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| On the way to Cuenca |
This country never ceases to amaze me! Eduardo, Jeannette & Veronica Puente and I flew to Cuenca for three days over Carnival days. This beautiful city was literally missing much of its population trading the bone-chilling rain for a few days at the beach. Nevertheless, we wandered the streets of historical Cuenca, so charming and inviting, even though all the tiendas were closed!
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| Riverside walkway |
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| Colorful, charming dwellings overlook the river |
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| One of the four rivers that flow through Cuenca |
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| Catedral de Immaculada Concepcion |
Carnival is a crazy festival in Ecuador. "Carn-aval" means absence of meat, a celebration that precedes Lent. People here anticipate this season like we do Christmas. The crazy game they play is like snow fights, only with water--fun and annoying at the same time depending on which end you're on! People of all ages are armed with spray foam, water balloons, water guns, hoses, and no one is exempt from being pelted. My car window was down at just the right/wrong time to get doused good!
I couldn't quit taking photos of puertas y ventanas (doors & windows) in this city--art around every corner! I need to figure out how to make a photo collage because I have quite the collection. Posting only a few here~~
Cuenca is an amazing city to say the least. Check out the website and get a quick overview of why it's the number one place to retire in the world.
Lauren has joined us for a few months. She has brought an 8-week art therapy project for the girls we see weekly. We're three weeks in with one group and hope to start soon with the other. The purpose of the project in her words is to tell our stories through various forms of art, to learn more about ourselves, to recognize and develop a deeper understanding of our unique identities & create more vision for our futures. Believing for freedom for each and every one!
A Few Food Shots!
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| Tilapia fresh from the Amazon river |
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| Pork anyone? |
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| Ecuador's specialty--cuy (guinea pig) Yum! |
Have been immersed in reading John lately, remembering especially chapter fifteen because it was my husband's favorite and his birthday is today...it's a great love letter fitting for this month. The NIV version repeats the phrase Abide in Me. The Message says Make yourselves at home in my love. That's the perfect place to be all day, every day because A loveless world is a sightless world. And there's so much and so many to love.
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| Do be mine, Valentine! |
Beautiful :) :)
ReplyDeleteOnce again stunning pics Mamachud! Really do love the Valentine's cards you girls made! Also love the reference to John, I will try to live my life by that aim 'Make yourselves at home in my love', such a beautiful concept. xx
ReplyDeleteYou inspire me Lynda!! Thanks for keeping us up-to-date with your world. The photos are amazing!!
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