Blog Series: Forest and Farm

Welcome to our blog series: Forest and Farm. In these posts, we'll highlight some of the aspects of our natural world, whether we have a hand in it (farm) or not (forest). Look forward to plants, animals, geology, and other aspects of our amazing planet earth.

Forest and Farm

Blogs in this series:
Creepy Crawlies of Ecuador
Who's taller?
Chickens are fun 
Chicken's Kittens 
What's a Watusa? 
Fatty and the Bulgers
Fatty and the Bulgers 2: Ready to Fly
Door Frog - Photo of a tree frog chillin' on a door.
This is Where Milk Comes From - Kirstie milks a cow.
Baby Chicks! - Pictures of our new fuzzy baby chickens.

..Kirstie and Isaac..

Blog Series: Rethinking High Tech

We are beginning a new blog series to share about practices that we observe as we learn from people of other cultures. We will focus on practices that we believe are highly technical. But not in the way you think. In Rethinking High Tech, we will examine practices that demonstrate sophisticated understanding of the world and thoughtful problem solving. Thousands of dollars of computer equipment are not a requirement. 

Our hope is that through this series we can share some of the understanding that Isaac mentions in the last paragraph of his recent post.

Rethinking High Tech

Posts in this series:
The Bible and Conservation
Advanced Home Climate Control
Pooping Green 
Arborloos 
Solar Food Preservation

..Isaac and Kirstie..

Blog Series: Language and Culture

Living in a different country with a different language can be a challenge. That´s why it´s important to remember to look for the lesson and the humor, whatever the circumstance may be. We´re starting a new blog series called "Language and Culture" exploring some of the more instructional and/or hilarious moments we experience during our adventures.

Sometimes living in a different culture is like being an alligator on a farm: the food is different, you can´t understand anyone, and you´re always under the microscope and using that microscope to analyze everyone else.
Photo by Kirstie Bickford

Here is our list of current articles in this series:
A Couple of American Vampires - Interactions related to being white in a Kichwa/Mestizo town
Not All Gringos Speak French - Assumptions about foreigners
Where's my Manners? - Differences in manners across cultures (with a recipe for chicha de avena)
This IS My English Name! - A look at Ecuadorian names
Hace Mucho Invierno Hoy - Seasons aren't the same everywhere.
Pins and Needles - Cross-cultural sewing fail.
Desarrollo vs Prosperidad - Isaac's philosophical ramblings about development, prosperity, and education.
My World Doesn't Fit - Part 2 of Isaac's philosophical ramblings.
Happy Graduation - A little about graduation in Ecuador
Sometimes English is Hard (vol. 1) -English snafus

Language and Culture

You can also click the links in the sidebar to see some of our other series.

Chao!
..Kirstie and Isaac..