2012 Cuenca Perspectives Collage

2012 Cuenca Perspectives Collage
VIVA CUENCA

VIVA CUENCA!

My mission in publishing this blog is first to provide a living history of my settlement and life in Cuenca, and to provide myself and the reader with a journal account delineating my reasons for why I have chosen to settle in Cuenca. Second, the posts are my way of staying in contact with family and friends back in the states, and to provide them with an understanding of a country and culture that most North Americans have little knowledge and awareness. Third, the blog is open to one and all who wish to compare and contrast the experiences of expat bloggers living in Cuenca, so that you can determine whether or not from your perspective Cuenca is an appropriate move for you. Fourth, my blog provides another example of how expats view and interpret life in Cuenca. Ecuadorians and Cuencanos who may read this blog are especially invited to post comments that may enhance all expats understanding and appreciation of Cuneca and its people, or to correct any misinterpretations in my assumptions and perceptions of Cuencano culture. Finally, I hope I can convey the feeling of love and appreciation that grows within me each passing day for this heavenly city nestled in the Andes and its very special people.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

You're Missing All The Fun!

Well, we have really been hit with one hellava snow storm here in Chicago, and people wonder why I want to leave Chicago for Cuenca. Might the following photos I took today of our snow storm be the reason? (Clarke from “Clarke and Brenda—Next Stage”) inspired me with his earlier post about how much he missed Northern Hemisphere winters, not. So here is my story and my photos:

A neighbor’s house


A neighbor walking near the neighborhood. Look at the neighbor in relationship to those utility poles. Can you believe it?


Driving to get some food and supplies.
There’s just no place to put all the snow.



Shoveling out my car.

Others were not so lucky.


It’s beautiful, but so is being on the coast with
Bob and Roxanne.


Aw shucks folks. I’m just jiving with you.
These are actually photos in Russian Siberia.

There was actually only two feet of snow in Chicago. See below:




FROM CHICAGO
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW
YEAR TO YOU ALL!
Actually there’s only about six inches of snow on the ground in Chicago.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 31, 2010 at 7:21 AM

    OK Jim, you got me. I really thought this was the snowpocalypse. Happy New Year. Mary

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  2. JimDecember 31, 2010 at 10:45 PM

    This morning beginning about 5:30, we had a big thunder and lightning storm with very heavy rains for about three hours.

    This New Year's Eve, Mary, the temps in Chicago hit 54 degrees. Now, no snow. Tonight we go back to bone-chilling weather in the days ahead. The one thing Chicago and Cuenca weather have in common,they are always changing over a short period of time.

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