Coxhere
American looking for information about Ecuador
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About me
American, Married, 81 years old
Speaks I speak and comprehend English as my primary language and Intermediate Spanish is my secondary language.
Registration: 02 February 2017
Update on Covid 19 situation in Manta Ecuador by Keljam
Hello All, I own a condominium in Manta, but haven't returned since January 29, 2020 (Covid 19 Crisis). I would like an update on the Covid 19 situation in Manta and when air international/domestic travel will resume, thanks all-Kel
Thanks for your response and additional information. I'd heard that one has to have had a coronavirus "test" 72 hours prior to departure. Mamacita plans to go home immediately and to comply with the quarantine orders from her home. Read More
Update on Covid 19 situation in Manta Ecuador by Keljam
Hello All, I own a condominium in Manta, but haven't returned since January 29, 2020 (Covid 19 Crisis). I would like an update on the Covid 19 situation in Manta and when air international/domestic travel will resume, thanks all-Kel
My Ecuadorian mother-in-law has been stranded in the States for the past couple of months. We watch and listen to Ecuadorian television news and are seeing/hearing that Ecuador is reopening now, as of June 1, 2020. She will be able to return home ... Read More
How do you navigate your expat identity in Ecuador? by Anne-Lise Mty
Hey guys in Ecuador or wanting to move there, Fellow expat Stephanie has sent us a piece about how she navigates between her British-ish and her French-ish identity and we thought we would share it with you. Her opinion piece is featured on ...
Some expats in Ecuador (or any Hispanic country for that matter) don't work to understand and use Spanish? What would motivate one to move to a country where the primary language is not English and without attempting to learn the primary ... Read More
Permanent Residence in Ecuador by Coxhere
I'm married to an Ecuadorian. Does being married to an Ecuadorian make it easier to live permanently in Ecuador?
My husband has a permanent residency card in the U.S. and will be eligible for citizenship in less than one more year. He will become a "dual citizen." I'm wanting the exact opposite. We have an attorney who facilitated us being ... Read More
Permanent Residence in Ecuador
I'm married to an Ecuadorian. Does being married to an Ecuadorian make it easier to live permanently in Ecuador? Read More
Best cities for retirement in Ecuador by Bhavna
Hello everyone, An increasing amount of people want to spend their retirement abroad. Would you consider giving a few tips to those looking into Ecuador for their retirement? What are the most attractive cities for retirees in Ecuador? Why ...
The title is deceptive. Folks think you're giving a list of best retirement cities in EC. Title should indicate people are to respond to the question, In Your Opinion, What's the best retirement location in EC? Read More
Traveling in Ecuador, of coarse by bus. Have 30 days, a map by amw1955
I getting very frustrated in finding if my agenda can make it and see it in 30 days, Quito arrive, one day then on to Banos,Tena, down to Cuenca, Loja and up the coast as far as Puerto Lopes then back over to depart. Quito. How many miles and is ...
Dear amw1955, On 05 May 2012, you posted concerning a question about going around Ecuador for 30-days via bus. It's now been over seven years since you wrote your question and also said that you planned to move to Ecuador at some point in your ... Read More
Speaking Spanish in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking Spanish is essential for a successful integration in Ecuador. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Spanish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language ...
Ah, but you see, my husband was born and grew up in Quito! He's bilingual and his English is as good as or better than mine! Thing is, he speaks Spanish so damned fast that I'm unable to understand. His response is, "Well, John, you ... Read More
Speaking Spanish in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking Spanish is essential for a successful integration in Ecuador. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Spanish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language ...
Ericvigdor, Thanks for the suggestion to try duolingo! I tested out of the first eight levels! Read More
Speaking Spanish in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking Spanish is essential for a successful integration in Ecuador. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Spanish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language ...
But BIGBRAD2008, what about us GAY guys???? How do we best learn Spanish???? (smile) Read More
Speaking Spanish in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking Spanish is essential for a successful integration in Ecuador. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Spanish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language ...
Also, if a Spanish as a second language speaker can SEE a spelled word in Spanish, s/he can pronounce it because the beautiful Spanish language has the five vowel sounds that are ALWAYS pronounced the same way, every time, ALWAYS. Not so, of ... Read More
Speaking Spanish in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking Spanish is essential for a successful integration in Ecuador. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Spanish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language ...
We subscribe to a Spanish speaking "package" through our cable company. These channels include news, weather, and sports broadcasts from Quito, Ecuador. The various anchors speak Ecuadorian Spanish. We also have news broadcasts coming ... Read More
Speaking Spanish in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking Spanish is essential for a successful integration in Ecuador. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Spanish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language ...
Thanks for your very informative message, lebowski888. Antonio and I live in a 9th floor, two bedroom, two bathroom condo in Covington right next to the John Roebling Suspension Bridge. We've consulted with a property manager who says that ... Read More
Speaking Spanish in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking Spanish is essential for a successful integration in Ecuador. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Spanish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language ...
I have bilateral hearing deficit from having served in the U. S. Army back before ear plugs were issued to soldiers. I wear V. A. issued hearing aids but even so, they are only AIDS: I've not gotten my pre-army hearing back! My primary ... Read More
Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages by Coxhere
I am legally married to an Ecuadorian man and I am a man. Does the Ecuadorian government recognize same-sex (United States) marriages between an Ecuadorian man and a citizen of the United States? He currently has a United States permanent resident ...
It angers me that this is supposed to be a website that focuses on expats and then for me to be accused of thinking that expats are the entire universe. I didn't and don't think that expats are anything beyond the focus of this expat ... Read More
Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages by Coxhere
I am legally married to an Ecuadorian man and I am a man. Does the Ecuadorian government recognize same-sex (United States) marriages between an Ecuadorian man and a citizen of the United States? He currently has a United States permanent resident ...
Ex-pats can file law suits in Ecuadorian courts? Or are the two women Ecuadorian citizens? Our biological children, by the way, were full term to my then-wife. Read More
Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages by Coxhere
I am legally married to an Ecuadorian man and I am a man. Does the Ecuadorian government recognize same-sex (United States) marriages between an Ecuadorian man and a citizen of the United States? He currently has a United States permanent resident ...
Our adopted children wouldn't be adopted in Ecuador? Would they be taken away from us if we came and brought them with us? We won't come if this is the case. Sad. Read More
Good for usa retirees? by appoquinx
Hello.for several years ive been thinking of retiring to Ecuador. Probably the coast. Olon.Manta.Salinas. I was curious if the new Ecuadorian goverment is stii friendly for usa retirees. And the healthcare. What are usa retiress doing about ...
I hope that my post is connected to the thread concerning ex-pats and their health. I copy and paste the following and then I have a couple of questions: "Health insurance is mandatory in Ecuador for Expats who have obtained the visa and ... Read More
Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages
I am legally married to an Ecuadorian man and I am a man. Does the Ecuadorian government recognize same-sex (United States) marriages between an Ecuadorian man and a citizen of the United States? He currently has a United States permanent resident ... Read More
Language barriers in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hello, Learning a new language is a part of the expat process. Let's find out how crucial it is to know the language in Ecuador. What is the official language in Ecuador, and what are the other popular spoken languages? Is it possible to ...
Nadineftp, I'm reading once again and a year later your November 2017 post. You wrote that it hurts to see ex-pats who "don't have a clue" as to what's being said when with a group of folks who are speaking Spanish. Living in ... Read More
The negatives about retiring in Ecuador by Bob Way
Please tell me all the negatives of retiring in Cuenca, Ecuador. What are the most important things I need to know. I don't speak Spanish, how much of a problem is that? I thank you in advance for your answers. Bob Way
I've read the comments about not flushing toilet paper. I've not seen any discussion, however, of what one actually DOES with the toilet paper after one has used it. Does one place one's used toilet paper into plastic bags in order to ... Read More
Language barriers in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hello, Learning a new language is a part of the expat process. Let's find out how crucial it is to know the language in Ecuador. What is the official language in Ecuador, and what are the other popular spoken languages? Is it possible to ...
DorothyPeck, your comment makes me remember a situation during a Spanish class at the University of Maryland's Far East Division in Okinawa way back in 1967-1969. I was stationed in Okinawa and was going to night school. Anyway, I got ... Read More
Language barriers in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hello, Learning a new language is a part of the expat process. Let's find out how crucial it is to know the language in Ecuador. What is the official language in Ecuador, and what are the other popular spoken languages? Is it possible to ...
Can you help me to locate one? A Spanish teacher from one of the institutes of which you referred? Thanks! Read More
Language barriers in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hello, Learning a new language is a part of the expat process. Let's find out how crucial it is to know the language in Ecuador. What is the official language in Ecuador, and what are the other popular spoken languages? Is it possible to ...
This is a response to Taipan's positively detailed post. I appreciate very much your sense of humor. Humor and laughter are good stress relievers. What surprised me is your thinking that Ecuador is a third-world country and what appears to be ... Read More
Homophobia In Ecuador by Coxhere
How homophobic, generally speaking, is Ecuador? What about homophobia in urban areas vs. rural areas of the country? I ask because I'm wondering how "open" one can be in Ecuadorian society without fearing for one's life. Thanks ...
Me gustaria tu correro eletronico. Muchas gracias en ofrecermelo. Read More
Homophobia In Ecuador by Coxhere
How homophobic, generally speaking, is Ecuador? What about homophobia in urban areas vs. rural areas of the country? I ask because I'm wondering how "open" one can be in Ecuadorian society without fearing for one's life. Thanks ...
I checked EVERY word of EVERY sentence with my husband, Antonio. According to Tony, a Ecuadorian native who was born and raised in Quito, Ecuador, whose primary language is Western Hemisphere Spanish (he also lived in Madrid, Spain for five years) ... Read More
Marriage Equality
I am legally married to an Ecuadorian. I am a male. He is a male. We are husbands. Does the Ecuadorian government recognize marriage equality from countries where same sex marriages are legal? Read More
Homophobia In Ecuador by Coxhere
How homophobic, generally speaking, is Ecuador? What about homophobia in urban areas vs. rural areas of the country? I ask because I'm wondering how "open" one can be in Ecuadorian society without fearing for one's life. Thanks ...
Buenas Tardes, Norviato. If living in a gringo ghetto has "nothing wrong with" it, then I will have to figure out other ways of interacting and improving my Spanish with those who speak Spanish as a primary language. I'm aware that, ... Read More
Homophobia In Ecuador by Coxhere
How homophobic, generally speaking, is Ecuador? What about homophobia in urban areas vs. rural areas of the country? I ask because I'm wondering how "open" one can be in Ecuadorian society without fearing for one's life. Thanks ...
Antonio is 30 years my junior as well. . . . (smile) Read More
Homophobia In Ecuador by Coxhere
How homophobic, generally speaking, is Ecuador? What about homophobia in urban areas vs. rural areas of the country? I ask because I'm wondering how "open" one can be in Ecuadorian society without fearing for one's life. Thanks ...
G'Evening, Norviato1 (as well as those others who have replied to my question so far). Thanks for your message. It's helpful. If I'm not mistaken, I thought that my husband said marriage equality (same-sex marriage) exists in Ecuador. ... Read More
Speaking Spanish in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking Spanish is essential for a successful integration in Ecuador. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Spanish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language ...
Hello Lebowski888, I tried the demo, liked it, and bought the bronze "level" for one year (the least expensive way to buy a "level"). Thanks so very much for your response! Read More
Homophobia In Ecuador
How homophobic, generally speaking, is Ecuador? What about homophobia in urban areas vs. rural areas of the country? I ask because I'm wondering how "open" one can be in Ecuadorian society without fearing for one's life. Thanks ... Read More
Speaking Spanish in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking Spanish is essential for a successful integration in Ecuador. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Spanish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language ...
The Ecuadorian government permits the "poor" entry into Ecuador? From what I've read, an immigrant has to invest (in an Ecuadorian bank) thousands of dollars to be allowed to enter the country on a permanent basis. Also, concerning a ... Read More
New members of the Ecuador forum, introduce yourself here 聳 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Ecuador forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi Tim, If you would like to speak with a native-born Quitoan about his city and country, I can ask my boyfriend, Antonio, if he would visit with you and yours as you consider retirement choices within his beautiful-paradise-on-earth. He could ... Read More
New members of the Ecuador forum, introduce yourself here 聳 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Ecuador forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hello To All, We are Antonio and Juan. Antonio was born in Quito, Ecuador, and I, in the State of Oklahoma in the United States. I have plans to retire in Quito, Ecuador with Antonio. Antonio plans to continue in the University, obtaining his ... Read More
Speaking Spanish in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking Spanish is essential for a successful integration in Ecuador. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Spanish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language ...
An Ecuadorian who is fluent in Spanish and English told me to turn the television to Spanish channels and merely listen to Spanish being spoken. He said that it will help when we are then out in public trying to communicate in Spanish. Read More
Speaking Spanish in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking Spanish is essential for a successful integration in Ecuador. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Spanish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language ...
Por supuesto. C贸mo, "驴Est谩 bueno?" I've heard folks whose primary language is Spanish say this. Repeatedly. And it's awful sounding! One other point: I went to Guaranda to teach English as a Second Language. My ... Read More