Sunday, Dec 11, 2016 I took a walk along the river today. The sun was out in full and I like walking the trail that follows the river’s edge winding between all the trees lining the banks. On my way back today I stayed as...
Read MoreTuesday, Oct 5, 2016 I’ve been studying options trading. Since I don’t have a job I have time for this kind of stuff. I’m sure you’ve heard horror stories of people who lost everything in these kinds of...
Read MoreThursday, Sep 15, 2016 We went to the Taj Mahal today…Cuenca style. There is a restaurant on the corner of Benigno Malo and Calle Large that we have passed a hundred times. Today we decided to have lunch there. They serve...
Read MoreWednesday, Sep 14, 2016 Heidi and I headed to IESS this morning to get her signed up for medical insurance. I’ll cut to the chase right now…she did get enrolled, but it was an interesting process. We once again met...
Read MoreTuesday, Sep 13, 2016 I find the last two mornings very cold inside my house. This place is all brick, both the exterior and interior walls, and it holds the cold inside. When I go outside in the sun, the temperature is...
Read MoreMonday, Sep 12, 2016 I want to talk about money and the availability of “change” in Ecuador. It is an interesting dance. First a little background. Ecuador uses US currency as its official currency. All paper bills...
Read MoreSaturday, Sep 10, 2016 Max, the landlord’s dog, has been crying a lot. Long, slow, soulful howls. I think the owners have been away for awhile, and although the maid comes each day and gives him food and water he gets...
Read MoreFriday, Sep 9, 2016 I got a real taste of Ecuadorian bureaucracy today at the IESS office. Heidi and I showed up to get her enrolled into the government medical insurance program. So just to recap this process: the primary...
Read MoreThursday, Sep 8, 2016 I find some days are much harder to write a blog post than others. It seems I am in a routine of sorts and I don’t think my current routine creates interesting reading. Basically it’s the same...
Read MoreWednesday, Sep 7, 2016 Today I decided to go pay my health insurance. It has to be paid at one of three banks and I am now in the window of time where I am allowed to pay. My friend Scott had to pay his too, so we all met in El...
Read MoreTuesday, Sep 6, 2016 My day was pretty much spent in front of my computer. I felt I was productive writing an article for my coaching site, trading some stocks, and reading some marketing info on building a Life Coaching...
Read MoreMonday, Sep 5, 2016 It is raining in Cuenca today. I don’t even mind because August had such nice weather. See, I’m not so difficult to please. 😉 The big activities today was one trip to Supermaxi and another trip to...
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