As droplets of sweat drip down my back within five minutes of riding the bus, I wonder how people could ever live in a place this hot, with this much humidity. And then I think: Oh yeah, I live here. I teach English in Barranquilla. I still shake my head in disbelief upon uttering this truthfulContinue reading “Living in the Caribbean: Sun, Sweat and Siesta”
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B’quilla Take Six
Most of July prancing around Santa Marta and B/quilla with great humans.
Not B’quilla Take One
Vacation well spent traveling home to NJ, and then right back to Colombia (Cartagena and Manizales).
Barranquilla Feels Like Home
From the outside looking in, you’d think my life in Barranquilla is all rainbows and butterflies. The real magic is the fact that I’m living and working just like everyone else. This isn’t just a trip. This isn’t a vacation. This is my life. I just chose to live it in a foreign country. Yes, IContinue reading “Barranquilla Feels Like Home”
Semana Santa
Holy Week on the Caribbean coast of Colombia.