I wrote a few weeks ago about the interesting split I feel after choosing to leave my country of birth (the USA) for an exciting, new experience in my retirement years in Cuenca, Ecuador. Well, I have a few more thoughts to share. My husband and I launched ourselves on an incredible cultural journey about 3 years ago. We live permanently in Cuenca, Ecuador. We visit the US every 6 – 12 months to see family and friends. We also stock up on a few things important to us that are not available in Ecuador. What, you ask? Things like all cotton quilting fabric, gluten-free products, new hi tech products, good socks, yeah, just little stuff important in our daily lives.
I continue to feel strongly supportive of the US, although I am very disillusioned to the point of desperation about the intractable problems with things like: how to get…