September 09 Journal- by Anita Evans
SEX, FIRE AND FUNERALS
Anita's latest writings on the life we are living here in Vilcabamba
... owe boy have we experienced fire here in Vilcabamba this last month. Where do
I start …. There was a big one at the base of Mount Mandango that surrounded 4 homes
and threatened to burn them down. Now there is NO fire brigade here in Vilcabamba,
nada, nothing, zilch, zero...
... let’s talk about sex in particular sexing chickens.
Folks do not try this at home with your kids ! (*)
Hold the baby chick under its head (where the head and the neck come together) don’t
hold to hard as you don’t want to kill it and LIFT. If the legs of the baby chicken
hand down (as in the photo below) then it’s a ...
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(*) editor's note: does Anita mean not to try to sex your kids using this
technique (in case of ambiguity) or does she mean not to let your kids try that
on your chicks?
Aug 09 Journal- by Anita Evans
Anita's latest writings on the life we are living here in Vilcabamba
...During the night the finger swelled and throbbed and my lymph node in my right
arm pit swelled up and became very painful. So this morning after food I swallowed
an anti histamine tablet, something I reserve for severe stings. The finger was
red and so swollen it felt like the skin was going to burst. I kept applying the
creams. Around mid morning after walking down the hill and picking Emily up and
walking back up the hill (my finger growing worse with movement) I started to not
feel very well. I iced the finger and continued with the creams. Normally by now
the anti histamine tablet and creams would have reduced the swelling to nothing
and all would be good. But today was not the case. I started to feel sicker and
sicker. The room started to spin, pain started in my right side of my neck...
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Learn Spanish Now ! (20 Aug 2009)
... first thing to realize is that there is nothing special about learning a language
compared to learning anything else such as the stock market, karate or indian cooking.
I repeat: there is nothing special about learning a language.
Just like anything else, the best way to succeed at learning a language is to watch
people who are successful at doing it and copy them. This is the core principle
of many "become successful" programs.
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The Vilcabamba Survival Guide (10 July 2009)
Official launch of our new online guide on Vilcabamba. Everything you need to know
about this wonderful place we live in.
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Land for Sale
Official launch on the Cutanapamba Project and the quintas that are for sale
>15 quintas in total are available on the property. At the time
of this writing 2 have been sold. The number of parcels is intentionally limited
to give homeowners great privacy and preserve the natural beauty of the environment.
The sizes of the quintas vary between 1 acre and 4 acres (1/2 ha to 1.7 ha) approximately.
The remaining land will remain unsold, undeveloped and protected by land covenants
to retain the natural character of the surroundings. We will refer to this land
as "the common land" while the 15 quintas for sale are referred
to as "the private land" We are in the process of creating the
legal entity (a homeowner association) that will own and control
the common land and in which each owner of a quinta will have shares and voting
rights..
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May 09 Journal
Anita's latest writings on the life we are living here in Vilcabamba
Music Music again Okay some of you may remember how happy I was
when the elections were finished and we had quiet at night. But how I was also wondering
what the next event would be and how long our quiet would last. Well it lasted less
than a month. Tonight, Wednesday is the second night in a row we have had music
blasting out from the town. These last two nights the music has been very
loud and went on till 1 am last night.
So what is it now? Well, it’s the quest for Miss Vilcabamba. So each
district within Vilcabamba has a competition to pick their most beautiful girl then
they go into the final where one will be crowned Miss V. So I figure we have at
least 3 more nights to go and the final will be on Saturday night ……
My advice to people: if you are coming here to live in Ecuador in any town,
but from my own experience especially Vilcabamba, and you don'tt like noise at night
"BUY OUT OF TOWN"..
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You are Brilliant and the Earth is Hiring
I received this inspiring email today - a superb speech given by Paul Hawken and
wish to share it with you.
. . . .There is invisible writing on the back of the diploma you will receive, and
in case you didn't bring lemon juice to de code it, I can tell you what it says:
YOU ARE BRILLIANT, AND THE EARTH IS HIRING. The earth couldn't afford to send any
recruiters or limos to your school. It sent you rain, sunsets, ripe cherries, night
blooming jasmine, and that unbelievably cute person you are dating. Take the hint.
And here's the deal: .....
. . . . . . So I have two questions for you all: First, can you feel your body?
Stop for a moment. Feel your body. One septillion activities going on simultaneously,
and your body does this so well you are free to ignore it, and wonder instead when
this speech will end. Second question: who is in charge of your body? Who is managing
those molecules? Hopefully not a political party.....
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