This week I´m checking in from my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio on a brief visit. And a few days ago my first day back in the States I had a chicken burger at a fast food joint… And it sent me RUNNING for the nearest bathroom mumbling to myself, “Lord, have mercy!”! Several times. So … Continue reading You know you´ve been in Ecuador too long when…
I live in Ecuador. But occasionally go back to visit friends and family in the States. And what was my first stop upon arrival this past week to my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio? The shoestore. Famous Footwear. I rolled up with as they say in Ecuador “hungry shoes”. Or shoes with the sole partially detached. I actually threw … Continue reading Don´t move to Ecuador without this
This week I´m checking in from Atlanta, USA… and there are MANY things here you could bring back with you to Ecuador that could fetch more than you paid for it at least covering the cost of your flight (and then some). But if I had to pick one item… as for ease of sale … Continue reading 1 item to bring to Ecuador for quick cash
This week I´m checking in from my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio on a quick trip back from Ecuador. And everyone I run into seems to be in real estate. But it´s a completely different animal than what I´m used to in Ecuador… …here are three common business models I´m seeing here that would NOT work … Continue reading 3 real estate business models that do NOT work in Ecuador
If you’ve ever been to Ecuador, you know, as a new arrival often on a tourist visa it is almost impossible to so much as get a bank account open in Ecuador, let alone get approved for a home loan. In the USA there are always a lot of options like mortgage pre qualification vs … Continue reading How I got approved for a home loan in Ecuador being a foreigner