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Dubs habl贸 sobre las expectativas de los ciudadanos extranjeros al llegar a Cuenca.

"Dubbs talked about the expectations of the foreigners upon arriving to Cuenca"

So I wonder what were those expectations that Lee Dubs outlined for the peeps, beyond the false notion that senior citizens are going to be learning Spanish beyond a handful of greetings and requests?

Ronkgoff wrote:

I am moving to Cuenca I have a home and am retired.I need some info Re:address change etc.Anybody?

Well, you have come to the right thread, even if you don麓t get the right answer.

I have a mail forwarding sevice called based out of Houston, Texas which chares me $15 a month for the box.

I rarely have them forward any mail to Cuenca, however. They scan the outside of the envelope so I know what is in my inbox. Most of the letters I tell them to discard or have them scan so I can read them online. On a few ocassions during my visa fiasco(thanks Grace), I had them Fed Ex my documents to me. They currently charges $37 for up to a 3 lb FedEx letter-size envelope.

They have uppped their prices for U.S. 1st class mail, however. Last week I asked for a quote for sending 5 small envelopes via U.S. first class mail and they quoted me $24. A year ago they forwarded 3 small envelopes U.S. first class for $8.

By the way, Texas has an 8.25 sales tax rate.  It may come in to play if you ever purchase something via credit card and have it shipped here.

Nards Barley wrote:

I have a mail forwarding sevice called based out of Houston, Texas which chares me $15 a month for the box.

I rarely have them forward any mail to Cuenca, however. They scan the outside of the envelope so I know what is in my inbox.

I have a mail forwarding service called Bob's Sister in Phoenix, who performs much the same service.

On the rare occasions I get a letter that looks like it might matter, I have her open it and tell me, for example, whether the IRS is after me or not.

Works great, and she charges my favorite price.

Bob

nancy roman wrote:

Hello, I am new to this blog and I am trying to learn as much as I can and do my research about Ecuador before making the move.聽 Some of my concerns are as follows and I appreciate beforehand sharing your thoughts with me.

1.聽 The climate is very important to me as it affects me emotionally.聽 I would like to know which town has the best weather, cool to slightly warm and little rain periods.

2.聽 What are the legalities involved in hiring a helper for housekeeping?聽 How much do they get paid?

3.聽 How is traffic in Cuenca?聽 Is it easy to drive,?

Thank you so much!

1. I suggest Arrayanas, a suburb of Quito.

2. All get paid minimum wage. With benefits about $5k annually. There are legal steps which are manageable.

3. Cost of car is 2 to 3 times USA so most expats do not own relying on buses and cabs. This is possible however not convenient with safety concerns. Cuenca downtown streets are tight with traffic similar to most metro areas.

BobH wrote:

Nards Barley wrote:

Blanca Guillen, representative of the houses of tolerance, manifested that because they are mixing the sale of alcoholic beverages with sex services, it is difficult to deliver receipts to the clients because it can cause the break up of marriages and separation of couples.

LOL! Of course, just because a receipt is issued, doesn't mean the customer can't just leave it behind.

Any married customer of a brothel who is dumb enough to take a receipt home, deserves whatever ensues.

Years ago, I spent one very long evening in a "dance hall/brothel" just outside Cancun drinking "El Presidente" brandy with the Madam (at the bar) whilst my "roomie" was sampling the local "wares" [SIC] ...

We both had a good time ...

GringoBueno wrote:

Years ago, I spent one very long evening in a "dance hall/brothel" just outside Cancun drinking "El Presidente" brandy with the Madam (at the bar) whilst my "roomie" was sampling the local "wares" [SIC] ...

We both had a good time ...

So you will feel right at home in Ecuador?聽 Is that the point?

El pr贸ximo lunes 12 de agosto inicia la segunda fase de la devoluci贸n de dep贸sitos a los socios de la Cooperativa de Ahorro y Cr茅dito 聭Coopera Ltda.聮, en liquidaci贸n.

"August 12th they begin the second phase of the return of deposits to members of Coopera."

En esta etapa se atender谩 a las personas naturales que tienen dep贸sitos de hasta 30.000 d贸lares y adultos mayores que tienen hasta 40.000 d贸lares.

"In this stage, they will attend to natural persons that have deposits of up to 30,000 dollars and older adults that have up to 40,0000 dollars.

Las personas con discapacidad o con enfermedades catastr贸ficas podr谩n retirar 30.000 d贸lares independientemente del monto de sus dep贸sitos. Se aplicar谩 un cronograma seg煤n el 煤ltimo d铆gito de la c茅dula.

"The persons with disabilities or with catastrophic illness will be able to withdraw $30,000 independent of the amount of their deposits"

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Entre el 12 y 16 de agosto se regresar谩 el dinero a los cuentaahorristas que tienen hasta USD 30 000. Tambi茅n se devolver谩 el dinero a quienes superen los 65 a帽os y tengan dep贸sitos hasta USD 40 000, seg煤n la informaci贸n de la SEPS.

"Between August 12th and 16th money will be returned to those members who have up to $30,000.  They will also return moeny to those who exceed 65 years of age and have deposits up to $40,000."

By the way a natural person is

natural person n. a real human being, as distinguished from a corporation which is often treated at law as a fictitious person

P.S.
The sign that lady is holding in the front rows says that they demand Presedent Correa involve himself in this case.

mugtech wrote:

GringoBueno wrote:

Years ago, I spent one very long evening in a "dance hall/brothel" just outside Cancun drinking "El Presidente" brandy with the Madam (at the bar) whilst my "roomie" was sampling the local "wares" [SIC] ...

We both had a good time ...

So you will feel right at home in Ecuador?聽 Is that the point?

Not sure if you're intentionally putting your words in my mouth, but ...

I was simply sharing an anecdote about brothels in response to someone else's post about brothels.聽

That happened to be my one and only experience in that type of environment.聽 I was simply commenting that my room-mate and I BOTH had a good time even though I did NOT sample the wares as did Duane.聽 All I did was drink El Presidente with the madam.聽 She and I chatted and laughed ...聽 So, she and I also BOTH had a good time.

Mr Mugs, do you NOT know what the American cultural reference "wingman" means?聽 I was simply biding my time whilst my roomie was "taking care of business".

or ... Are you simply hiding in the weeds to take cheap shots (again!) at folks on this blog?

or ...聽 Are you projecting your (dirty) thoughts upon me?

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and just assume you just didn't understand my "English" and/or the role of a wingman.

聽 聽Carlos聽 聽aka "ElGringoBueno"聽

PS聽 I certainly expect to have a wonderful time in Ecuador, living amongst the locals, learning espanol and avoiding the American style cynicism and negativity that I'm leaving behind (and I don't even live on the East Coast ... )聽 I determined early on that full immersion will do wonders for my language skills.聽 I'm also coming to believe that full immersion will make for a much more enjoyable retirement to be VERY careful which expats I "hang with" once I'm ready to venture out from my full immersion "experience".

PPS聽 As I understand it, you still reside in the US of A so, fortunately, I won't have to dodge your "mug" [pardon the pun ...] in order to "feel right at home in Ecuador".

mugtech wrote:

Ecuador way ahead of the USA in this case, declaring that a corporation is NOT a person.聽 Bravo

Mugs, I'm with ya on this one ...

One of my favorite bumper stickers is something along the lines of ....

聽 聽I'll Believe Corporations are People as soon as Texas Executes One!!!

I don't think Enron qualifies since it was essentially "suicide by deceit", so we don't have Texas to thank ...

聽 聽Carlos聽 聽aka "ElGringoBueno"聽

PS聽 You can substitute Florida for Texas if you'd like, since they're both "leaders in their field" [notwithstanding George Zimmerman, of course).聽 Don't EVEN get me started on the latest display of American insanity ...聽 the Stand Your Ground pathology.聽

quito0819 wrote:

My wife cuts the skin of the pineapple and boils them to make juice.

Not sure of all the steps but can ask if interested.

That is a pretty good idea. One thing nice about using that tool is it leaves about 8 ounces of juice inside the carcass, instead of spilling it all over the counter.

quito0819 wrote:

after boiling the cut up skin for about an hour Johnie puts it all into a blender and mushes it up and then strains it.聽 Sugar to taste or drink as is.聽 We like it as is.聽 If system revolts as being too healthy...add vodka

Thanks I will give it a try sometime. If I add any booze, it will have to be aguardiente, unfortunately.

Mistymeaner wrote:

Personally I think the bags are way better than the boxes.聽 However they don't make them for almond or rice milk so I deal with the boxes.

Talking about milk: Do they have lactose free milk available in Cuenca?聽 Or, how do lactose-sensitive people deal with that issue in Cuenca?

NellyD wrote:

I'm looking to rent an apartment in Cuenca, but don't know where to begin my search. Can someone recommend a good realtor?

If you are already in Cuenca, I expect my apartment to vacant within a couple weeks. PM me as well if interested in seeing it.

P.S.
If you meet me, you will have to sign a confidential agreement not to disclose my identity to government officials and bloggers.