Dave Nelson

April 16th dawned with a severe case of gout in the last joint in each of my right ring and left index fingers. Very swollen, very red, very sensitive, and […]

Another celebration has come and gone. It is seen as the founding of Cuenca but in reality it was the renaming of this city by the Spanish on April 12, […]

How do you see the world? I am paraphrasing an article in the Christian Science Monitor saying that 2015 was a lousy year with the news being a nonstop stream […]

Off to the States. Not until July but I have decided, so it shall come to pass. Unless, of course, it doesn’t. I have gotten very comfortable in Cuenca and […]

Some great news, at least for me. I really love my little apartment on the river and with the lease expiring in June I have been worrying about being able […]

Maria, the receptionist at Carolina Bookstore who will soon be graduating from the university, is an indigenous woman who grew up in a very poor town south of Cuenca. Every […]

Gout gets me again. I had a recurrence of gout pains in several joints in late November to the extent that I needed Tom to come over and get some […]

By Dave Nelson I don’t think that bodily ailments are generally a fit subject for exposition. They come on, last a few days or a week or two and with […]

By Dave Nelson On Thursday morning I was awakened with a jolt at 5:07 a.m. by an earthquake. It was very sharp and short, with the bed shaking for about […]

By Dave Nelson What a great night!!! A few weeks ago Tom suggested El Nopal, a Mexican restaurant, for our Friday night dinner. I like Mexican food, haven’t had any […]

By Dave Nelson I’m in trouble and don’t know it. I have never been adept (the word hopeless has been used) at picking up the subtle clues and nuances in […]

By Dave Nelson When I take my Sunday walk on the Tomebamba River, it is not unusual to see people I know or to spend a bit of time talking […]