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Weekend Escapade to Apulo, Cundinamarca
As I explained before, I decided to turn down a job opportunity in Malaysia to come back to Colombia to help my mom take care of my grandma. I arrived on Sunday the 18th and the past week and a …...
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On the Bomb that Went off in Bogota Last Friday
Source For those of you who haven’t heard, a small bomb went off last Friday (June 20, 2014) in Bogota. It only injured 3 people and broke a bunch of windows so the damage wasn’t awful. But a bomb is …...
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Random Happenings Around Bogota
It was a Thursday that started like any other Thursday. Some breakfast here, a couple of errands there, people talking about the World Cup nonstop. And then, in the middle of errands, my uncle told me...
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The Unseen Side of Bogotá
For those of you who saw “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” and think that coming to Bogotá means wearing short summer dresses, dancing in the streets, and drinking goat milk let me hit you with the hammer of truth:...
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Two Faces of Bogota: From Hanging out in a Marginalized Neighborhood to...
This week I was able to experience two extreme realities of Bogota: That of the poorest neighborhoods, and that of the wealthiest. Both realities, I admit, were alien to me, and I ended up in them sort...
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Things to do in Bogota on a Rainy Day
As we get into the wet season (you see, Colombia doesn’t have seasons where temperature varies but rather wet and dry seasons where the amount of rainfall varies), rain has become part of everyday...
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Only in Brazil!
This guest post was written by Kenneth L. Decroo, a bike enthusiast who has built his own home, worked in the movie industry (with the likes of Harrison Ford and Clint Eastwood!), taught ASL to...
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Moving to a Caribbean Island on a Whim: This Woman is Worth Admiring
It’s what most of us (or at least I) have always dreamed of: Deciding to move to a Caribbean island on a whim and actually following through with it. There’s someone I admire for countless reasons: Her...
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Tips and Tricks for Having an Amazing Trip to Colombia
Truth is, people all over the globe are finally figuring out that Colombia is a really, really, really amazing country, and not visiting means missing out on an incredible experience. It’s been an...
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