Faces of Cuenca – Lenny wanted to film the many churches of Cuenca, but he was distracted by stilt-walking marketers, soldiers, and this little plant man who showed up everywhere.
Finding our Paradise in Ecuador – Nan reminds us that Ecuador Independence Day will be celebrated on August 12th. Officially, the Republic of Ecuador gained its independence from the Greater Colombia on August 10, 1830.
Juntos en el Camino de la Vida – An evening at a pizza parlor to listen to their new friend Bill Keyes play guitar turned into an international jam session. Roger and Suzanne say that the wine and pizza with red sauce at Mitti’s was yum, yum, yum.
La Vida Local #1 – The continuing saga of Deke’s quest for the work visa continues with an interview with the Ministerio. Maybe he was delirious from his recent bout with la gripe, but Deke chose to conduct the whole thing in Spanish. He got his copy of the Movimiento Migratorio but not on the special pink paper.
La Vida Local #2 – By now our intrepid Dekester was dragging but he still had to go to the bank to finish this thing. As the bank official was explaining the how-tos of his business checking account Deke got a strange déjà vu feeling… in Spanish.
Life in Quito – Liliya is finally ready to tell us the story of Leo’s medical experience. It began with a sore throat and headaches, but it wasn’t until they saw Michael Douglas discuss his throat cancer on Oprah that the couple decided that it was time to go to the hospital for diagnosis.
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