Week 2: Reality sinks in

Everything is exotic when visiting any region for the first time, as one absorbs the best it has to offer. We are thoroughly enjoying the weather, the city life, restaurants, churches, museums, the rivers, walks around the city and parks, and a lot more. The city is very clean, very easy to get around, lots …

Week 1: Cuenca

Departure Day Thoughts! Sunrise. Boarded the plane with butterflies in my belly! There is definite excitement plus a strange homesickness.  Not really homesick but thoughts of the boys and family, our friends and the wonderful close sense of community within our condo complex, all jumbled into this giant, heavy emotion.  Nothing is constant, whether we …

Week 1: Cuenca

We flew from LA through Miami to Quito, capital of Ecuador. Overnight stay and then a short flight next day to Cuenca. We rented a small apartment right in center of Cuenca. Our hosts, a couple from NC, even came to pick us up from the airport. Cuenca is a beautiful city at 8,000 feet …