Monthly Archives: July 2012

Land of Volcanoes

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Katherine

On Saturday, Bruno and I climbed one of the many volcanoes that surround our home.  Living in the shadows of volcanoes is a difficult feeling to describe. We can see seven on a good day from any point in the city, … Continue reading →

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Ambiguities and Adages

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Katherine

This is a post about language and life, because the words and styles of speech available to you influence your very ideas and expressions. Two very notable differences between Spanish and English are: Spanish is more ambiguous; sentences are in … Continue reading →

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An Ecuadorian Hero Lost at 140 years

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Katherine

Good Bye Lonesome George. I got to meet Lonesome George briefly in The Galapagos in February.  He was very handsome, for a giant tortoise, and he was the last of his kind.  Every island in the Galapagos has a different, unique, subspecies of tortoise-differences that contributed to Darwin’s theory of … Continue reading →

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Foreign Residency on the 4th of July

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Katherine

For Independence Day, I’m celebrating one year of Ecuadorian citizenship and residency, and Bruno is joining me.  I found it ironic last year that I ended up finalizing my Ecuadorian citizenship on the 4th of July, and received my national ID card and Ecuadorian … Continue reading →

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