Cuenca Christmas

Well now is is Christmas Day in Cuenca. The season is so festive here. People dress in native costume and there are many parades all over town. It is hard to believe that we have been so busy visiting our friends and having several groups over that we have not been out to enjoy all the festivities.

Real trees are not allowed in Cuenca

Sharyl does such a beautiful job decorating 

 We went to two dinners today. The first with our Ecuadorian Family. We enjoyed very much a typical Ecuadorian Dinner

Dinner arriving

 Dinner being made ready by all the 5 sisters

Erica,The Mom Lupy and Gabriela 

Mote

Typical Ecuadorian dish of  boiled corn 

The whole family sitting together

Our hostess Lupy

So much food but so delicious

After eating we travelled to a grigo gathering

Here I met a friend with whom I went birding in Tucson

Can you believe that!!!

Another interesting story of my life. I introduced myself  to a couple waiting with me for the bus Turns out they were from Phoenix. Bob & Kathy. we spoke and parted when their bus arrived. Two weeks later I thought they were riding the same bus with me so I spoke to them again and said " Your from Phoenix , Right" They said " Yes how did you know" " You are Bob and Kathy Right" " No  We are Gina and Dave "  What a surprise we all had But now I know another couple. They had been talking together and although I had no idea about what, I knew they were having a bad day and I wanted to offer them a glass of wine and some friendly conversation figuring they were the people I had already met. Unfortunately they were not able to accept right then, but at a future date they will get the wine and conversation.

TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOLLOWING MY LIFE IN ECUADOR 

I WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A JOYOUS NEW YEAR