And the banks in the US care about you? outrageous fees, bailouts, theft of customer money.

Do you think a psychologist could find work in Salinas? Thanks! We are currently renting int eh Phoenix. While the Phoenix Luxury Tower is one of the best in town, I caution tentative renters/buyers about the noise associated with living in this tower. The bus station is located directly below and to the rear of the building. The tower is also backed by three other apartment buildings and flanked on one side by yet another. The front of the tower faces a relatively busy street where must noise drifts from the street to the top of the building. The windows are very thin, so they provide no noise block at all. I have been on all the floors, and realize that the higher you go, the better the view, but the noise is still abundant.

My wife and I were at the carnival event in Salinas and were amazed by the civilty and the family like atmosphere. We saw no drunkenness or people getting out of line. It was a very family oriented type of event with thousands of people coming from all over Ecuador to enjoy the beach in environment. Many get involved with aerosol cans filled with a shaving cream like spray and will spray each other down all in good fun and my wife and I thoroughly participated in that aspect of Carnival as well. Carnival for us was probably the highlight of our 2 weeks that we spent in Ecuador and we plan to make Ecuador a part of our future by moving down there within the next year. We are over 65 and would like to find a place where folks of our age hang out and be able to talk to them about their experiences. John