Joanna
@joeyeggs
American citizen
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About me
American
Lives in Los Angeles County, California
Speaks English, beginning/intermediate Spanish
Registration: 13 June 2012
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Property prices in Los Angeles by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Finding affordable housing in Los Angeles is number one priority for newcomers. Tell us more about the estate market in your district/city/region. What are the most desired places to live? What are the most affordable ones? ...
I live in Southern California, just outside Los Angeles near LAX. The beach cities are expensive. A 3 bedroom house rents for about $3500/month. If you move further from the city/beach rents go down. If you leave Los Angeles county and go to San ... Read More
Coast to Coast ROAD-TRIP to California by Alexandre Keyland
Hi everybody! I'm a french independant artist with som american roots, I organize a coast to coast road trip to California for art project and meeting with Henry thomas Jr, I looking for people and new american friends can give me advices and ...
What do you like to do and want to see? Museums, beaches, sports events, nature? Read More
Tourists need to take it easy in The Mariscal by Themiddleoftheworld
Coming from your feet on the ground in the Mariscal District. I feel I need to share this with you. This side of town is not Compton, but you do need to be aware that flashing your iPad around here could make it dissapear with a flash. You have no ...
I travelled alone with a young child all over Ecuador and never had any problems. I didn't wear jewelry or carry ipads, large cameras or 5 bags of shopping. I was low key and was never bothered. I did strike up a conversation with a fellow on a bus ... Read More
Immunizations by suprsweets
Hi all, I was wondering what type, if any, immunizations people had prior to moving to Ecuador. What do you suggest is necessary. Typhoid fever, hep, etc. Let me know. Thank you in advance. Shannon
We just got our regular boosters but we had no plans on going into the Amazon. My son was only 4 when we went and I didn't want to load him up with vaccines. Do not drink the tap water. If you are concerned about parasites you can soak fruit in ... Read More
Places to visit in Quito by Julie
Hi, For the ones living in Quito, what would you suggest to discover the region? When you have friends or family visiting you, where do you go with them? What are the must-see places in Quito, the tourist sites? How to visit the region in ...
I think 2 days in Quito is plenty. I lived there for 5 months. I looked forward to the weekends when I could travel outside the city. Many travel books have priority lists for travelers depending on the amount of time a person has e.g. if you have ... Read More
Schools for expatriate children in Quito by expat.com
Hi all :) We'd like you to extend any information you have on the educational system in Quito. But of course, we'd like you to mainly talk about international schools (primary, secondary, high school and universities) existing in Quito for ...
YSG, Does your friends children speak Russian as well as Spanish? While I was in Ecuador I tried to find a Russian tutor to no avail. I was also a homeschool mom while I was in Ecuador. We are back in the US now and my son is studying Spanish and ... Read More
Schools for expatriate children in Quito by expat.com
Hi all :) We'd like you to extend any information you have on the educational system in Quito. But of course, we'd like you to mainly talk about international schools (primary, secondary, high school and universities) existing in Quito for ...
My son attended private school (Spanish) during the day and I homeschooled in English at night. He was 5 at the time. We used Calvert. The cost was about the same monthly as his school in Quito. We chose one of the less expensive schools in the city ... Read More
Sugar free Tablets by samgeets
Hola Amigo(a)s, I am looking for sugar free tablets in Quito...the kind you add to Tea/coffee as a zero calorie sweetener. In Pharmacies and Super markets I can find the powder, sachets, liquid...but no tablets! Has anyone seen these Zero Calorie ...
Hola amigo, Send me your address and requests to my private e-mail and I will send you a care package. Hope you are well. I have been away long enough to miss that crazy city and it's wonderful inhabitants. Read More
Extending our 90-day Tourist Visas by e&p
***Do this with more than 30 days left on your first 90-day tourist visa.*** We just lengthened our stay by extending our 90-day tourist visas to 90 day 12-IX (12-9) visas in Cuenca. While this is not a difficult process, it requires some running ...
I'd like to add that hiring someone is absolutely NOT necessary. It is simply collecting your paperwork and then presenting it. Watch out for disreputable people that will charge you lots of money and try to sell it as difficult. It is more work ... Read More
Extending our 90-day Tourist Visas by e&p
***Do this with more than 30 days left on your first 90-day tourist visa.*** We just lengthened our stay by extending our 90-day tourist visas to 90 day 12-IX (12-9) visas in Cuenca. While this is not a difficult process, it requires some running ...
I got a 6 month Visa from the consulate in Los Angeles before leaving the US. I didn't want to hassle with an extension in Ecuador. It was painless and I recommend this route for anyone who knows ahead of time that they wish to stay longer than 90 ... Read More
Housing in Martinique by Julien
Hi, our new housing in Martinique section is now available. You can now post all your housing offers and requests in this new section. Do not hesitate to share your thoughts and suggestions with us, your feedback is appreciated ...
I'm interested in a 3 month rental for the summer 2014. I'm not ready to commit. I'm just pricing things out right now. Thank you. Read More
Gender bias / male chauvinism by joeyeggs
Has anyone else experienced this or seen this? I spend most of my time with Ecuadorians and I have seen enough pobrecito mijo to last a lifetime. My friend recently had a horrible experience where a Dr. wouldn't speak to her and kept asking for a ...
Hi Vinny, The men are certianly selling themselves short in the business category. There was a group of men speaking about finance in the US - an area in which I worked for many years. They did not direct any of their questions or discussions ... Read More
Gender bias / male chauvinism by joeyeggs
Has anyone else experienced this or seen this? I spend most of my time with Ecuadorians and I have seen enough pobrecito mijo to last a lifetime. My friend recently had a horrible experience where a Dr. wouldn't speak to her and kept asking for a ...
Yes, the thing with men treating women badly is they seem to prefer to do it when other men and women aren't watching. So like a lot of discrimination it's only the one on the receiving end that gets to see it. I have seen the flirting thing and ... Read More
What items do you most miss from the US? by hjschanke
Here's a hypothetical question for those of you who've been in Cuenca for a while. If someone were willing to bring you a full suitcase from the US, what would you have them fill it with? clothes? shoes? electronics? certain foods/spices?
I actually haven't seen the ones on the street(the sun was probably in my eyes) and the ones in the mall were double or triple the price of Ca.I'll get a hat and take to the streets. Read More
Residency permit and health care for unemployed by Auron
Hello, i got a question Would there be a problem with the residency permit and health care coverage for a EU citizen without an employment in iceland? Of course we're talking about someone who's looking for a job but doesn't have it ...
Auron, So if I have a web based business and enough cash is it feasible that I stay for a year without employment in Iceland? thank you Read More