Po Po comes to town

Po Po means grandmother on your mother’s side in Cantonese. So that’s what my mom, Candace is called. She came to visit us for November & December. We had planned a trip to Bolivia to see the Uyuni Salt Flats, La Paz, and Lake Titicaca; however, we had to cancel our trip due to the political unrest there. Evo Morales was forced to resign the day before we were due to travel.

Since we weren’t going to Bolivia, I had the thought that my mom could do some dental work here in Cuenca because it’s much cheaper than it is in the States. She proceeded to have 3 root canals, 11 crowns, a bridge, and a sinus lifting surgery in order to be able to put in implants. She will come back for two more visits, for two weeks in May, and a month in November (though we will be back in the States by then).

Between dental visits, mom sewed Jade two princess dresses, sewed Tomu a cheetah costume, cooked some delicious Chinese meals, read lots of books to the kids, and spent many hours babysitting so Riki and I could have date nights or date hikes in Cajas. Here are some photos from her visit, almost all taken by Po Po.