Ecuador Bound

I decided close to a year ago that Ecuador is where I want to move to. I am not rich, I am handicapped and single so those obstacles have to be carefully maneuvered around. I have all but abandoned my dream of moving to Ecuador and as such I have abandoned this website.

I have been studying my Spanish in the meantime. I have joined many ex-pat forums to continue my learning. I almost procured a very nice apt. that an internet friend of mine offered me. It didn’t pan out after he closely rethought the low interest rate I was offering (it was necessary to make it affordable for me). I offered more for the apt. than it was worth to offset that fact, but in the end he switched gears and offered it to me as a rental. It still is not a bad deal, but I will pass for now.

I have discovered that even on Craigslist you can find rentals. I have re-looked at Costa Rica and Uruguay as well. I really like Ecuador, I actually embrace their President Correa. I find his policies refreshing and innovative. That is not a negative in any way for me, despite my well-meaning relatives telling me it is a “Communist” country. LOL

My granddaughter found her 2nd grade backpack buried way back in my closet this weekend. In it were general words for them to study for spelling, etc. I have snatched them & am going to put the Spanish words on the back for small flashcards. I think that will be a big help for me. My pronunciation of Spanish is getting better.

So Ecuador is still on my wish list, but I am just getting there a little slower than I had wished. Oh well – slow & steady won the race didn’t it?

Most of the months in Spanish are similar in spelling to their English counterparts, therefore it makes it easier to learn. The main exception is January, enero. If you use a memory trigger it will make it easier to remember.

I saw one example of using Emperor Nero — hence e nero. So when you are trying to remember the first month remember that image of the Emperor & then carry on from there.

As with the days of the week in the previous post, these are also NOT capitalized and they are all masculine as well.