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Talking about horses
Not even the horoscopes for that such a particular week could have foretold what was about to occur. The emotion The streets at Ibarra, Imbabura, Ecuador “Are they from Morocco?” Oscar asked. After which they all laughed cheerfully. Gabriel began to explain: “No, they’re more like your country folk, they come from your…
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Lunch beneath the volcano
And, when they could not bear each other any more, nor, their shared story, which bound them together with the strength of a steel chain: then, she violently exploded from the depths of her soul… and with the force of an indomitable volcano. It was a Wednesday when Oscar and Gabriel arrived to…
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His own Boss
And the first thing he learned in this world was the art of obedience. “For the time being, I am quite content just by getting to discover the world,” Oscar remarked. “Now, I have been working for more than thirty months and in different parts of Ecuador. All this time, I have learned…
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The vagrant roads
Once done with the make-up, a new life emerged. Once done with the removal of the make-up, she vanished once more to return into the the jar, where she had once emerged, until the next show. Certain events happen sporadically or simply never come to be. In this case, both clicked, immediately and instantly, and a spark of friendship struck between them. On…
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the walks of fate
Merrily sailing the seas of their lives, those brightly coloured sailboats ,propelled along on their way, by the whimsical winds of their unknown destinies… On occasions, it is outright difficult to decide if in life, our paths merely branch off randomly and on their own, or if it is our own inherent destiny, who…
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Of enchanted gardens
He lived with the rural communities and enjoyed the beauty of its countryside, and further still, the warmth of its simple people. Continually learning, he paid his way through the country working his way along. Dusk The streets at Loja, Loja Province, Ecuador He was fascinated by the Amazon region, where he found…
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The landscapes of his imagination
Thrilled to the limit, Oscar drank in the lands and the views he found, particularly those next to the majestic Chimborazo and Cotopaxi volcanoes, as he relished the impressive landscapes, that lay sprinkled in the lands between the mountains. These would remain indelibly impressed within his heart and live on in his imagination for…
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The Andean taste to Ecuador
So it happened, under that spectacular sun… he then realized; he needed nothing more in his life Two more years went by, before Oscar finally reached the border with Peru. He had extensively wandered the impressive Ecuadorian highland countryside and in a quite exhaustive way. He greatly enjoyed and appreciated that Andean quality of life, so…
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At the cocoa farm
And so, carrying but a small pack, he admired the grand immensity of his world For the next six months, Oscar worked and helped out with the different chores at the farm owned by Miguel Enrique’s family. He learned many new things about cocoa farming. During those months, he saved all his wages; and by the…
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Aurora’s labours
Kids and pets, just treat them the same. Early next morning, Miguel Enrique, his friend from their days at collage picked up to take him to breakfast. … Early next morning, Miguel Enrique, his friend from their days at collage picked up to take him to breakfast. Miguel Enrique remarked how much he…
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