Robert Murdock
@An63680
American expat in Ecuador
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21 posts
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About me
American
Lives in Cuenca
Speaks english learning Espanol
Registration: 21 November 2013
Activity
58% of Ecuadorian workers don't have insurance by vsimple
This is kind of shocking. But those are the numbers reported by El Comercio, an Ecuadorian newspaper. So how does this work, when an Ecuadorian gets in an accident or sick? Earlier this year an Ecuadorian I know was in an accident, and they said ...
I have been in Ecuador for about 7 years, married to a cuenca woman for 4 years, she has a son about 30 years old, about a month after our marriage, i was informed he had a bill with a hospitol for about 10,000 dollars that he could not pay, he has ... Read More
Legal services in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hello, Legal services can be a headache when you don't have the relevant and necessary information, especially upon moving to a new country. Please share some tips regarding legal services in Ecuador. What types of legal services might an ...
I have worked with 3 lawyers and two realtors in Cuenca, This one lady lawyer, helped me with my resident visa and cedula, just fine, She helped me with a visa for my Ecuadorian, untill she decieded to quit in the middle of the job, So I had Helen ... Read More
The best apps for expats in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hello, We invite you to share information regarding some of the apps that have helped to facilitate your move abroad in Ecuador. This will help expats-to-be who are making the move as well. Which apps did you use while preparing your move to ...
I am a home owner in cuenca, 5 years, I do enjoy the weather, the fruit people, and life style, Read More
What are the dos and don'ts of finding a job in Ecuador? by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Where is the best place to start when looking for a job in Ecuador? Is it better to job-hunt by directly contacting the company of your interest, or should job-seekers rely on a recruitment agency, for example? Are there any ...
Well Precise, The labor market is very competitive, There are very few jobs that pay a wage you can live on, If you do not speak very good Spanish, finding a job is next to impossible, but if you speak good Spanish and good English, you can ... Read More
Retiring in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Why did you choose to retire in Ecuador? What are the advantages compared with your home country? What were your main considerations when deciding to move? For example, taxes, ease of transferring your pension, etc.. Are ...
Health care, for my wife and I seventy bucks a month, for full coverage, I have used it a lot, The medical cost here is very reasonable, even without insurance, But Ecuador is in the process of changing the insurance requirements . There are plenty ... Read More
Retiring in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Why did you choose to retire in Ecuador? What are the advantages compared with your home country? What were your main considerations when deciding to move? For example, taxes, ease of transferring your pension, etc.. Are ...
I am not going to argue with anyone's opinions here, I am just telling what I have seen in the five years of living here, you can use all the 5 star mega stores, It will be just like the USA, If that's what you want, Don't bother ... Read More
Retiring in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Why did you choose to retire in Ecuador? What are the advantages compared with your home country? What were your main considerations when deciding to move? For example, taxes, ease of transferring your pension, etc.. Are ...
A fourth to seventy dollar restaurant?? any restaurant that is more then five dollars is getting expensive, I have never been to A restaurant in Ecuador that charges more than fifteen dollars, There is a very good tienda two blocks from my house, ... Read More
Retiring in Ecuador by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Why did you choose to retire in Ecuador? What are the advantages compared with your home country? What were your main considerations when deciding to move? For example, taxes, ease of transferring your pension, etc.. Are ...
Yes, I have been retired in Ecuador for 5 years, I bought a condominium, sold after 3 years, and bought a house in Quinta Chica, housing is easy to buy here, the cost of living is low., the food is very healthy, natural, and so many kinds of fruit, ... Read More
Get out of Alaska in the winter months by Eao
Hello, My name is Beth. I have lived in Alaska for many years and am looking to leave here in the winter months. When I signed up I must have done something wrong. I would like to communicate with others that live in Ecuador, or perhaps ...
Hello, Beth I am Robert, I lived in Alaska Kenan Homer, many years, couldn't stand the cold no more, Now I live full time in Cuenca Ecuador, The weather here is perfect my email address *** Read More
Your experience of culture shock in Ecuador by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Ecuador. What ...
yes the racism, is toward my wife, the five light skied Ecuadorians, we're giving me a warning, they were sure it was for my own benefit, I really don't want to elaborate on this sad fact anymore, Robert Read More
Your experience of culture shock in Ecuador by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Ecuador. What ...
It was dissapointed in my neighbors when they told me never to trust my wife, and since that day they will not speak to her or even acknowledge her presents, Robert Read More
Your experience of culture shock in Ecuador by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Ecuador. What ...
I have been living in Cuenca for two and a half years, married to a indegions wife, The disappointment of learning of the racism and the harshness of it was a sad disappointment. Robert Read More
I want to visit Ecuador by justuslucky555
Hello dear, I want to visit Ecuador but I do not know any one residing there in any of the city. Can u assist me for the information and how to get started when I arrive Quito. Pls email me on :- justuslucky3@gmail.com or. jusadeluc@yahoo.com ...
If you have a travel agent plan ahe ad, so When you arrive in Quito, so that you can catch a plane to Cuenca, without having to stay over night in Quito, because the AirPort in Quito is 40 miles from Quito, the AirPort in Quito is not very big, but ... Read More
Expats in Puerto Lopez, Manabi by GMistral
Hello everyone! We have created a facebook group that its called Expats in Puerto Lopez, Manabi We want to share info, recomendations, safety tips that can help the expat comunity. Please, join us and share your experiences with everybody.
I would like to join your Puerta Lopez club, if I am in the right slot, I have been there on 3 separate trips, and would like to know more about sport fishing, any boats for charter? I will be there as soon as I can get my visa problem fixed. Thank ... Read More
FBI Back Ground Check? by ZenSPIKE
Well, I'm getting all my paperwork in order to make the move to Cuenca this June, and get my Visa. The last thing I plan to do before I leave the states, is to get my state police back ground check done. I had heard in the past, that it had to be no ...
I am now requesting FBI B. G. C Migration would not accept my state check it noterized and apostilled finger print form 258 request for state department to apostillate, form 1-786 request for credit card pmt. form1-783 application form, but I ... Read More