Dear International Living Reader,
Everyone
who moves to Ecuador has a different reason for doing it, but they all
have one thing in common... they’re glad they did.
Earl Phillips and his
wife, Jan, almost lost everything they had spent 36 years working for
when the property bubble in the U.S. burst. But after Jan suggested
moving from their home in central Washington to the coast of Ecuador,
the couple began to rediscover their sense of hope. They’ve just begun
building their new home near Canoa:
"Sitting on the
balcony with our morning coffee, we instinctively knew the decision was
made. This was the place. This was more than we had dreamed our
retirement budget would allow...
Edd Staton and his wife Cynthia moved to Cuenca four years ago. For them, the move has been rejuvenating.
He, like many of his expat friends there, has noticed the health benefits of the Cuencano way of life: "Fresh,
inexpensive produce overflows at markets throughout the city. Fast food
joints are few and far between. And because Cuenca, even with a
population of a half million, is so compact, many expats get around town
mainly on foot."
In fact, living in
Cuenca is so healthy that two friends of Edd’s, David Akins and his wife
Karen, have lost 40 pounds each—in just 18 months!
Vilcabamba was where Patrick Robinson decided to retire after an exhaustive search. He made the move when he was 80 years old...
"I’d spent the
previous four years traveling to some 12 different countries in search
of my eventual retirement ‘Shangri-La’... Why Ecuador and why the tiny
village of Vilcabamba, hidden away in a valley deep in the Southern
Andes? Simple answer: Sweet-natured, welcoming people and a place that
is said to be a ‘living laboratory of longevity.’ "Vilcabamba reportedly
has one of the four healthiest populations on earth. As an
octogenarian, that was the clincher for me."
For David and Wendy
DeChambeau who have relocated to Cotacachi, Ecuadoran art has proven
irresistible. In fact, their enjoyment of the beautiful art Ecuador has
to offer could even be profitable.
"Wendy and I are having a lot of fun and meeting a lot of great people," David says,
"but as we travel around we realize that our true passion is for the
amazing art found in Ecuador and the artists that create it.
"We enjoy finding
the best quality art at the best possible price. We are thinking of
providing a service where we would search out art and offer it to those
who don’t have the time to come down to Ecuador and find it themselves."
Business opportunities
are not just limited to the art world in Ecuador, by the way. For Steve
Marchant, teaching English in Quito gave him an income—as well as a
great introduction to local life. Steve had never taught English before.
"I
had no qualifications as a teacher," he says, "but after quickly
reading up on lesson plans online, spending $200 on textbooks and
putting them together with a large dose of confidence, I was able to
launch a new career..."
If you want to find out whether Ecuador could be the perfect place for you, IL's Fast Track Ecuador Conference
in Quito in February is the best place to start. This is the only
Ecuador event we will be holding next year and is designed to give you
the inside track on retiring to Cuenca... Quito... Vilcabamba...
Cotacachi... Canoa... and more...
There you can speak to expats, like Edd, to get the real, honest truth about moving to Ecuador. We promise there is no faster, easier way to start your new life in Ecuador...
But please note—we
officially open registration today...yet 87 readers have already booked
their place. Secure your seat before they sell out...
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