Tag: Imbabura

  • Father… a wild card

    Father… a wild card

    On occasions, he had to manipulate the people and things around him, but always with elegance and respect. “And you defended yourself like a real trooper. Cool and relaxed, but absolutely firm, if I don’t remember wrong…” At that moment, in the quiet of the early morning, the silence in the shed was broken, as she…

  • Stuck in a gulley

    Stuck in a gulley

    Problems, they constantly rained upon his life, sometimes in downpours and sometimes in drizzles, but they always arrived with the right answer, tucked neatly in the arm.  “What do you mean by that? Right now, you’ve completely lost me and left me stuck somewhere, in the middle of a gully. Do me a favour and explain…

  • A retrospective oulook

    A retrospective oulook

    As he contemplated his future, he never lost sight of his past The father set his gaze upon her, with a look that overfilled with tenderness. When he answered, it was in his softest and most endearing voice. “Let’s consider this carefully, my love. Life isn’t easy, nor is there any reason at all to…

  • A mother’s heartbrake

    A mother’s heartbrake

    There had been moments of doubt in her mind and quite a few at that, but there was never one to vanquish her, for even the darkest nights, inevitably ended in a new dawn with its own light… Mother looked exhausted. It seemed she had fought a storm that with sudden violence had assaulted her world,…

  • Rumba on the street

    Rumba on the street

    And when they woke… it had all been, but a dream. With flavour          Ibarra, Imbabura, Ecuador The food appeared to be endless, for it was served abundantly and all day and all night. Inside the house, but mostly outside, where the grills were loaded with all types of meats, spicy sausages,…

  • The party

    The party

    As so it came to pass,  one morning upon waking, he understood that the time had arrived… to try something new The party           Ibarra, Imbabura, Ecuador Meanwhile, the days and their corresponding long nights slowly went by, while the happy family, especially the very happy father of the family, partied non-stop,…

  • At the cocoa farm

    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…

  • Aurora’s labours

    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…

  • Arriving at Ibarra

    Arriving at Ibarra

     “Right now and at the moment, I have just arrived from the border,” he began to reply thoughtfully “Which I’m sure many people will truly believe to be quite far away, but still, on this occasion and in my own personal opinion, I have found it to be actually close by.”   (Excerpt from “The…