The Only Gringa in Town

The Only Gringa in Town

The Only Gringa in Town Gringo: The term Gringo is mainly used in Latin countries, to refer to an English speaking foreigner, especially Americans. Word Gringo is not necessarily used to offend a person. Originally word Gringo was used in Spain to point any foreign...
Living in a Multilingual Family

Living in a Multilingual Family

I am living in a multilingual family in Ecuador. The official language of Ecuador is Spanish, but ten native languages are spoken here as well. In our family, we speak three different languages, Finnish, Spanish and English. When I came here I could speak Spanish only...
A peek to our Garden

A peek to our Garden

Today we did some gardening. We build a terrace some time ago, and I thought that flowers around it would make it look nicer. Hardest job was to carry stones around the terrace, but it was also a good exercise. I like the fact that here in Ecuador it’s possible...
What did I do before moving to Ecuador

What did I do before moving to Ecuador

I thought I would like to tell you a little about myself and what I did before coming to live in Ecuador, since this is also a blog about my life. Right now I am a stay-at-home mom for my beautiful baby girl, but what did I actually do before that. As a child and a...
Travelling in Ecuador with a baby

Travelling in Ecuador with a baby

Traveling in Ecuador with a baby isn’t really complicated, if you take few things into consideration when planning your trip. Ecuador is relatively safe country and in my opinion child friendly too. First time we traveled with our baby when she was three months....

Starting to exercise again after a C-section

Pregnancy and a delivery or a C-section are hard on your body. How quickly can you start to exercise after a C-section? Here´s what happened to me after I had my baby on last March (2014). I read many articles from the subject and here are some things to remember...