Author: Hannah
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Jade turns 3
With Jacob & Favio, our kids’ closest friends here So, it was difficult to plan Jade’s birthday because I had to wait until the Thursday before the weekend to find out when Tomu’s soccer game would be. We have no soccer schedule for the year, we always find out 1-3 days before a game when…
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Parties Cuenca style
In December Tomu’s soccer team had a party for the end of the year. It was hosted by one of the parents on the team, a bit outside of town. We were supposed to meet at 2:30 pm at a church, “don’t be late”, admonished the text message. Our family of 5 arrived via taxi…
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Cajas National Park
When we first arrived in Cuenca we passed through the Cajas National Park. Stunning vistas of high alpine lakes, misty peaks, stark vegetation, with the road crossing the pass at 13,550 feet. Since then, we have wanted to get back there to hike, but we now have established routines with the kids’ activities that keep…
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The visa saga, part I
The process of procuring our visas has been a roller coaster of emotions: feeling hope that we might actually get our visas, and then valleys of disappointment when it seems the obstacles are too great to overcome… We moved to Ecuador on a 90 day tourist visa (which expires December 9th), because the LA Ecuadorian…
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Maladies
Within the first 6 weeks or so of moving here we had some medical issues. Nothing serious. I had diarrhea about every other day for 3 weeks, and found myself biking across town to drop off a stool sample. Which came back fine, no parasites, and the diarrhea cleared up. I guess just adjusting to…
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Luz Goose
Luz turned 6 months old a week ago. Her 6 month shots involved me going to the public health center, and waiting in a the waiting room for 2 hours. You got the shots on a first-come, first-served basis, but there were no numbers to be taken; when you arrive you ask who the last…
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Cuenca’s Independence Day
Tomu, Jade, and their classmates donned traditional Cuencan indigenous dress last Saturday for the party (fundraiser) at their school in honor of Cuenca’s Independence Day. We all had a lot of fun.
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Soccer
Tomu joined a soccer school. He has practice from 4:30 to 6 pm on Tuesday & Thursdays, and has games on some weekends. The school goes year-round. The coach takes it seriously and practices are well organized (way higher caliber than the Metro Parks soccer Tomu did in Tacoma). He loves it! We can bike…
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The Shifting of Language
One of the reasons we moved here was so that Tomu and Jade could be immersed in Spanish, in the hopes they would begin speaking in Spanish. While they are still a little shy speaking Spanish with strangers, in the corner store or a restaurant, they speak a ton more Spanish to us, to each…
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The Gift of Time
As a parent, it feels there is never enough time in the day. Well, never enough time (and energy) in the day for me to do things for myself. In the States, I was working a little under 50 hours a week teaching Spanish at a high school. When I got home, I wanted to…
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