hi barbara, thanks for getting back to me. my wife is originally from ambato, ecuador and we usually visit once a year. we have 2 young kids and feel ecuador would be a wonderful place to raise them. regarding coffee, i have to admit that at this point, im a rookie (im a practicing attorney starting to practice coffee making). we are hoping to get down to ecuador by year's end. may i ask you what kind of equipment you are using? i have been looking at roasters (ambex in particular) grinders (mazzer, mahlkonig) and espresso machines (i dont know where to begin) but im concerned about having them serviced in ecuador. who would handle it? also, i need to locate some mean green beans direct from the growers. any advice you can offer me is greatly appreciated. thanks!!!!

how are the plants going? how do you like it down there. was there major culture shock. it must be raining now? good for the plants. would love to come visit.

Hola Barbara! veo que eres de Ecuador! te invito a que te unas a mundo barista, un lugar de encuentro para todos los amantes hisponahablantes del café! mundobarista.ning.com espero verte por ahi!
saludos!
Chiara

Hello Barbara!
Best of luck with all of your plans, it sounds so wonderful!
When I get down to Ecuador I would love to come and visit, it sounds like a very beautiful place.
Welcome to Barista Exchange!

Hola Barbara,

Bienvenida a Barista Exchange!

Saludos,
Federico