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Hi there all聽 聽and gday.

I am a middle aged australian living in the philippines for 5 years now.
Lately I have realised that south east asia聽 聽 while a beautiful place聽 聽is not really a great place to live due to the legal issues of being a foreigner in this country.

After a few months of research聽 I have decided to pack up and move聽 to ecuador for a few months with my filipino聽 partner and our dog聽 to see聽 if聽 life in south america can be a little different.

Just wanted to say hi聽 to u all聽 and聽 I am spending a little time reading thru your forums which has some excellent information
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I am not there let but seriously considering ecuador .
I want to know where are the smericans living. I don't speak spanish yet and i want to form a friendship group in equador where are you living and what is the tempatures. I like it warm not the nineties or even the 80s high sixties or 70 s is fine.
Awesome: Hi -- glad to have you here in the forum. Where are you in the Phils? I'm currently in Cebu City (been here a year) and planning to move to Ecuador, after a visit home in the States, in the latter part of the year (Nov/Dec).

Helen: I'll let the more experienced answer you. Most Expats would probably be in Cuenca or Quito -- with Cuenca having the higher concentration (being a smaller city). The mountains might be a bit cooler than you want, though. On the coast, it seems like Manta has the most expats, and maybe somebody from there could give you better info on the weather (I'm interested in the mountains because I'm fed up with the heat/humidity here in Cebu).

Bob
hey thanks for the message聽 bobh....聽 im also living here in cebu聽 聽 have lived all over the phils聽 as I am a bit of a traveler聽 聽

about to move back to negros聽 聽near dumaguete聽 聽just for now聽 聽and聽 work on my聽 spanish聽 聽 聽i am quiet lucky as I pick up languages very聽 quickly聽 聽having lived here聽 in south east asia for awhile聽 聽 my cebuano聽 is quiet聽 good聽 聽 聽 聽 聽just聽 this country聽 聽 while amazing聽 is just not geared for normal people to live and be normal.....聽 聽 聽 聽 if u get a chance聽 and haven't聽 been聽 聽 come down to duma聽 for a few days聽 聽 its a lot cooler there聽 and the people are way more friendly聽 聽 though聽 the expat community聽 聽has a lot to be desired but then again聽 聽I am quiet young to be retired and there really are not to many people my age聽 here in the pi聽 聽 聽 sure the locals聽 there are many聽 but聽 having been friends with many pinoy ug pinay聽 聽 聽 聽I have been left with a bad taste in my mouth聽 one to many times.
The advice in the Philippines is to live far away from your wife's family, and I would say Ecuador should be far enough away.聽 Good luck in your search for peace, I found that there are very few Filipinos and Filipinas in Ecuador outside of Quito.聽 This could be an issue for your significant other, hope she can pick up Spanish and enjoy the local culture.聽 If she is Catholic then Ecuador will be very good for her spiritually.
Dont forget to read the blogs on this site.聽 There are a few exceptional ones that really help getting some insight on life on the ground. Here is mine about the undiscovered Northern coast of Ecuador. Hope you enjoy.
hey thanks guys聽 聽 ha聽 聽my聽 partner聽 is all worried about the crime there聽 聽but聽 聽 we live in the philippines聽 and have for 5 years聽 im sure聽 聽it聽 is聽 just as聽 bad here聽 as anywhere聽 else that is also a third world country

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