jm141302, American expatriate in Ecuador

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John

I am an expatriate.

I am American, and I am now living in Ecuador. I am currently in Quito.

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About me

I grew up in Ohio and went to school at Ohio University where I earned a BS in Cartography. I'm now working in Quito.

I can speak English, some Spanish

My birthday is on 26 July, I was born in 1983

Interests

camping, cartography, climbing, gis, hiking, mountaineering, music, science, skepticism

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Title: Active member

Posts: 84
Last post: 2013-05-13 16:19:50
Registered: 2011-10-05

Ecuador
Quito

I am currently living in Ecuador since January 2012

My life & projects in this location:

My wife and I work daily at Universidad Catolica, in Quito. When not working, we try to visit nearby places of interest. My goals while in Ecuador are to learn Spanish, improve my GIS skills, and experience life in a different culture. The latter involves trying the various local foods, shopping where locals shop, and not exclusively hanging out with other expats. I feel my time here would be failed if I did the same things I did in America except in a different country. I also enjoy climbing the many mountains in Ecuador.

My occupation:

I am participating in a long-term internship focused around GIS and Chagas disease research.

What I like about this destination:

The people are very nice and helpful especially in the rural areas. The food is also very good and inexpensive. The landscape is gorgeous.

What I don't like about this destination:

The mountains and poor road quality make traveling between places very time consuming. It is difficult to go very far away from Quito for just a weekend and make it worth it.

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