Sam Sexton
@CaptUIO
American looking for information about Ecuador
Forum posts
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Contacts
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About me
American
Lives in Quito
Speaks English and Spanish
Registration: 03 October 2013
About
Occupation
I am Retired.
My expat journey
Quito, Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador
To retire from the airline and build my life with my new family here.
Airline Captain, simulator instructor, check airman.
The people, the city, the weather, the view, everything.
I can沤t bring my firearms here.
USA
Activity
The Good Old Days For Expats... Are They Gone ? by cccmedia
Expats have experienced a lot of changes for the worse since 2007, according to a commentary just posted atop the welcome-page at the Day In Quito Blogspot website. Let's take these an issue at a time, with the Day In Quito claims in ...
Thanks for the other view, level headed views are good for the newbes in Ecuador. Read More
Expat Mentors by jessekimmerling
Those of us that have been through it, or are going through it now know how hard it is to figure things out when you are new to Ecuador. It seems to me that one of the most helpful things would be to have someone to take a few hours now and then to ...
I have been flying to Quito since 1999 (I prefer the old airport) and have explored much of Quito. I am married to a dentist in town. Having said that, I know there are gaps in my knowledge of the city and would love to fill in those gaps. I would ... Read More
Safety in Ecuador by Christine
Hi, We would like to talk about a sensitive but important topic: do you feel safe in Ecuador? How would you define the level of safety in the country? Can you walk safely during the day and at night without any fear? Do you think there ...
As with any large city anywhere in the world, there are parts of town you don't walk in after dark, don't wear a $10,000 Rolex, or play with your iPhone. As a recently reired airline captain, I have flown into a number of these cities over ... Read More
Why Move to Ecuador and Seek Out a Gringo Lifestyle? by cccmedia
On an obscure thread on 大咖福利影院's Mexico forum, a poster named Anne Stromberg asked a compelling question... Why move to a foreign country and seek out an Expat environment? In a response that I marked as :top: ... member mugtech gave these ...
I am a retired airline pilot who flew to Quito for 16 years (I prefer the old airport by the way). I married a Quitania dentist and am ready to acclimate to the Ecuadorian lifestyle and obtaining my citizenship there. While I understand what other ... Read More