Everywhere we have lived has its destination for buying cultural gifts for friends and family back home in the US. Each city where we called home has had somewhere to take visitors to get the necessary local souvenirs. And, every place we’ve settled in has had a market that I will have frequented often. InContinue reading Mercado Artesanal la Mariscal
Last week I posed the question, beach or mountains? While I am decidedly more of a beach person, it so happens that I now live in the mountains–very high up actually at 10,000 feet. Let’s just admit that the climate I live at is very, very cold. Also, the library I work in is doublyContinue reading My Puffer Collection
There’s one thing we all noticed right away upon arrival to Ecuador: its murals. This country has murals everywhere, and they are so remarkable! Just click on this Google search to see what I mean. This mural is very near to our home. If we head into Quito, we pass this Ecuadorian mural each time.Continue reading Ecuador and Its Murals
This is my very first post from Quito, Ecuador! I thought it would be fitting to shoot from our terrace that looks out to three majestic mountains–on a clear day. Clear day? That doesn’t happen so much! The weather here is intense, ever changing, and very, very cold! Puffer coats are going to be myContinue reading Puffy Clouds and Puffer Coats
Photo by Jerzy Andrzej Kucia from Pixabay We are moving to Quito, Ecuador! Yes, that’s right!! After (what will be) 9 amazing years in Hong Kong, we are moving on to a new school, city, country, and time zone! (We will only be 3 hours ahead of family and friends back home in the PacificContinue reading We’re Moving to Quito, Ecuador