Waiting for Free Chocolate Milk

One Month In

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March 3rd 2011
So we're now one month into our Ecuadorian sojourn, and yesterday we got our official censo or temporary residence cards from the immigration office. No fewer than five Ecuadorian stamps in our passport later, we're totally legal. Our little students are both adorable and aggravating. One niña tried to make Christine feel better about her English blabbering by saying (in Spanish) "There is a ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more