- Day 193 Ecuador-Feeling outta shape
- Day 192 Ecuador- All that jazz
- Day 191 Ecuador- Feria Libre market again
- Day 190 Ecuador- Internet and travel arrangements
- Day 189 Ecuador- Pics from Brazil
- Day 188 Ecuador- Discomfort and contented
- Day 187 Ecuador- Lunch and learn
- Day 186 Ecuador- Pizza and politics
- Day 185 Ecuador- Our stories
- Day 184 Ecuador- Another hair cut
- Day 183 Ecuador- Fruit and fun
- Day 182 Ecuador- Just a rambling of things
- Day 181 Ecuador- Another restaurant, more aftershocks
- Day 180 Ecuador- Six months
- Day 179 Ecuador- Managing customer service
- Day 178 Ecuador- Feria Libre market
- Day 177 Ecuador- Communication speed
- Day 176 Ecuador- Sun and fruit
- Day 175 Ecuador- Decisions
- Day 174 Ecuador- Lights and speed
- Day 173 Ecuador- Language and filters
- Day 172 Ecuador- Fair for earthquake relief
- ► June (30)
- Day 171 Ecuador- Spanish and service
- Day 170 Ecuador- Endings and beginnings
- Day 169 Ecuador- Nice times
- Day 168 Ecuador- Questions rising
- Day 167 Ecuador- I'm published
- Day 166 Ecuador- New encounters
- Day 165 Ecuador- Friends and gardens
- Day 164 Ecuador- Living along my path
- Day 163 Eucador- How you look at it
- Day 162 Ecuador- Care package from home
- Day 161 Ecuador- Indoors kind of day
- Day 160 Ecuador- Happy Father's Day
- Day 159 Ecuador- Chilly and chili
- Day 158 Ecuador- Shots and a crazy cab ride
- Day 157 Ecuador- Eyes forward
- Day 156 Ecuador- Reflection and respect
- Day 155 Ecuador- Panama hats
- Day 154 Ecuador- Cold and damp
- Day 153 Ecuador- Rain rain go away
- Day 152 Ecuador- Connection better than the internet
- Day 151 Ecuador- Right mindset
- Day 150 Ecuador- Waiting for internet
- Day 149 Ecuador- The tattoo
- Day 148 Ecuador- Getting comfortable
- Day 147 Ecuador- Searching for things
- Day 146 Ecuador- Here we are
- Day 145 Ecuador- Feels like a home
- Day 144 Ecuador- A place that feels right
- Day 143 Ecuador- Happy is here and now
- Day 142 Ecuador- Friends old and new
- ► May (32)
- Day 141 Ecuador- Cuenca zoo
- Day 140 Ecuador- More looking
- Day 139 Ecuador- Mexican restaurant in Ecuadorian countryside
- Day 138 Ecuador- Lunch and learning
- Day 137 Ecuador- Corpus Christi celebration in El Centro
- Day 136 Ecuador- Meet up with missed friends
- Day 135 Ecuador- Fear vs truth
- Day 134 Ecuador- Do we stay or do we go?
- Day 133 Ecuador- Back to Cuenca
- Day 132 Ecuador- Beach walk
- Day 131 Ecuador- A new fish recipe
- Day 130- Ecuador- A trip up the coast
- Day 129 Ecuador- Living
- Day 128 Ecuador- Our Keeper is free
- Day 127 Ecuador- The Vet
- Day 126 Ecuador- La Libertad, Ecuador
- Day 125 Ecuador- Ask for help
- Day 124 Ecuador- Going to the coast
- Day 123 Ecuador- Uncertainty abounds right now
- Day 122 Ecuador- I choose to be a learner
- Day 121 Ecuador- Observation or comparison
- Day 120 Ecuador- A mish mash of things
- Day 119 Ecuador- Wifi and airlines
- Day 118 Ecuador- My friend took his life
- Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms!
- Day 117 Ecuador- Walking through El Centro
- Day 116 Ecuador- Working out the bugs
- Day 115 Ecuador- Connection and connected
- Day 114 Ecuador- Renter's remorse
- Day 113 Ecuador- No need to be grumpy
- Day 112 Ecuador- It's coming together
- Day 111 Ecuador- Found our place
- ► April (30)
- Day 110- Searching for a place to live
- Day 109 Ecuador- New place, old friends
- Day 108 Ecuador- Cuenca
- Day 107 Ecuador- Day 11 post quake Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 106 Ecuador- Day 10 post quake Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 105 Ecuador- Day 9 post quake Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 104 Ecuador- Day 8 post quake Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 103 Ecuador- Day 7 post quake Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 102 Ecuador- Day 6 post quake Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 101 Ecuador- Day 5 post quake Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 100 Ecuador- Day 4 post quake Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 99 Ecuador- Day 3 post quake Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 98 Ecuador- Day 2 post quake Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 97 Ecuador- Day 1 post quake Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 96 Ecuador- Earthquake! Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 95 Ecuador- A very small planet
- Day 94 Ecuador- Pumpkin soup
- Day 93 Ecuador- We got mail
- Day 92 Ecuador- Saw the Vet today
- Day 91 Ecuador- It actually feels cool today
- Day 90 Ecuador- Can you believe it's been 3 months?
- Day 89 Ecuador- Watch and be aware
- Day 88 Ecuador- Our way back
- Day 87 Ecuador- Fishing today
- Day 86 Ecuador- Puerto Lopez bound
- Day 85 Ecuador- Almuerzo and swim time
- Day 84 Ecuador- No news day
- Day 83 Ecuador- Puerto Cayo
- Day 82 Ecuador- Pumpkin pie
- Day 81 Ecuador- Beach solitude
- ► March (32)
- Day 80 Ecuador- Chicken aisle and tacos
- Day 79 Ecuador- Ocean time
- Day 78 Ecuador- Into the forest
- Day 77 Ecuador- A-ok
- Day 76 Ecuador- Traditional Ecuadorian Easter meal
- Day 75- Some Easter weekend activities
- Day 74 Ecuador- Head games
- Day 73 Ecuador- Lobsters and pizzas
- Day 72 Ecuador- A different kind of living
- Day 71 Ecuador- Got a haircut
- Day 70 Ecuador- Another cook
- Day 69 Ecuador- Kick back Sunday
- Day 68 Ecuador- BBQ get together
- Day 67 Ecuador-Lobster dinner
- Day 66 Ecuador- Doctor visit
- Day 65 Ecuador- Finding space
- Day 64 Ecuador- A walk in town
- Day 63 Ecuador- Lost the shirt off my back
- Day 62 Ecuador- Catching up
- Day 61 Ecuador- Birthday and birds
- Day 60 Ecuador- Time to reflect
- Day 59- Locals protest
- Day 58- Water shortage
- Day 57- Soul swimming
- Day 56- Manta and the Vet
- Day 55- Canoa
- Zika and Ecuador
- Day 54- Ho hum
- Day 53- Managing change
- Day 52- House cleaning
- Day 51- Sick
- Day 50- Uuugh
- ► February (30)
- Day 49 Ecuador- Getting my "it"
- Day 48- Haircut
- Day 47- The Vet
- Day 46- Stopping the noise
- What is your dream?
- Day 45- Surfing and Pizza
- Day 44- Running around
- Day 43- We are official
- Day 42- Broken down again!
- Day 41- Slow news day
- Day 40- Connection
- DAY 39- Crab cakes and conversation
- Day 38- Condos and cooking
- Day 37- Another chill day
- Day 36- Bureaucracy
- Day 36- Hot, humid, hate it
- Day 35- Broken down bus
- Day 34-New places to walk
- Day 33- Focus
- Day 32- Recap
- Day 31- Slow day
- Day 30- Old and New
- Day 29- Rainy Monday
- Day 28- Game Day!
- Day 27- Our search begins
- Day 26- Splish splash and no bath
- Day 25- Mellow day
- Day 24- It hurts so good
- Day 23- SEO go go
- Day 22- Exercise
- ► January (22)
- Day 21- Loving being here
- Day 20- Expats
- Day 19- Tick tock
- Day 18- Routine and recognition
- Day 17- Annoyed and grateful
- Day 16- Hotels and Visas
- Day 15- Bus heaven and hell
- Day 14- A little breather
- Day 13- Condo anxiety
- Day 12- Good waves, good food, good company
- Day 11- Medical stuff and card playing
- Day 10- A gentle life
- Day 9- Cabs and Canoa
- Day 8- Observing Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 7 Ecuador- Feeling the flow of life
- Day 6 - Staying in the moment
- Day 5- Things are different here
- Day 4- Setting up
- Day 3 Ecuador Retirement- Finding supplies
- Day 2 Ecuador Retirement- Bahia de Caraquez
- Day 1 Ecuador Retirement- Travel Day to Ecuador
- Living in Ecuador
- ► December (31)
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