My Cuenca Anniversary

On May 5, it will be one year that I have lived in the lovely city of Cuenca. I’ve learned a lot in that time. 1. There are no quiet places in Cuenca. It’s just a matter of finding a neighborhood that has the types of noises that don’t bother you. Hate loud explosions? Maybe […]

Let’s talk about noise

Right now, as I’m currently writing this, there is a backhoe about 75 feet away digging up someone’s driveway. Forward, backward. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. Forward, backward. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. Times that by 100. This new apartment–which is absolutely gorgeous, btw–is the loudest place I have ever lived in my entire 60 years […]

The neighborhood

Sorry for the delay in posting, but I’m finding that when you have two jobs, there is not a lot of time left over at the end of the day for writing. I do love my little modern apartment, but now that I’ve been here a couple of months, I’ve noticed some things. My apartment […]