Category Archives: Ecuador

December 2015 Newsletter

Posted on December 21, 2015 by scottandjody

Click here for a printable, pdf version.           It’s December in Quito! This weekend is the celebration of Quito’s founding by the Spanish in 1534, next weekend is a three-day Share-a-thon by our radio station, and … Continue reading →

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Fall 2015 Newsletter

Posted on October 13, 2015 by scottandjody

(Want to read the pdf/print version?  Click here.) I (Scott) recently had the opportunity to fly into the jungle of eastern Ecuador with a Reach Beyond work team that is helping a small indigenous community build a water system.  Instead … Continue reading →

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Touch the Sky (Toca el Cielo)

Posted on July 5, 2015 by scottandjody

  We live on the flanks of Pichincha, a stratovolcano that soars to 15,696 feet above sea level.  Saturday I (Scott) decided to hike (not ride) up Teleférico to a viewpoint about 13,450 above sea level.  There is no posted trail but … Continue reading →

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June 2015 Newsletter

Posted on June 23, 2015 by scottandjody

And we’ve had our first U.S. visitor! Read about his visit (and more) in our latest newsletter; just click below: html mobile device version newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter

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Cost of Living, Part 2: Health Care

Posted on June 20, 2015 by scottandjody

When our youngest son Simon visited us for three weeks last month, we did a bit of medical tourism. He had a sebaceous cyst on his eyelid (which had been growing for about a year and a half).  Our mission … Continue reading →

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Cost of Living, Part 1

Posted on June 19, 2015 by scottandjody

Ever wonder if it’s really cheaper to live in Ecuador than the U.S.?  After nine months, the answer is, “yes . . . and no.” Some things are cheaper: medical expenses, rent, utilities, tropical fruit, services (maids, haircuts, clothes mending, custom … Continue reading →

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When You Give a Stranger Your Camera

Posted on June 16, 2015 by scottandjody

On the Pichincha ridge high above Quito we asked a random passer-by to take a photo of the three of us.  Being creative, he lifted the camera high above his head to get more of Quito in the background.  What … Continue reading →

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Simon’s Visit

Posted on June 9, 2015 by scottandjody

Our first U.S. visitor was our son, Simon, who came for three weeks in May.  Here are some photos from his visit. Papallacta Otovalo Pichincha & the Teleférico Pichincha is a volcanic ridge to the west of Quito–our apartment is … Continue reading →

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Quilotoa & Chugchilán

Posted on May 16, 2015 by scottandjody

Our monthly get-out-of-Quito trip in April was to Lake Quilotoa, a crater lake 171 kilometers (106 miles) away.  We stayed two nights in a hostel in Chugchilán, one of the villages close to the lake. Our trip there involved 1) … Continue reading →

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Facebook: January-April 2015

Posted on May 9, 2015 by scottandjody

For me (Jody), posting on Facebook is so much easier than blogging, so you can guess what I do when I have some random happening to share!  So I’m going to cheat and use some of my Facebook posts and … Continue reading →

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