Ecuador Forum

Lekitanin
Joined 2010
Posts: 205

13 years ago

To All Those “Considering” (and “Preparing” tool),

13 years ago

You are not sure whether Ecuador is for you or not. You decide to go there, rent an apartment for a few months in one location and then perhaps you move for another few months to another location. You like it and you are thinking about settling there for good. Possibly, for the rest of your life
But what did you do with your house before you left for Ecuador? What did you do with all your “stuff” you accumulated during your lifetime? Furniture, hundreds of books, winter coats if you were living in a cold climate, all the things you posses? Your car? Your boat? And so much stuff in the garage and so much in the basement, not to mention even attic! You know what I mean.
What about subscriptions to all these magazines you did not have time to read before anyway? And what about all utilities bills? Cancel telephone service, cancel water, garbage removal, stop snail-mail delivery, cancel ISP, etc, etc.?
Of course you were not sure that you eventually decide to move to Ecuador. It was a strong possibility that you would hate there and would come back home after spending there a few months.
I am very curious what are you planning to do if you “considering” because if you are “preparing” you are probably past this crucial point in your preparation for a new life. Thanks for writing back and best of all.

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