I had a little Bogota, Colombia blurb published in the reader submission section of the Washington Post travel section…very exciting! Interested? Read it here!
Colombia
Goodbye, Colombia
So I’m back from Bogotá. It was a nice relaxing vacation, consisting mostly of hanging out with my grandma, going on long walks with my sister and lots and lots of telenovela watching. It was nice to hang out with my… Read More ›
A Look Back at Bogota and Cali in the 50s and 60s
My grandmother lived with us when my siblings and I were little and took care of us during the day. This meant we spent a lot of time watching Univision. There were lots of telenovelas (Maria la del Barrio! Dos… Read More ›
Bogota from a Taxi Cab Window
Bogota has a strato system when it comes to housing. Actually, it might be throughout Colombia, but I’m not really sure. Stratos range from 1 to 6, and your utility payments depend on your strato. The higher stratos pay more and… Read More ›
Zona T and Los Rosales
I think that today my sister and I overdid the whole exploration thing. We happened to come to Bogotá during an abnormally sunny and warm spell — in the three years I lived in Bogotá I never experienced so many… Read More ›
El Country, Santa Barbara, Cedritos and Skewed Perceptions
I’d like to start this blog post out by dispelling some possibly erroneous perceptions about Bogotá. I was looking through the pictures I’ve taken so far on my trip, and Bogotá looks like a beautiful place, if I say so… Read More ›
A Tale of Crappy Sidewalks and Streets
We had another beautiful day here in Bogotá (lots of sun resulting in lobster face for my sister and I, but still, it’s a pleasant surprise to experience Bogotá in the sun), but today I’d like to start with the… Read More ›
Photo Essay of Usaquen and Ciclovia
My sister and I woke up at 6am this morning (thanks in part to our four-hour nap yesterday) and decided to go on a long walk from my grandmother’s apartment on Calle 119 to el Parque de la 93 on… Read More ›
We Finally Arrived in Bogota and American Airlines launched a Positive Reframing Campaign.
It took about 20 hours to get here, but my sister and I finally made it to Bogotá. You would think we would be upset with American Airlines, but they have apparently launched a new positive reframing campaign, so it… Read More ›
Pre-Colombian Boot Camp
I’m going to Colombia February 7. That gives me exactly 18 full days to lose 25 pounds. I’m thinking this probably isn’t going to happen. I know I should have thought about this you know, three months ago (actually, I… Read More ›
A Day of Nothing
Whenever I do absolutely nothing (productive) in a day, I get this restless, guilty feeling that I can’t really shake until I do something productive. So I decided to get out of the apartment and head to my current favorite… Read More ›
Will my boyfriend leave me for a Colombian girl?
I really enjoy doing these search terms entries – and can’t think of anything else to write about – so let’s do this. Yet again, Colombian men dominated this week’s search terms. 671 of you out there found my blog… Read More ›
I’m Pregnant with a Colombian Man
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done one of these and because I have nothing in particular to write about today, I figured I might as well discuss some of the most popular search terms that lead to my… Read More ›
Medellin no Longer the World’s Murder Capital
I lived in Medellin for three months in 2007 and have fond memories of the city. Despite it’s history of violence, particularly during the Pablo Escobar era, it’s a city whose residents appear to take pride in being paisa, and the city government seems… Read More ›
Staying and Leaving
Last night I was trying to make my blog a little more user-friendly – I know I need to do this pretty badly – and I was reading through some of my old posts from when I was living somewhat unhappily… Read More ›
Search Terms Part I: How to Flirt with a Colombian Man
One of my favorite blog-related activities is going through the search terms that lead to my blog. Over the last few years, the overwhelming majority of searches have been about Colombian men. I get hundreds of searches every month from all… Read More ›
Is This Normal?
Is it normal for me to be feeling so sore two days after jogging a total of 7.5 minutes? Granted, I skipped the whole stretching part and apparently that helps, but if this is how I feel after 7.5 minutes…… Read More ›
Search Terms
This is always fun. Search terms that have lead viewers to my blog in the last month: Colombian men in relationships Colombian pickup lines Prostitutes in Panama Colombian prostitution in Panama http://www.prostitutes in panama.com Colombian boyfriend Colombian family dynamics Want… Read More ›
Trip Down Memory Lane
I woke up today feeling inexplicably nostalgic for Colombia. Actually, it’s really not all that inexplicable. It started with the German Gourmet. Things like that are common in Colombia — things that don’t seem to fit in with their surroundings and make… Read More ›
On Going Green and Gentrification
Lately I’ve been interested in urban design, green spaces, neighborhood character, gentrification and green development. This might be because my brother is an urban design major at UVA and his passion for the subject is rubbing off on me. It… Read More ›
My (Former) Nomad Life 