by Jonathan | Jun 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Officially, it’s the Puente Mariano Moreno. To dozens of expats and some Cuencanos, however, it’s known simply as Alan’s bridge in honor of Alan Stiles, the man who kept it graffiti-free for 13 years. Over the past two weekends, friends of Alan have gathered for...
by Jonathan | Jun 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Do you remember the Tom Hanks movie “Terminal”? Ecuador’s version of a foreigner trapped in an international airport is playing out in the Jose Joaquin de Olmedo airport in Guayaquil. A Lebanese man has been stuck in immigration purgatory there for 42 days after...
by Jonathan | Jun 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
The concept of punctuality is one distinct example of the differences between the Ecuadorian and North American cultures. Most expats tend to be compulsively prompt and even, by Latin American standards, ridiculously early. Ecuadorians, by contrast, are much looser...
by Jonathan | Jun 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
I have been enchanted with Cuenca since the day I arrived. I’ve also been writing about Cuenca since my earliest days. This article was originally printed in CuencaHighLife. The hectic schedule of the last few weeks was beginning to weigh on me. I wanted a break, but...
by Michael Soares | Jun 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of my best friends in Denver has been getting a lot of cardiac tests lately because of some things that showed up on routine exams. At first they were worried he might have pulmonary hypertension. Not a diagnosis that people want to face. This has been going on...
