I have characteristics of a mystic, meditator, prophet, philosopher, theologian, writer, mental health provider, and I now have all necessary items with which to make an application for Ecuadorian citizenship.
I joined expat.com on 20 May 2021.
I enjoy living in a duplex next to mi suegra and cuñada. I enjoy visiting with them and learning new Spanish vocabulary and conjugation of Spanish verbs. I' enjoying the World Cup Fútbol games with them. I like to travel and visit in Ecuadorian places not too far from Quito, an exception would be the Galápagos Islands. I know several Ecuadorians, Colombians, and Peruvians who do not speak any English, and I love to converse with them in Spanish.
I like that the dollar is not the "bottom line" with many (mostly?) Ecuadorians is not the dollar as is the case in the United States and other "first world countries." I thrive on the caring, supportive friends and family who live in this beautiful, wonderful country.
I have made progress in acclimating to the 9,350 foot elevation in Quito. However, I dislike that I still have a ways to go. I also wish that more Ecuadorians could speak at least a little English. I'd read that English is taught in all public school grades and had erroneously thought this would mean Ecuadorians would speak English as a second language as it is in Western Europe.