The night after the Pope left, we went to a bar to watch the Champion’s League Final with everyone. On the way we passed a spraypaint speed artist, who mesmerized us for a while before we met the group (they’d left before us). Frank bought a piece, but I was content with just watching him … Continue reading Champion’s League Final
The last day we spent in the old city of Cartagena. Bea, Kimi, Sofie, and I walked around souvenir shopping. Because I left the next day, it was imperative that I get things for my family. I had already gotten a few things, but I really like supporting local artists and finding gifts my family … Continue reading Old Cartagena and Homeward Bound
After the hidden beach day, we drove to Cartagena. The beach trip was- surprise, surprise- really long and really hot. But we drove against the ocean for miles and miles, and, true to Cristian’s words, the window was my television. We passed this stadium and stopped to take pictures, and I think it was so … Continue reading Cartagena and Candy Blue Waters
On Wednesday we went to a little hidden beach a short way (even by non-Colombian standards!) away from Santa Marta. We drove this short way through mountains of desert. This is something else that I’ll highlight here. In Colombia, you encounter abject poverty in many places, until you turn a corner and are surrounded by … Continue reading The Hidden Beach
The first full day of the trip (I guess it’d be Tuesday since we travelled all of Sunday night and most of Monday) we went to a place where a river meets the ocean. The land we were surrounded by in Santa Marta was desert orange and dusty, and the mountains were spiked with cactuses … Continue reading Just Around the Riverbend
…it means, basically, “hold on to your diapees!” Let me preface this by saying that there are three basic steps to handling crisis situations when faced with them as a leader of any group of people. If you are a leader and you notice that a crisis situation might be forming, you subtly and quietly … Continue reading What it Really Means When a Leader Says “This is a Team-Building Activity.”
Yesterday we had the Arts and Environment Festival that had been planned by the Festival Team for five weeks. Every country represented had a table decorated with symbols of their country and food that was typical of their home. We also had a table where the arts and crafts that our foundations (ninos and abuelitos) … Continue reading That Gringa Batwoman
Yesterday we had a meeting early in the morning to finish coordinating the festival held today, and to finalize plans for next week’s trip. Afterwards, we went horseback riding. We rode the 45 minutes to the location, all eight of us, in a cramped bus/car thing I forgot the name of- but we made the … Continue reading Riding Horses in Colombia
I’ve been busy the past few days so I apologize for the late posts! Today’s is from Thursday, tonight’s will be Friday, and I’ll do today tomorrow morning if I can. On Sunday we leave for a week’s trip to the coast (Santa Marta and Cartagena) and I’m not taking my laptop, so I won’t … Continue reading Last Day at the Foundation
Yesterday morning I had breakfast per usual, except in lieu of the four pieces of bread my host mom has been feeding me, I got a delicious grilled ham and cheese sandwich instead. Because I love pear the most, I eat the guava first, then the cantaloupe, then the pineapple or banana, and finally save the pear … Continue reading The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
