I don't want to get off-topic, but I guess this could be called expat-related: I have suffered a health-related issue that has required me to return unexpectedly to the US. I'm not sure how long I'll be here it looks like it could be anywhere from a few weeks to several months.
I'm not disparaging Ecuadorian medicine by leaving (it was their doctors who found the problem apparently in time). However, the presence of family and the care and support only family can provide mean I'm better off in Phoenix. My doctor in Quito agrees.
I will keep y'all informed.I hope with very dull posts :-) .
Bob