So, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Jess and I am lucky enough to be working as See Colombia Travel’s new intern. I’ve been living and working in Bogota, Colombia for almost two months.
I’ve taught English as a foreign language on and off for about three years now. I absolutely love teaching, I really do, but my first love is always going to be travel. Before Colombia I was working in China and travelling around South-East Asia; I’ve also worked in the United States, Mexico and Italy. I absolutely loved living in China and backpacking in Asia but Colombia is a different world. The pace of life here is different, people are so open and friendly and I already feel so settled here.
At university we were always pushed to network, network, network, so when I saw Editor Chris looking for an apartment on a Bogota forum I (only slightly creepily) messaged him asking about his path taken into the glamorous world of travel writing. He told me about the internship with See Colombia, a hasty CV was cobbled together and now I find myself working for Colombia’s premier travel blog!
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So, basically I chose Colombia for the language, the lifestyle, the people and of course to experience a culture completely different from mine. There is so much that I can’t wait to experience while I’m here; so much that I want to see and do. Here is just a little sample of my Colombian bucket list (the actual list is about four pages long):
The top points on my Colombian bucket list:
- Learn to speak Spanish
- Learn to dance without hurting myself or others around me
- Be able to rock a pair of jeans like a Colombiana
- Be able to shot aguardiente without making “the face”
- Become unofficial tejo champion of Colombia
- Learn to cook empanadas like a pro
So thanks again to See Colombia, and I can’t wait to start exploring this wonderful country, and helping to let the rest of the world know how magical Colombia really is.
Jess
Manuel on
bienvenida, ojala yo tuviera el mismo pribilegio, por lo pronto ancioso de leer tus posts
visita mi blog: http://www.ungeekencolombia.com/
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bienvenida Jess,, conoces ya parte de las costumbres colombianas….q bien.
quiero aprovechar e invitarte y a tu grupo a conocer la finca La Trinidad en villa de leyva, mi esposo es Holandes, ahora colombia hace parte de el. y por eso tenemos esta finca con huerta organica en un lugar especial. los esperamos,,y les contaremos nuestra historia.