TRAVEL FOR CULTUREWild yet industrialized, modern yet historic, foreign yet indigenous, wealthy yet impoverished, independent yet influenced, making sense of a visit to Panama CityThe Canal Monument in France Square in Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama — Photo by Author.Panama City’s Casco Viejo neighborhood provides a unique perspective of the city, both physically and metaphorically. Recently, I visited the areaContinueContinue reading “The Panama City Paradox”
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2024 Kickoff Travel
January 1st, 2024 Border RunPhoto by author.If you’ve ever been an expat, you will know what I mean when I share that I had to make a border run. For those that don’t, let’s just say “bureaucracies” start with a “B” for a reason, and it isn’t because it’s a beautiful process.I have been in Colombia sinceContinueContinue reading “2024 Kickoff Travel”
Colombia is Wild: Iguana Edition
TRAVEL MEMOIRSMy toxic trait is that I can’t not pet the animalIguana — Photo by Author.Growing up in Pennsylvania, my iguana experience has been relatively limited.So, when my husband told me about how Iguanas roamed his undergraduate alma mater’s campus in Cali, Colombia, and hung out in trees, I was understandably intrigued by the concept of strolling across campusContinueContinue reading “Colombia is Wild: Iguana Edition”
The Andes From Above — A Manifestation of Magical Realism
Just after takeoff, on a plane departing Cali, Colombia, there’s an altitude reached where nature astounds me, yet again.The fantastical view serendipitously reminds me why Colombia’s known as the land where magical wonder and reality meet.Surely, created. A man-made miniature of an imagined Eden.Too perfect to be real.Unfathomable as a product of nature itself.Gazing out theContinueContinue reading “The Andes From Above — A Manifestation of Magical Realism”
My husband and I fought a cab driver in Colombia.
Stereotypes abound of “violence” in Colombia, but fist-fighting a taxi driver on the side of the road wasn’t quite what I’d anticipated.Illustration by author.When asked about our travels, my husband and I have several exciting anecdotes we like to share, but one of the most ludicrous occurred the day we moved to Colombia from the US.AsContinueContinue reading “My husband and I fought a cab driver in Colombia.”
The Language Wormhole
Linguistic observations during an international flight.Photo by author.I’ve flown the route between Colombia and the United States many times, and I’m often struck by an odd sensation from nearly the moment I reach the check-in desk.The airport is the place where linguistic worlds collide. It’s a place where everyone experiences the cognitive awareness of language useContinueContinue reading “The Language Wormhole”
Colombian Red Fire Ants — My Mortal Enemies
Growing up in the country, I spent a great deal of time outdoors. I’m not afraid of bugs or dirt. However, I recently learned the impressive Colombian Red Fire Ants aren’t my friends.Fire Ants enter their nest with a leaf. Photo by the author.Throughout my 32 years in rural Pennsylvania, I’ve lived more-or-less indifferent to ants.ContinueContinue reading “Colombian Red Fire Ants — My Mortal Enemies”
My First Experience at the Dentist in Colombia
Shortly after arriving in Colombia, I thought I had broken a crown on a tooth. I ignored it for several weeks until it became I realized it was infected and became painful. I was very nervous about visiting the dentist here for the first time. I can now confidently say I will never have dentalContinueContinue reading “My First Experience at the Dentist in Colombia”
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