Hi all- Malcolm had to get off the computer early last night so you get me again. A few of our impressions of Mindo: -it´s really hard to get small change and there are some truly grotty $1 bills circulating -there is very little English spoken so Elinor´s Spanish got a workout and may have even improved! -heard quite a few foreigners asking about buying land either for a house or new business (like a "birthing sanctuary"or a meditation center -l...

Feliz Navidad and feliz Anno Neuvo to you all, In a moment of weakness a few days ago I said that when we got back to Quito and before the year end I would do a blog entry. Unfortunately Elinor remembered me saying it ,so here I am doing my blog entry. As you all know ( if you have been paying attention to what Elinor has been writing, and there will be a written test at the end of the trip so you had better pay attention( Aahhh major panic ,everything ...

Feliz Navidad and feliz Anno Neuvo to you all, In a moment of weakness a few days ago I said that when we got back to Quito and before the year end I would do a blog entry. Unfortunately Elinor remembered me saying it ,so here I am doing my blog entry. As you all know ( if you have been paying attention to what Elinor has been writing, and there will be a written test at the end of the trip so you had better pay attention( Aahhh major panic ,everything ...