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Guest Post courtesy from Dano of  the  AHHH CUENCA!!  blog. Cuenca - it’s like the good ol’ days of the 1950’s Hola  from my little town (400,000 people), high in the Andes (8,200 feet), of a Third World Country (Ecuador, South America). I’ve heard it said many, many times over the 4+ years I’ve lived here, that living in Cuenca, Ecuador (South America) is like living in the 1950’s.  Why? Is it because we don’t have internet?  No cell phones?  We watch TV in negro y blanco?  We drive 1958 Chevy Station Wagons?   Mom/Dad actually had one of these, same color config, too.

Getting closer to moving day!

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We are less than a week away from our move date and 95% of our "things" are packed. Sort of organized chaos!

Corpus Christi Celebration in Cuenca

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Corpus Christi is the body of Christ and it is a week long celebration here in Cuenca. Sweet treats, parades, sweets, dancers, fireworks and oh, did I mention, sweets? Due to our busy schedule and recent recovery from colds, we opted out of visiting the huge crowds but many of our friends attended. Check out one friend's blog - lots of photos! I think you will enjoy it! Ciao for now!

Packing is the order of the day!

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Here are a few photos.... Work station for packing - all the boxes are empty! Stu packing up kitchen items Empty box pile shrinking - time to pick up more boxes! Ciao for now!

Moving on....

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Well, sort of. As much as we love our current apartment (and our neverending views), we ran across another very nice but smaller (and cheaper) brand new (never lived in) apartment in our old neighborhood. Since our lease is up the end of this month, we figured we had nothing to lose by looking at it. Well, we rented it and the next three weeks are going to be hectic. Packing, moving, showing our current apartment, selling furniture that won't fit in the new place. Eeek!! Glad we only have two more weeks of Spanish classes! Here are some photos from the original ad: We still get a kitchen peninsula. The laundry room is the paneled door on the right.  Dining room to the left and the 2nd bath. Long living room. Brand new and BOTH showers are big! Stu is happy.  Master bedroom - going back to queen bed (already sold our king size) YES! We have our own balcony. So excited!! We are heading to the apartment today for floor planning measurements. Some of our fur