On my way in from the airport I saw a sign on the road pointing the way to “La Ruta de las Flores”, the Flower Route, and asked my super friendly cab driver what that was and could I just go on it myself. It is official…I speak my very best Spanish with cab drivers, hands down. … Continue readingMonth #6: ¿Dónde están todas las pupusas?
Even though I love coffee, I am not the best maker of coffee. I’m okay with a french press and now an expert with a manual drip, but coffee pots scare me. And this contraption has always been a little bit of a mystery to me. … Continue readingHow do you make coffee in that silver thing
Just a little lunch break from posting about Greece from my new neighborhood in Gijón. Well not so new, I’ve been here a little over a week already and still trying to catch up.
I didn’t have that much on my list of things to do in Colombia besides the usual short vacation things like hike, swim, speak Spanish with locals, read, eat lots of spicy food, buy coffee, buy hot sauce, and jump into a volcano. Trust me, … Continue readingI Like Snoopy and Baby Volcanoes
No, it’s not the name of some Wayuu warrior prince. Or a jungle city in Colombia. I am still laughing over a conversation I had with my mom. I was so happy and excited to bring her back something she actually wanted (Colombian coffee, yay!), … Continue readingAlexihendie
I had to catch my flight and didn’t finish captioning, uploading, storytelling. I don’t like blogging on an iPad, it’s too slow. And I can’t upload any of my SLR images, which are soooo much better than ones I take with my phone. Anyway, poor … Continue readingDonatello’s Revenge…the Prequel
So that was the shortest food obsession ever. No mas arepas for me. I guess that’s what I get for thinking I have an iron clad stomach, resistant even to teenage mutant ninja parasites. I was in the tiniest town a few days ago and saw … Continue readingDonatello’s Revenge
The centro historico of Cartagena is like 4 blocks! Here I am all proud of myself that I know which way to go, which I don’t, and that I understand directions, which I can’t, and when I finally get my hands on a map it … Continue readingNo Wonder I Didn’t Get Lost
I made note of what was around my apartment, a square, near the back of the cathedral, the street behind the bishop, and then just started walking. The centro historico of Cartagena is beautiful…colorful and bustling, with flowers everywhere and even though tourism is big here it still feels like a real city. … Continue readingAhhhhrepa I’m in Cartagena
So I’m continuing to finish up this blog sequence in NYC, mostly because I started all these posts and didn’t finish them, but also because I just hate leaving something unfinished. Just a few more to go. It’s funny, I took so much French in … Continue readingBon Jour, Donnez-moi les Haricots Verts