tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761596656009288835.post5338141425178261117..comments2023-11-26T07:56:25.469-04:00Comments on eddsaid----ready or not, here i am!!!: Looking Before You LeapEdd Statonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10087303161307567127noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761596656009288835.post-82508810685663590822011-02-25T21:16:26.065-04:002011-02-25T21:16:26.065-04:00Thank you so much for your enlightenment. Your pos...Thank you so much for your enlightenment. Your posts are very real world and thanks for waking me up to the hype! My curiousness forces me to visit Cuenca from May 28 to June 3. I hope to meet you and thank you for all the "real world" information you have provided. <br />Bob Moorebobmoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316532689236163786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761596656009288835.post-14901691372479257732011-01-28T22:17:40.668-04:002011-01-28T22:17:40.668-04:00Ed: Well said with many thoughtful comments, espec...Ed: Well said with many thoughtful comments, especially the one abut making sure you are running toward something instead of away from something else. The "geographic solution" doesn't work because <b>no matter where you go, there you are with yourself!</b> Happiness indeed is an inside job and a drastic change in environment will not make you happy if the internal self is not.Tony Fiorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11193172745476669648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761596656009288835.post-83037617236456820672011-01-25T15:30:07.311-04:002011-01-25T15:30:07.311-04:00Very well said Edd!!! Keep up the good work amigo!...Very well said Edd!!! Keep up the good work amigo!!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310345518047723070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761596656009288835.post-33902629778773975222011-01-25T06:04:26.340-04:002011-01-25T06:04:26.340-04:00Yep but you get use to every bit of it, Ed. Folks ...Yep but you get use to every bit of it, Ed. Folks just have to have an exit strategy or a good understanding of what they are getting into.<br />I get the feeling that there is a group of "Developers" that went international after the real estate bust here a few years back and are kinda like "snake oil salesmen" of the last century. When they saw cheap land they used the internet to prey on some who wanted their money to stretch further and saw something that maybe really did not exist. They are stuck now..shame.<br />But for others who wanted an adventure in life and don't mind change, those who need it to survive...its a great place!<br />But the conflict I saw coming ( and please do not be offended anyone!)is if you are old of body and spirit, set in your ways as they say, Ecuador is the last place you may want to go. Those types need to travel in the comforts and security of travel groups.<br />My plan? I built a farm to work, have the support and joy of a large family there and I plan to come back here at 65. My relocation is not permanent...but is anything in life? I even went down alone for a month last year to double check myself.<br />Keep up the good work man!Sapa Yncahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135716212420124079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761596656009288835.post-4022429883583179222011-01-24T23:01:48.120-04:002011-01-24T23:01:48.120-04:00Of all that stuff you listed, I've gotta say t...Of all that stuff you listed, I've gotta say the public urination thing is the one that still amazes me. Saying it "pisses me off" is just too obvious, isn't it?Edd Statonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087303161307567127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761596656009288835.post-34892439055265037682011-01-24T13:09:54.672-04:002011-01-24T13:09:54.672-04:00Great post Ed!
I have known Ecuador for 28 years,...Great post Ed! <br />I have known Ecuador for 28 years, I married there, built a home there and have made countless trips over the years to vacations, weddings and unfortunately funerals as well.<br />Then about 3 years ago I heard that Ecuador was one of the top retirement destinations in the world! Interesting I thought.<br />I started looking at the Expats sites and all the advertisements all over the web painting a cheap picture of a place I had never seen. I must say I pissed a few off back then cause I saw the scam unfolding to sell a "dream" to folks that did not exist for most. Ecuador is a beautiful country but all those interested need to go see it and don't buy the bull you find from sites trying to "help" you solve a problem such as long term finances at retirement. <br />The air is thin ( 15% less O2 in Quito ) in the Sierras, the sun is strong and dangerous there, and the weather is unpredictable at best. The streets are trip hazards and folks will rip you off in a heart beat. People pee in the street.Electricity is unreliable and the streets are a mess to drive on.They have kidnappings and muggings are common.I have lost family to botched medical procedures. In short..it is not the USA and don't even dream you are going to replace a comfy lifestyle we have here all the time.<br />That being said...I love it.But I have family there and that makes all the difference. But as Ed says..it ain't everybody's cup of tea.Sapa Yncahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135716212420124079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761596656009288835.post-13811431545840457622011-01-24T12:45:27.520-04:002011-01-24T12:45:27.520-04:00You are so right. Having had a lot of experience ...You are so right. Having had a lot of experience living in foreign countries, and also initially moving away from my own country (Holland) because I married a foreigner (American), I can attest to the reality of travel and expat life will change you forever. It changes your look on life, your world view, your tolerance level, and so on.<br /><br />Yes, you had better be very clear about why you move to another country, and to realize that even under the best of circumstances it is a major challenge.<br /><br />Of course, some of us love those challenges, like me ;)<br /><br />May see you in Cuenca some time!Miss Footloosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15601892611652195901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761596656009288835.post-66135287619330780722011-01-24T06:40:50.589-04:002011-01-24T06:40:50.589-04:00WellSaid, EddSaid!WellSaid, EddSaid!zootenvalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00150809222847003169noreply@blogger.com