Mary Byerly
@MByerly
American expat in Ecuador
Forum posts
27
Contacts
4
About me
American
Lives in Cuenca
Speaks English, working on Spanish
Registration: 01 October 2014
Activity
U.S. Expat Sentenced to Prison; Advertised EC Sex Tours on Craigslist by cccmedia
Patrick Minga, who was a visa facilitator in metro Quito and a controversial subject on ½ûÂþÌìÌà Ecuador (see "Visa problems" thread) was sentenced February 6th in Orlando, Florida, to 57 months in a federal prison, Latin America Current ...
I knew the man. I agree. Read More
español for Gringos by cccmedia
Let's find out if there's interest in a thread for folks who want to share or expand what they know about the Spanish language. I'm thinking tips, trix, quirks, observations, embarrassing moments, triumphal moments, and other encounters ...
And: (same source) Verb Conjugations for arriscar Gerund: arriscando Participle: arriscado The irregular conjugations of this verb are in ... Read More
español for Gringos by cccmedia
Let's find out if there's interest in a thread for folks who want to share or expand what they know about the Spanish language. I'm thinking tips, trix, quirks, observations, embarrassing moments, triumphal moments, and other encounters ...
cccmedia, "*There is no such word as "arrismense," "arrismar" or any verb close to that at wordreference.com ..." Perhaps (from Spanishdict.com): arriscar transitive verb to risk pronominal verb arriscarse to take a ... Read More
español for Gringos by cccmedia
Let's find out if there's interest in a thread for folks who want to share or expand what they know about the Spanish language. I'm thinking tips, trix, quirks, observations, embarrassing moments, triumphal moments, and other encounters ...
A good reference on conjugating verbs: http://www.spanishdict.com/. Read More
español for Gringos by cccmedia
Let's find out if there's interest in a thread for folks who want to share or expand what they know about the Spanish language. I'm thinking tips, trix, quirks, observations, embarrassing moments, triumphal moments, and other encounters ...
OK, I was fine with what cccmedia had to say, but, suefrankdahl, huh? My old brain can handle only so much and so far, I can carry on a quick conversation about, say, mascara, but please, don't confuse the already confused. I knew no Spanish ... Read More
español for Gringos by cccmedia
Let's find out if there's interest in a thread for folks who want to share or expand what they know about the Spanish language. I'm thinking tips, trix, quirks, observations, embarrassing moments, triumphal moments, and other encounters ...
I don't know about other computers, but my laptop (Dell) has a little keyboard in the taskbar (lower right side of screen) what can be set for Spanish or English or ? Alternately type keyboard into the "search programs or files" under ... Read More
How Ecuadorians view expats by Molari
Wife and I intend to visit and maybe invest in a business in Quito. I have read a couple places outside this site that "some" Ecuadorians in Cuenca think that Expats come to Cuenca to retire and (bluntly) die there. My question, is this ...
Legszzz, There are a number of people who would love to show you around (Cuenca area). Many of the drivers that are recommended on Gringo Tree (http://ecuador-retirement.gringotree.com/) and Gringo Post (http://www.gringopost.com/) are great and ... Read More
How Ecuadorians view expats by Molari
Wife and I intend to visit and maybe invest in a business in Quito. I have read a couple places outside this site that "some" Ecuadorians in Cuenca think that Expats come to Cuenca to retire and (bluntly) die there. My question, is this ...
Molari, I know you wanted to wait until you got here, but I happen to know of just the type of place you are talking about getting involved with: http://heartsofgoldfoundation.org/ Mary Read More
Social Security direct deposit to Ecuador Bank by MByerly
Which local (Ecuadorian) banks will accept direct deposits from SS? I found a site a couple years ago stating that there are 2 bank here in Ecuador who accept the direct deposit, but have forgotten which they were. I am thinking one was Guayaquil, ...
margomurdock, For what? Wire transfers? I haven't tried, but I suspect most banks will wire transfer with the required information - for a fee. Mine tells me they will, but I have yet to ask them to. Some require you to be present for the ... Read More
Social Security direct deposit to Ecuador Bank by MByerly
Which local (Ecuadorian) banks will accept direct deposits from SS? I found a site a couple years ago stating that there are 2 bank here in Ecuador who accept the direct deposit, but have forgotten which they were. I am thinking one was Guayaquil, ...
Luckydawg, Thank you for the advise. That is exactly what we have been doing for the past 1 1/2 years, however, we have been running into increasing difficulties getting cash from the ATMs (they pull the money from our account in the states, but ... Read More
Moving to Ecuador from Canada by Barbara Suderman
Hi, everyone out there! I am hoping you can help me with some issues and would appreciate your feedback. I am returning to Calgary, Canada on Tuesday to prepare for my move here at the end of June. Yes, I realize it is not the most opportune time ...
cccmedia, Thank you so much for setting the healthcare stories straight. I was planning to, but you beat me to it, and you did a better job than I could have anyway. I wish people would do research before getting hysterical about these ... Read More
Elder Care in Ecuador by BobH
On the 'Black Americans' thread, Laurirenee posed the following question and comment: I'm not a senior citizen yet, but what kind of elder care do they have in Ecuador? I have lived in the Republic of Panama and Nicaragua and I have ...
I live in Cuenca and ran across this blog post a while ago. It took me a few minutes to find it again, but there IS an assisted living company in Cuenca. southofzero.wordpress.com/2014/04/10/assisted-living-contd/ Mary Read More
Social Security direct deposit to Ecuador Bank by MByerly
Which local (Ecuadorian) banks will accept direct deposits from SS? I found a site a couple years ago stating that there are 2 bank here in Ecuador who accept the direct deposit, but have forgotten which they were. I am thinking one was Guayaquil, ...
Andrelitta, Thank you so much. I knew I had heard of another bank besides Guayaquil. Mary Read More
Social Security direct deposit to Ecuador Bank by MByerly
Which local (Ecuadorian) banks will accept direct deposits from SS? I found a site a couple years ago stating that there are 2 bank here in Ecuador who accept the direct deposit, but have forgotten which they were. I am thinking one was Guayaquil, ...
CCCMedia, That's what I thought. Thank you. Mary Read More
Social Security direct deposit to Ecuador Bank by MByerly
Which local (Ecuadorian) banks will accept direct deposits from SS? I found a site a couple years ago stating that there are 2 bank here in Ecuador who accept the direct deposit, but have forgotten which they were. I am thinking one was Guayaquil, ...
CCCMedia et al, Thank you so much for all the information. I was pretty sure that Banco Guayaquil, and one other bank can be set up with direct deposit, but unable to find any confirming information on-line. CCCMedia, did you have your account at ... Read More