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Sunsets of Puerto Cayo, Ecuador

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photos on: February 6, 2017

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Relax. You’re on Beach Time.

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, journal, Travel, writing on: January 15, 2017

  The photo above shows a sign I keep on the pantry door of our little Casa Azul in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador. It has a purpose. Probably not the one you …

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Day Trip to Manta, Ecuador

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, photography, Travel on: October 31, 2013

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House Hunters International in Ecuador: Answers to the Questions

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Entertainment, journal, Latin America, TV, writing on: October 1, 2013

(Blogger's Note: The House Hunters International episode featuring our home buying experience in Ecuador will air this Thursday night at 9:30 Central on …

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Linda Benya “Breathes in Freedom” on House Hunters International

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, Interviews, journal, Media, TV, writing on: August 18, 2013

(Blogger's Note: This is the second in a series of stories about the experience Dana and I had filming with HGTV's House Hunters International. The show, …

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Goodbye, Ecuador. For a Time.

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, writing on: March 28, 2013

It's time to go home. One hundred days that Dana and I have been in Ecuador now. Beginning today at 10 a.m., we'll drive an hour to Manta, take a domestic …

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Carnival in Ecuador

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photos on: February 11, 2013

The world stops when it's Carnival in Ecuador. It's yet another time when nationals from all across the country descend on the coast for the four-day holiday, …

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Road Signs of Ecuador

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, Expatriate, humor, journal, Latin America, photos on: February 6, 2013

It's a 20-mile drive from our home to the nearest "major town" in the Manabi province. And from our back door to Jipijapa we go from sea level to 2,500 feet in …

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My Interview with Samuel Haerri

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, journal, Latin America, life, Stories, writing on: January 22, 2013

(Blogger's note: I met Samuel Haerri about 10 days or so ago through the introduction of a mutual friend. Sam's just the kind of guy that tells your intuition …

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How to be the Most Popular Guy at Nawi Fest

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, humor, journal, Latin America, photography, Travel on: January 20, 2013

How does a fair-skinned, blue-eyed gringo at his first Nawi Fest become the most popular guy on the Malecon? Mostly, he just acts himself, and walks the …

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When Leading With Your Gut is Not a Whim

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, Faith, journal, Latin America, life, writing on: January 17, 2013

"There is no instinct like that of the heart." ~ Lord Byron *** Here's an equation I've learned to accept as truth in the way I view both business and …

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Photos About Nothing

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, photography, Travel on: January 9, 2013

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Our Continuing Gringo Education

by: Steve Watkins In: community, culture, journal, Latin America, writing on: January 8, 2013

After 17 days on the ground in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador, we've just scraped the surface on all there is to learn. These are a few lessons from the earliest days of …

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Our Final Construction Photos

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, Latin America, photography, Travel on: December 27, 2012

Our final construction photos... A job well done. …

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From Arkansas to Ecuador: We Finally Made It.

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, writing on: December 27, 2012

My last post was one week ago today as Dana and I prepared for a 100-day trip to Puerto Cayo, Ecuador, where we traveled to see our new home and launch a …

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Until next time…

by: Steve Watkins In: Business, Ecuador, Expatriate, journal, Latin America, writing on: December 20, 2012

Now that the moment's upon us, I'm not quite sure what to say, or how to say it. For six months now, Dana and I have awaited this hour, the time when we'd …

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Casa Azul: Our Race Against the Clock

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, Expatriate, journal, Latin America, photography on: December 17, 2012

The latest visuals on Casa Azul. Just click on the link for all the new photos. …

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Failure: Friend or Foe? (Part II)

by: Steve Watkins In: "Religion", Ecuador, journal, Prayers, Stories, Travel on: December 17, 2012

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gdvnm5a7i6zj9od/Watkins_EverydayMissionaries_20121212.mov *** As a follow-up to this post yesterday, I'm attaching a 7-minute video …

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My Strategic 99-Day Packing Plan

by: Steve Watkins In: culture, Ecuador, journal, Latin America, Travel, writing on: December 14, 2012

Two people. Three months. Four carry-ons and two bags to check. Never before have I been required to pack so strategically as for an upcoming 99-day trip to …

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Casa Azul – Maybe our Final Update

by: Steve Watkins In: Ecuador, Expatriate, journal, Latin America, photography on: December 13, 2012

This may be our final visual update before departure a week from tomorrow. Dana wanted a blue tile shower, and she got it. …

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