I have been back in Pereira now after my visa run and I am living with a co worker who offered a room to me while I work and search for an apartment to…
Author: openmindedtraveler
Erin Donaldson is an American writer, cultural correspondent and longtime expat who has lived in Colombia since 2013. Her work explores travel, culture, relationships, identity and the realities of building a life abroad.
After nearly 14 years in Colombia, she is now spending time traveling through Mexico and writing from the perspective of someone who has lived long enough outside the United States to question many of the assumptions she once took for granted.
Through Open Minded Traveler, Erin writes candidly about dating, alternative relationship structures, sexuality, cultural differences and the ways travel can challenge conventional ideas about how people are supposed to live and connect.
Blog posts
The Return Trip from Ecuador
Everyday is like a B-rated comedy when you are an American living in South America. I think I could write all day about the odd things that I had never seen or thought possible…
The Good Syrian
February 18, 2013 I arrived at the Colombian Consulate at 6:30, nervous and full of anticipation. After freezing my ass off for an hour and a half we were let in, it paid off…
The Colombian Andes
This is my first experience traveling in Colombia. Here the Colombian Andes split into three corridors which are characterized by intensely rugged mountains which are a challenge to pass through and live in. The…
Visa run to Tulcan, Ecuador!!!!
When I left for my work visa run one of the bosses gave me a very specific directive printed in Spanish (because this wise guy knows I have amazing perfect Spanish and not just…
Teaching English in Colombia | Skinny Dipping
I am now in Ibagué, skinny dipping, meeting my future co-workers, the Jefe (a.k.a. Bossman), exploring the city and still fighting my cold. Ok, tranquilo, my cold will get better. For now I am…
My Crazy Life Takes Me Colombia Instead of Peru
February 7, 2013It’s a brand new beautiful day in a new chapter of My Crazy Life in Colombia Instead of Peru. Originally, my flight plans were going to take me to Arequipa, Peru. There…
My “Goodbye America” visit to San Francisco, California US
When you leave for an epic adventure how do you say goodbye properly? That is the question every traveler must answer for themselves. For me it is a trip to San Francisco! For Culture!…
American Coffee Culture and The Best Coffee in Reno, NV
Coffee has always been an important part of American culture, however few Americans stop to remember the birth of our strong coffee tradition. Up until the revolutionary war American colonists kept the British tea…
My Last Substitute Teaching Job in the United States
Many people in my stateside city of residence cringe when I say the name Washoe High School, their perceptions are based on stereotypes and unfortunate facts. However I am honored to spend my last two weeks before…
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