The day of the dead

November 2 is the official holiday, but because it is also paired with Cuenca’s Independence Day, it’s like four days of festivities. Banks and businesses close, and Cuenca is filled with events, parades, traditional foods … and so many people. And there was so much art! This painting is magnificent. That is the artist, on […]

Life is good

As quickly as I became a real estate agent, my career has ended. I rented out one of her properties to a language student from France. I was about to rent out the second unit, when Susana, the owner, called to say the student had a friend who needed a place to stay and that […]