My Ecuador Journal

My Ecuador Journal

  • 20 September 2019 at 5:10 pm ET5.7 min
    20 September 2019 at 5:10 pm ET

    For most expats, it takes an entire day to successfully accomplish even the most basic tasks. And in the end, you wind up making sausages.

    For most expats, it takes an entire day to successfully accomplish even the most basic tasks. And in the end, you wind up making sausages.

  • 18 September 2019 at 3:33 pm ET4.2 min
    18 September 2019 at 3:33 pm ET

    My neighbour Dennis described Ecuador to me as a 'land of many aromas.' What he meant is that Ecuador smells, in ways to which we are quite unaccustomed.

    My neighbour Dennis described Ecuador to me as a 'land of many aromas.' What he meant is that Ecuador smells, in ways to which we are quite unaccustomed.

  • 13 September 2019 at 1:08 pm ET1.7 min
    13 September 2019 at 1:08 pm ET

    I could never retire at 55 in Canada. And yet, here, I represent impossible wealth. I, the weather migrant, the early retiree, the fed-up progressive.

    I could never retire at 55 in Canada. And yet, here, I represent impossible wealth. I, the weather migrant, the early retiree, the fed-up progressive.

  • 5 September 2019 at 3:55 pm ET8.5 min
    5 September 2019 at 3:55 pm ET

    For all of you who wonder what we got ourselves into, let’s address the proverbial elephant in the room. What’s really happening at MSJ?

    For all of you who wonder what we got ourselves into, let’s address the proverbial elephant in the room. What’s really happening at MSJ?

  • 29 August 2019 at 5:45 pm ET7.3 min
    29 August 2019 at 5:45 pm ET

    How not to buy a new car in Ecuador. We did everything wrong. The transaction still came out perfectly. Follow our lead at your own peril.

    How not to buy a new car in Ecuador. We did everything wrong. The transaction still came out perfectly. Follow our lead at your own peril.

  • 24 August 2019 at 4:09 pm ET7 min
    24 August 2019 at 4:09 pm ET

    We named our three-bedroom villa on the coast Casa de la luna creciente: House of the Crescent Moon. Those who know us well will know why.

    We named our three-bedroom villa on the coast Casa de la luna creciente: House of the Crescent Moon. Those who know us well will know why.