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Active volcanoes and keeping your car clean just don’t mix. We finally got around to washing the car on Tuesday and the next morning it was covered in a layer of fine, white ash. What can you do . . . Tungurahua continues its activity and continues to fascinate me. Never lived near a volcano before. [...] In the last post on this subject Donna and I were left having failed our driver’s license test and unable to take it again for a week. In spite of being in that situation, we got our licenses the next day. How was that possible?
How We Did It
Basically, by looking pitiful. Here’s [...] We had our last class in Kichwa this past weekend. Kind of a bummer but at the same time a relief. Now comes the hard part, continuing to use what was learned and building on it. Not doing what we so many times do with what we’ve learned, i.e. forgetting it all a month later. Because [...] Well, we finally did it. We’re officially licensed to drive in the country of Ecuador. Yeah! In a previous post I outlined some of the steps necessary to get your license here (Link here), whether you were starting from scratch or renewing as we were. These steps were drawn from the Comisión Provincial de Transporte Terrestre, [...] Today’s word is in honor of our FINALLY getting our Ecuadorian driver’s licenses. We’re mobile!
English: Car, Automoble Spanish: Carro, Automóvil Kichwa: Andawa
I might note here that as is the case with most living languages, Kichwa seems to be undergoing change as more Spanish based words [...] Yup, that’s right. There are pirates here in Riobamba. Cool, huh? Before you get too excited, I’m not talking about the eye-patch wearing, saber carrying, parrot loving swashbuckler from tales of yore. However, like the pirates of old, these modern day privateers often work outside of the law and have been known to present a danger [...] Today’s Kichwa Word of the Day has to do with one of my wife’s favorite things. Maybe one day soon we’ll take a trip to Manta and see it . . .
English: Sea, Ocean Spanish: Mar, Océano Kichwa: Mama Kucha
I know there’s more pier than [...] One of the fun things about being a gringo living in a foreign country is realizing that a lot of times, you don’t have a clue what’s going on. I say fun because it keeps life interesting. Take the last post on this subject. I mentioned that all the New Year’s parades end on the [...] With all that’s been going on with Tungurahua, the volcano that lies to the East of Riobamba, I thought this would be an appropriate Word of the Day.
English: Smoke Spanish: Humo Kichwa: Kushnina (Example: urkuka kushnirka; the mountain smoked)
Speaking of Tungurahua, read the daily [...] Here’s the new Kichwa Word of the Day. The picture accompanying it was taken at the local florist. If you like it, there’s more like it on the Desktop Wallpapers Page of this blog (does that count as a shameless plug?) . . .
English: Flower Spanish: Flor Kichwa: Sisa
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