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Edgenaples

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American looking for information about Ecuador

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Lives in Winston Salem

Registration: 16 June 2015

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Edgenaples created a thread
last year

Xela - moving there in January !

We are moving from Nicaragua to Xela in January. Any advice would be welcome. We hope to find a rental house that is pet friendly and walkable to the city, as we will not have a car. Thanks ! Read More

Edgenaples replied to a thread
9 years ago
BryonDavis

Let's talk guns by BryonDavis

I looked around the forums and really saw nothing on the subject. My wife and I have carried concealed (with various licenses) for two decades. With all of the talk about armed robberies by gun and knifepoint, home invasions, burglaries, etc., I ...

Edgenaples

Yes , agree with the prosecution aspect. We lived in Costa Rica before when I was younger and one thing I heard frim expats there was "don't get in a physical altercation with a Tico or u will go to jail, which is a very bad place". I ... Read More

Edgenaples replied to a thread
9 years ago
BryonDavis

Let's talk guns by BryonDavis

I looked around the forums and really saw nothing on the subject. My wife and I have carried concealed (with various licenses) for two decades. With all of the talk about armed robberies by gun and knifepoint, home invasions, burglaries, etc., I ...

Edgenaples

Any idea what the law woukd be about using something like that ? We don't go out late and do our best to stay out of questionable neighborhhods. I guess my main concern would be security for my home. Read More

Edgenaples replied to a thread
9 years ago
josectech

cuban's need not apply !!!!!!!! by josectech

hi, just like to know why do some of the people from ecuador don't like cuban?

Edgenaples

Zzzzzzzzzz Oh sorry. I nodded off from boredom over your ongoing justifications about how breaking the law is ok. Read More

Edgenaples replied to a thread
9 years ago
josectech

cuban's need not apply !!!!!!!! by josectech

hi, just like to know why do some of the people from ecuador don't like cuban?

Edgenaples

Yes, I see......do it legally if you can....but if not, feel free to break the laws of our country. That is quite an interesting way to live. Read More

Edgenaples replied to a thread
9 years ago
josectech

cuban's need not apply !!!!!!!! by josectech

hi, just like to know why do some of the people from ecuador don't like cuban?

Edgenaples

I think that is FANTASTIC ! So you did not ask tax payers to fund any of that, right ? That's wonderful ! I congratulate you ! It sounds to me like you did everything legally, as did my family. Read More

Edgenaples replied to a thread
9 years ago
josectech

cuban's need not apply !!!!!!!! by josectech

hi, just like to know why do some of the people from ecuador don't like cuban?

Edgenaples

Yes, of course, you are entitled to an opinion. What I would hope Americans focus on are the facts. 1- ILLEGAL means NOT LEGAL. They broke the law to get here. 2- Illegals drive down wages. 3- most pay $0 federal incone tax. 4- food stamps, ... Read More

Edgenaples replied to a thread
9 years ago
josectech

cuban's need not apply !!!!!!!! by josectech

hi, just like to know why do some of the people from ecuador don't like cuban?

Edgenaples

Lots of incorrect assumptions about my sign-in name. Lots of emotional comments that lack logic. It diesn't take a genious to figure out that if you add up federal taxes paid by illegals, that amount is a tiny fraction of the costs that tax ... Read More

Edgenaples replied to a thread
9 years ago
josectech

cuban's need not apply !!!!!!!! by josectech

hi, just like to know why do some of the people from ecuador don't like cuban?

Edgenaples

My two cents.... My wife is hispanic....our kids are hispanic....grandkids too. We obviously do not have a problem with hispanics. We do have a problem with people that come to the US illegally. Millions of people, straining the finances of our ... Read More

Edgenaples replied to a thread
9 years ago
BryonDavis

Let's talk guns by BryonDavis

I looked around the forums and really saw nothing on the subject. My wife and I have carried concealed (with various licenses) for two decades. With all of the talk about armed robberies by gun and knifepoint, home invasions, burglaries, etc., I ...

Edgenaples

Regardless of your opinion of guns, there is nothing wrong with asking what the laws are, right ? Read More

Edgenaples replied to a thread
9 years ago
BobH

American Football in Quito by BobH

This article is about a young man who is helping coach Lobos de Quito, described as Ecuador's first American football team. It appears they practice in Parque Carolina (I recognize the plane in one ...

Edgenaples

As a college football junkie, I wake up early on Saturdays so that I can get everything done around the house, and be ready to watch GameDay at 9am.....start watching games at noon, after Lee Corso shows us which team he thinks will win and usually ... Read More

Edgenaples replied to a thread
9 years ago
Edgenaples

Teaching English ? How hard is it to find a job...and the pay ? by Edgenaples

Hi ! Any English teachers out there that can shed some light on how hard it is to find a job in Ecuador, what typical pay is like, anything you would recommend doing to prepare before moving to Ecuador ? We still have several years before we retire ...

Edgenaples

Thanks so much for your reply. And from what research we've done, those three things are the ones that would bother us too...especially the heat and humidity. I lived in Florida for 40 years, so I have had my fill of that. Read More

Edgenaples created a thread
9 years ago

Teaching English ? How hard is it to find a job...and the pay ?

Hi ! Any English teachers out there that can shed some light on how hard it is to find a job in Ecuador, what typical pay is like, anything you would recommend doing to prepare before moving to Ecuador ? We still have several years before we retire ... Read More

Edgenaples replied to a thread
9 years ago
Bob Way

The negatives about retiring in Ecuador by Bob Way

Please tell me all the negatives of retiring in Cuenca, Ecuador. What are the most important things I need to know. I don't speak Spanish, how much of a problem is that? I thank you in advance for your answers. Bob Way

Edgenaples

We lived in Costa Rica before and experienced the "Gringo price" for almost everything. We could never avoid it completely, but since my wife is hispanic, she went in alone to make any large purchase or to rent a house, etc....because as ... Read More