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Category Archives: Quito
Family Reunion in Ecuador
Early last year we started thinking about having a special celebration this summer for our 40th wedding anniversary, bringing as many as possible of our offspring to Ecuador for a week. (We blogged about our 40 years of marriage here.) … Continue reading
Shoulder Surgery – One Year Later
One year ago on April 4, I (Jody) had rotator cuff surgery in our mission’s hospital here in Quito. I’m still improving in my range of motion and freedom from pain and I’m happy I had the surgery. I blogged … Continue reading
Sunrise, Sunset in Quito (Revisited)
When we were in Costa Rica at language school, we blogged about the different times of sunrises and sunsets throughout the year in Costa Rica, Eugene (where most of our family lives), and Quito. You can read that post here. … Continue reading
Microbusiness/Microempresa #1: Francisco
This is Francisco (a Colombian) and he is one of the friendliest people on the way to work. He gets up at 3:15 a.m. to prepare tamales and sells them from his pickup on the street in front of where Jody … Continue reading
Living at high altitude
Here is my (Scott) translation of this alert from the Ministry of Public Health. Note that the scale below the house says that no protection is needed at levels 1 or 2, protection is needed at levels 3 through 7, … Continue reading
A Fourth of July Party (in June?)
A few weeks ago an email was forwarded at work inviting U.S. citizens to a Fourth of July party sponsored by the U.S. Embassy. After we RSVP’d we realized it wasn’t the first Saturday in July but rather the 24th … Continue reading
Earthquake!
It’s too early to write a comprehensive post about last night’s 7.8 earthquake about 100 miles from us off the Ecuador coast. But I (Jody) have just a few reflections. What we experienced Just after sunset, we felt a gentle rocking … Continue reading
Iglesia Dios es Fiel
We’ve been attending a large church, Dios es Fiel (“God is Faithful”) for over a year now and enjoying it a lot. Last Sunday the church celebrated its tenth anniversary, which was great fun. At the end of the service … Continue reading
Touch the Sky (Toca el Cielo)
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
June 2015 Newsletter
And we’ve had our first U.S. visitor! Read about his visit (and more) in our latest newsletter; just click below: pdf printable version newsletter html mobile device version newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter
Adventures in Middle Earth 