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Esta Casa Es Loca!

03 Sunday Mar 2013

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador, PAINTING WORKSHOPS: "I CAN DO THIS!", PAINTINGS: ACRYLIC, PEOPLE, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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Acrylic Painting, Children's Art, Group Painting Projects, Hostal Palo Santo Jama Ecuador, I Can Do This Workshop, Lisa Brunetti art, Lodging Jama Ecuador, Spirals

P1640888 palo santo

Manabi Ecuador

Last weekend, my friends from the port city of Manta visited this rural farming area of Jama for the first time. Taking a day off from responsibilities, I joined them at Hostal Palo Santo, where we rented three cabanas and enjoyed a leisurely visit in the serene garden setting. With wide-eyed wonder, young Nicolas and Natalia tested the see-saw, touched their toes to the sky from the swing set and befriended a young kitten/gatito.

P1640912 two swings

Natalia: Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice!
Nicolas: Snips and Snails and Kitty Cat Tails!

I suggested that we drive to my house to watch the sunset, and the seven of us drove the five kilometers for a comfortable end-of-day visit.   We weren’t prepared for Nicolas’ reaction!   From the moment he entered the house, he uttered this sentence of disbelief: Continue reading →

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H (in Spanish) is Silent

24 Sunday Feb 2013

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in PEOPLE, PHOTO CHALLENGES, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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Frizztext Story Challenge H Spanish, Hostal Cruzita Ecuador, Hostal Palo Santo Jama Ecuador, Learning Spanish, Pointers for Spanish, Spanish words with H

Early Morning at Hacienda Guachala - Cayambe, Ecuador

Early Morning at Hacienda Guachala – Cayambe, Ecuador

The Frizztext Alphabet has reached the letter “H” and presents a great opportunity for another Spanish pointer.

View of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador

View of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador

About an hour down the coast is the lovely coastal small city of Bahia de Caraquez. Several years ago I asked an Ecuadorian, “Does it bother you that most extranjeros say, “Bah-HEE-ah?” Continue reading →

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