tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402462514442390534.post8122056739912878899..comments2023-11-05T02:04:11.624-08:00Comments on Our Ecuador Adventure: Anglo on Market DayPaul and Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03799440484343060898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402462514442390534.post-13362663633276931152009-01-12T19:06:00.000-08:002009-01-12T19:06:00.000-08:00LWG - Living While Gringo!I'm going into blog with...LWG - Living While Gringo!<BR/><BR/>I'm going into blog withdrawal here. No news for three days. What's the word?Brother Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223197072009359000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402462514442390534.post-7897138391847907572009-01-11T12:26:00.000-08:002009-01-11T12:26:00.000-08:00Hi guys, I'm joining in with the blog following di...Hi guys, I'm joining in with the blog following disciples. Sounds like you are all in the thick of things. When we went to Portugal, I remember feeling a sense of responsibility to make everything right -- and a fear of being somewhat helpless in a situation in which I did not totally know the rules.<BR/><BR/>We had trouble getting things like utilities set up because I did not have a tax id, but it was not clear that we could get a tax idea without the right info. Typical setting for a bureaucratic nightmare. Luckily, a Portuguese speaking graduate student came with me to the tax office and just when things were looking darkest, the clerk and she came to an understanding and out came our tax id number. Cell phones, etc. rapidly followed.<BR/><BR/>It is the tension that resolves into something great that makes these experiences so meaningful. Being in an EU country has nothing on being in rural Ecuador, so I am really impressed by how much you guys are pushing your comfort zone.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288046876099204851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402462514442390534.post-51683305777660980762009-01-11T12:22:00.000-08:002009-01-11T12:22:00.000-08:00Gotta love those "suck some snails for me, eh...Gotta love those "suck some snails for me, eh?" comments! LOL! (Yay Bev). Great wisdom from your post about labels. So true. I lucked out, sort of, in that everyone thought I was Portuguese while I lived in Portugal. I say sort of, because then they assumed I could communicate in fluent Portuguese. So untrue. Good "problem" to have though. A & R are definitely brave with the schooling in Spanish.<BR/><BR/>And to the horror of some of my friends, I LOVE Mister Rogers. Always have. So sweet. :)Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01144182339635468811noreply@blogger.com