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4 small kids in one bedroom
On Sunday, February 24th, Tomu’s friend Scarlett (age 5 ½) and her family came to visit us for 12 days. Tomu and Scarlett met at Chavitos, the outdoor Spanish school in Tacoma, and Tomu put me in the awkward position of having to ask a complete stranger if her daughter could come play, right now.… Read more
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New friends
We met an Alaskan family on the bus to Cajas back in January. Ashley, a Spanish teacher and Scott, an art teacher, are living in Cuenca with their two kids, Cormac and Story for the year. They return to Anchorage in June, sadly for us. We have decided to stay another year in Cuenca, and… Read more
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Carnaval
In Ecuador, Carnaval is celebrated by spraying each other with foam, similar to shaving cream in consistency, which comes in all colors and by getting each other wet. In some towns they put raw eggs on each other, and flour; in another town they smear mud on each other on the banks of the river.… Read more
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Meat tokens
In mid December we were at a party, and I asked our friend Nic if he was a vegetarian like his partner Steph. He replied, “No, I’m on a meat token system.” “Interesting, I’ve never heard of that, tell me more.” Nic explained that the meat token system is his way of regulating his meat… Read more
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The end of the visa story
Happy Ending! We got our visas! The Fiji background checks arrived in Cuenca the day after Christmas. We submitted our papers to Diana on January 3rd, and picked up our visas on January 21st. While it has been a stressful process for sure, it took my friend Fabiola’s husband 12 years to gain legal status… Read more
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Quilotoa Loop Trek
My partner Riki is a keeper, folks. He stayed home with Tomu & Jade for 5 days so that Mo, Luz and I could do a 24 mile trek from village to village in the Andes, ending at the Quilotoa Crater. What a treat for a mama of 3 little kids! We began our trip… Read more
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