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| Loving Ecuador :-) |
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| Bella Boo, Zoey Bear, and Sasha |
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| Molly Moo Moo |
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| Luna Lovegood |
Our
zoo here in Cumbe, Ecuador is calming down, a little bit. We were worried about the kittens
when we first got them, since they were sickly and skinny but they eat and play and grow like weeds now.
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| The Bowen Babies :-) |
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| Babies Having Dinner |
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| One Happy Family |
Bella our puppy has gotten very close to the cats as they are all
babies and they all play and run around like lunatics. It is
entertaining but some nights we do get a bit exasperated with the
clamor. We expect that in the next few months the kittens will act
more like cats and things will calm down a bit. It's fun to step
outside every night with the dogs and watch all of them run like
lunatics in the large yard we have. Our husky is 14 but she acts like
she is 2 and she runs so fast and hard its amazing to watch. The dogs
have a large and secure yard and they love it.
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| Speedy Zoey Bear |
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| Zoomed in of Above |
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| My Big Girl, Sasha <3 |
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| Being Pups |
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| Baby Bella Boo |
There
are times inside the house that you could get confused about where
you are. It feels at times no different than living in America. Yet
little things tend to remind us. The water heaters here are propane
powered and are on demand. They respond only with high pressure
demand. So you have to blast the water for the hot to turn on. And
its either boil your flesh hot of freezing cold. Finding a happy
medium can happen but it takes so much time that we just suffer the
heat or cold.
Not
every Saturday but quite a few there is a large party held about a
block from our home. The music is so loud that the windows vibrate.
From a block away. We are all fond of earplugs those nights as the
parties can last till 4am or even 6am. It's annoying and we have a
hard time understanding why the whole town allows that kind of noise
levels all night. I would admit its the one thing we find the most
difficult to learn to deal with. It's a culture clash to say the
least.
When
you examine the benefits of life here it outweighs the occasional
night of hell. The food here is better and more affordable.
Things we
like that we can't find we make ourselves. Heather made apple butter
the other day and it was fantastic! We make homemade sloppy joes,
meatloaf, cookies, cobbler, french fries, pizza and all sorts of other treats. Mama made homemade yeast
rolls last night and they were divine. I make fettuccine alfredo, stir-frys, and shrimp scampi there is honestly very little we can't make ourselves. No
allspice? We make it ourselves. There are very few prepackaged things
we buy anymore. We are all feeling better, have more energy, and
experiencing weight loss. It's a much improved way of life here. I
think a lot of my friends would love life here. The air in clean (not in Cuenca),
the locals are friendly people and the food is good.
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| Heather's Fried Apples "Think Cracker Barrel" |
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| Heather's Meatloaf |
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| Meatloaf, Sweet Potato's, and Carrots |
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Seriously,
if not Ecuador then Peru. And if not there, maybe Ireland or Italy.
But we are all done living in America. I am so sick of the hurry rush go go
go lifestyle. Where everyone wants and needs things to find
happiness. Most people quest for more, better, bigger and newer is just plain
consumerism. It never provides happiness. Most of the food in the USA is
filled with poisons and its almost impossible to find clean healthy
food at affordable prices. If you find yourself reading this blog and
wondering if you should try to live abroad, I would encourage you to
try it. It's not for everyone that is for sure. But the experience will
open your eyes a bit. Nothing is done the same everywhere. You have
to learn to adapt to different cultures and lifestyles. The rewards
are immense. Feel free to ask Heather or I questions. We really to love to help
out. And if you do find yourself coming to Ecuador, please throw a
few large jars of Regular Jif Peanut Butter into your bag. It is really one of only a few items that Heather, Mama and I miss and would love
ya for bring. Thanks for reading! Please comment below :)
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