The next step down the Ecuador green plantain trail is: patacones. Patacones are kind of like plantain pancakes. By this I mean flattened chunks of fried plantain. They are absolutely delicious. They are best enjoyed with a nice cup of…
It rains every day in Quito?
The rain and weather in Quito, Ecuador. Apparently, it does rain every day somewhere in or around Quito. the whole valley of Quito is a series of rapidly changing micro-climates, so it’s hard to say “the weather in Quito is…” because it will probably change soon, and because all of Quito is rarely experiencing the same weather.
Otavalo Market, Otavalo, Ecuador
Local artisans’ markets are always fun. The one in Otavalo, Ecuador (near Quito) is no exception.
Visiting the Equator (Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador)
A visit to the equator, Mitad del Mundo, near Quito, Ecuador
Does Ecuador change times?
Frequently asked question of today: Does Ecuador spring forward and fall back (with time zones)? Nope. We were on Eastern Time Zone with the US, now we’re in Central time zone. Thanks for asking! 🙂
Un Presentación de la Pizza
Today, I gave a Presentación (a presentation) in class. My presentación was about how to make pizza, Carrie and Jonathan style. I’m not posting the recipe on line, because the recipe for the dough has
Getting Passport Pages: The United States Embassy in Quito, Ecuador
Getting more pages in our passports was pretty simple. We went out of Quito to the north (actually we were still in Quito, just the US Embassy is a ways outside of town) and they added more pages to our passports for free. Pretty easy to get more pages added to a passport and glad that it didn’t cost anything.
How To Make Empanadas: Empanadas From Plantains in Quito, Ecuador
How To Make Empanadas: At our Spanish school, we took a class to learn how to make Empanadas. This class was taught by one of the teachers at our Spanish school in Quito, Ecuador. At the end, the empanadas were…
My favorite day so far…being welcomed as part of an Ecuadorian family
Today our Spanish teacher, Maribel, invited us to visit her family with her, in Guaytacama (the small town where she grew up and her father, Manuel, still lives). Jonathan and I were very excited at the idea of seeing how…
La Basilica de Quito, Ecuador: The tallest church tower in South America
Today, our Spanish teacher, Maribel, thought we deserved a treat. So, she took us to the basilica in Quito (La Basilica de Quito – clever name right?). It’s only a short bus ride and a few blocks walk from our…