Never have we wanted peace on earth more than this year! For those of you waiting for more posts, we’ve been a bit busy lately. Tomorrow is Christmas, and besides our proper English Christmas dinner, we should have time to do some catching up. One of the more curious things we’ve observed in Buddhist countries, […]
Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! Christmas Wishes! It’s now been 3 1/2 months since leaving St. Paul, and 4 months since homelessness. What a long strange trip it’s been! There are two main constants that have we have seen along the way: People tend to be pretty great – whether American, Ecuadorian, friends, acquaintances, or total strangers, […]
As part of the Ecuadorian Christmas festivities, mangers play a major part. Most families have a manger scene in their homes. Most parks have mangers, often life size. Any town of reasonable size will have a market that is set up solely for the Christmas holiday that features Christmas decorations, with creche figurines taking the […]
It seems that December is the season of Christmas festivities in Ecuador. I have now seen at least three parades all ready. This all culminates on Christmas Eve Day when Cuenca celebrates the “viaje nino” or travelling child. That particular parade starts at 10:00 am and goes until 5:00 in the afternoon. On Friday, our […]
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