Yesterday I listened to a conversation. The older gentleman here is a man I admire. I consider him a friend. He has so many stories to tell and a lot of great advice. But as he gave his “top three pieces of advice for young people”, I had to shake my head. He responded, Don’t […]
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The first time William and I came to Ecuador for a visit was certainly an adventure- there were so many “firsts”. One of my favorite ways to experience a new culture is through their food, and Ecuador has some wonderful things to share. William would excitedly describe to me a fruit he remembered from his
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Bright Pink and gorgeous, pink bananas are often grown as an ornamental tree but they are also edible! Abundant and native to the Amazon, they catch your eye with their bright, beautiful color among all the greens of the jungle. Unlike traditional bananas which grow in large heads hanging and growing downwards, pink bananas grow
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Naranjilla, also known as Lulo fruit in Quechua, literally means “little orange” in Spanish. It is a sub-tropical fruit, once very commonly grown in the Andes and into the Amazon, especially in Ecuador (as well as Peru and Columbia). In more recent times, its production as well as consumption has gone down. But it is still
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Musk Cucumber, or in Ecuador known as girón, is a squash fruit with a sweet flavor of winter squash and cantaloupe. It grows as a fat cucumber, 12” – 15” long, about 4” in diameter with a dark golden amber color, sometimes turning a bit purple when ripe. It is a fascinating squash, grows easily
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Shopping for food in small towns in South America is an entirely different experience than placing your order online for Walmart pickup or even walking down the isles and doing the actual shopping yourself. In the bigger cities there are certainly stores that resemble closer to all-in-one stores with lots of options, for example, the
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A really fantastic part of South America, is the ease of public transportation. In the United States, especially in rural areas, owning your own car is pretty much a requirement. It’s not even a question, everyone has a car. But in Ecuador and many parts of Central and South America, a large number of the
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