Thursday, November 17, 2011  Pros/Cons Living in Ecuador vs
Canada  We are trying to decide whether to stay in Ecuador long
term or return to Canada. Please have a read and email me ANY
thoughts, comments, critiques, ideas etc... Hopefully you'll
have a laugh or two and scratch your heads at the same time :)
Ecuador Positive  -Our children in the same school I teach at
-Walk to work -Use of school library/pool/playground/internet
after hours and a seemingly endless supply of avacados! -Year
round spring like climate -Ease of growing food -Can actually
afford a decent house with some land -Semi-rural area, outside
of Quito -Bus to Quito every 15 minutes -Geo diversity/Amazon
and Pacific coast within a 1/2 a days drive -Volcanos to climb
-No need for vehicle at the moment -Fantastic vegan lunch at
school -Reasonable work commitments -Fewer teaching hours than
Canada/more time off -More time for family -Close to
Pasto/grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins -Better/faster health
care 4 kms from house -Cheap/profes