–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I like to think I´m a big fan of cartoons of all persuasions because of the deep philosophical implications of their themes and the surprising manner in which they delve into the contemporary weltanschauung. It´s not because I´ve never grown up, and have nothing better to do with my […]
Tag: Moving to Colombia
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I have now been living in Colombia long enough that my family and friends are no longer simply curious about Colombia but genuinely interested. In fact, this interest culminated in a number of members of my family coming out to spend a couple of weeks here. I spent far […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Being a gringo in Colombia can mean a lot of things. If you´re unlucky enough to be me, it can mean that you can feel a bit uncomfortable with your body sometimes. It can mean that you don´t really understand what all this arepa fuss is about. What it […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I am often asked what it is about living in Colombia that has me hooked and unable to leave. Sure, the startling array of landscapes and places to visit is one aspect, as are the relative cost of living, the music and the ease with which one can travel […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– It seems just like yesterday, when I was still a wide-eyed innocent lad of 33 years, new to big, brash Bogotá; a fresh fish in the See Colombia Travel pond. Now I´m a travel-hardened, world-weary old man of 34, wise to the customs of the near-imaginary See Colombia Travel […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– It´s a funny thing. Something about the nature of my job seems to make it necessary for me to access the internet. And, being the scab I am, I like free. Thus, I often find myself traipsing across the country-side, scanning for the above sign, like some kind of […]
And here I was thinking I was special. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– By this time, I´ve got my little story all scripted out for when people ask me what I´m doing in Colombia. ¨Well, to tell you the truth, it was just an accident. I just came here for a holiday, and wasn´t […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Before I came to Colombia, I must admit that I didn’t know very much about the continent it was on. I had a vague image of a sultry, tropical land full of passionate people doing some kind of sexy dance while eating tacos in a country with a history […]
Colombians are a friendly bunch, no doubt about it. To get on their good side (which is a great place to be) brush up on your answers to these conversation starters. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– “You need to be careful.” Sometimes, one needs to be careful. In pretty much any country, […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Is Colombia really the happiest place in the world? WIN-Gallup say it is, but we’d be interested to hear what you’d have to say on the matter. Ourselves? We’re not particularly sure what to make of it all, but even so, we reckon happiness is a distinct possibility here. Any […]