I am a 29-year old American who travels to Ecuador often - my name is Megan and I was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I will in fact be moving to Ecuador shortly (for three months or so) and will be in the business of helping people who are (or are considering) moving/retiring to Ecuador. I also hope to find an English teaching assignment with a private family, or a university - I will be TEFL certified shortly after I arrive. Anything to stay busy while I am in a foriegn country for three months!!! My fiance is Ecuatorian and knows and understands a little more about how things are done down here - he is a very skilled negotiator with locals, and is quite handy in a variety of situations. He is fluent in both Spanish and English, having lived in the United States for almost ten years. I head back and forth between here and there often (Quito, most commonly, but I am often in Cuenca and other areas as well), so if there is anything you need, just let me know how I can help. Ok?
I joined expat.com on 17 October 2010.
My fiance lives in Cuenca, and I will be joining him in February. Shortly thereafter we will be married.
My fiance lives here. The pace of life is great.
The infrastructure here is very complicated to work thru. Little problems can be big problems quite quickly.