Two weeks after submitting paperwork (proof of $900/month income, birth & marriage certificates, background check…all translated into Spanish) our pensioner's visas were granted. Soon afterwards we obtained Ecuadorean ID cards and celebrated with friends/neighbors (from Arizona). We have all the rights of citizens except voting, which comes after three years of residency.
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| Put away the passports…we're residents! |
Fellowship at a small Episcopal mission enriched our lives, as did the Cuenca Music Festival, and explorations at the beautiful Plaza San Sebastian (formerly a bull-fighting arena, featured in the intriguing book
The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon).
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| Members of Episcopal fellowship, Cuenca (Bill far left) |
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| Cuenca Music Festival (one of many groups; various venues) |
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Plaza San Sebastian, Cuenca
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Journal entry:
July 6, 2013: Consumerism Defeated!
We ran around in circles between 3:45 and 5 pm yesterday trying to get cash to buy a cool Japanese import table and six chairs. Pinchincha Bank said they could not get cash after 4 pm…Austro Bank could do it, but not without original passport (we carry copies)…Bill could not remember his PIN to try for ATM cash, etc. This morning in the cold reality of a new day, I am reminded of the fact that 70% of US economy is based on consumer spending, and recognize that the disease of consumerism still has us in its grip. We do not need that table…we have a marble countertop that can serve with the purchase of $15 bar chairs from the market. Ingrid (friend/neighbor) comes at 11 for…fresh pineapple and strawberries, sweet bread from the German bakery, almonds, deviled eggs, cheese, and coffee.
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| Brunch with friend Ingrid in our Cuenca apartment |
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