Report from Quito
U.S. emigres figuring it out
Category: Immigrant Life
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Bill: Bicycling in a city ruled by cars
I’ve only lived in Quito, Ecuador for the past year. Perfect year-around springlike weather – daily temperatures between 48 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit – makes the city a wonderful place…
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One year later
My muffins are getting puffier. We’re coming up on a year in Ecuador. Apart from our family and friends in the U.S. – and inspiring days of unity like the…
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Observations, oddments, and a second thought
Yesterday we got into an Uber and there, in the back seat, was the driver’s son. Four years old, neither sitting in a car seat nor wearing a seat belt.…
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A trip to the ER
And then another. When we arrived in Quito in April and began to explore the neighborhood around our Airbnb, it didn’t take us long to discover that walking here is…
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Cooking while high
9,350 feet high, to be precise. This was to be the first of possibly several disquisitions on trying to stay connected to the old Robbinsdale “foodways” in a new country…
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Reflections on leaving the U.S. for a life we can afford — and possibly improved mental health — in Ecuador.
Report from Quito 