Colombia – Unraveled Travels

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35 in 35

April 28, 2017

I celebrated my 35th birthday in my 35th country, which seemed quite fitting to me. It was quite the full birthday week. Nearly 20 of us traveled to/met up in the beach town Cartagena over Easter weekend. My birthday was that Saturday, and it started with a lazy brunch at a fabulous cafe, followed by rooftop pool time looking out over the both the old and…

Plata o Plomo o Paintball

April 4, 2017

I’m feeling a little conflicted about how much fun I had yesterday. It was our first full day in Medellin, Colombia, and to celebrate Kara’s birthday, 31 of us headed out to the picturesque Lake Guatapé:We weren’t headed out there just for the vistas, though. Our destination was La Manuela, one of Pablo Escobar’s 500+ properties, and our mission was to team…

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Losing at Translations

March 29, 2017

I’m three months into living in Spanish-speaking countries, and I really thought that by now I’d be speaking more Español than I have been. The challenge of living, traveling and working alongside 50+ native/fluent English speakers is that it’s really hard to break out of my language comfort zone. When circumstances do call for speaking Spanish, there’s almost always someone…

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Time in a Bottle…of Antibiotics

March 29, 2017

My first week in Colombia was a pretty typical South American adventure. I started the week with a stomach bug, and ended it with my cell phone being stolen right out of my purse while I was wearing it. These were minor trials, and I share them not to complain, but because in the process of tying up some loose ends in their wake, I gained an…

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How to Really Settle in to Your New Home in Bogota

March 29, 2017

Step 1.Freak out (in a good way) with your roommate, Lauren, as you open the door and find a modern kitchen (with luxuries like cheese knives!), a fancy washer AND a dryer, a gas fireplace that kicks on at the touch of a button (s’mores party, anyone?), an office nook (hello, work from home days!), and Netflix on the bedroom tv. Repeatedly high five over…

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