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Downsizing, To Move or Not to Move? That is the Question
Aging Well | Last Active: Mar 23 9:13pm | Replies (473)Comment receiving replies
I really enjoyed reading about your very interesting life! Jim, my husband, and I first travelled to Ecuador in 2001 and fell in love with it. We returned three other times, most recently getting back just before shortly before COVID hit. We Air-BnB'd time in the beautiful city of Cuenca, met some wonderful expats and we intended to move there. But COVID sure changed things. And now with Jim's prostate cancer. our dream of living in Ecuador likely won't become our reality. And what felt like such a safe and welcoming country has become one with significantly more crime, which is very sad. I hope that the Research Triangle will be a good fit for you guys and that your health will not hinder you too much! All the Best to You!
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I visited Cuenca in the mid-1970s and it was gorgeous. My husband was working in Esmeraldas (refinery) and we took a trip with his parents. Ecuador was always on the edge politically, but the people and the land were beautiful. I was happy there. We are in the same boat but looks like we will be staying in our house in Tucson and downsizing belongings. Diabetes/kidney etc have to be tended to; I imagine a rental with a pool in five years or so. I am still doing the yard (xerioscape), but hire out the house cleaning once a month. Husband is 75 and I'm 71. Right now, it is less expensive to live in the house since we took care of the big ticket maintenance items a few years ago.
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rosewg: Cuenca, wonderful memories of Cuenca. I was there about 1990, stayed in a pension and took Spanish for Foreigners at the University of Cuenca. Three hours of individual class/day. It was almost more Spanish class than I could handle. I walked all over the city on both sides of the river. That is something I could not do now. Wishing you well in your life's journey.