Packing

First we though we will take with us only our suitcases. Since we each could check two 50 lb bags and a carry on, we though that should be enough. As time went by and as we discovered that we could send boxes by plane on reasonably price, we have been packing and packing! Now we have 25 boxes of all sizes. Well, it makes sense to take what we have instead of buying everything new in Ecuador. Also, since they want Ecuadorian immigrants to come back they have pretty nice benefits for us now. For example, I won't pay taxes on the stuff we bring as long as they are household items. I like this.

But still we need to do some paperwork before we ship the boxes. We need a detail list of what the boxes contain, then this list needs to be notarized and then it needs to be signed at the ecuadorian consulate in SFO. We are working on that these days - among other things...

Some of the boxes