The most unique and under-appreciated culture in Colombia is the “Cabalgata,” or trail ride/horse ride. A cabalgata can be riding with a group from one-pueblo to another, trotting/pacing main street, or informal horse parades…
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English Teacher, Freelancer, Chocolate Entrepreneur and Traveler!!
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Liisto Application, Essential Expat Services in Colombia
The hardest transition for many foreign residents, can be finding the people you need, ensuring the work gets done, without being taken for a ride. Language barriers, employee culture and dishonesty has created a…
How to Surthrive COVID-19
The most simultaneously beautiful and horrible thing about all this, is that conditions are very similar and the playing field is leveled a bit, no matter where you are. We are all dealing with…
Life in Colombia, During Coronavirus
Oh shucks, I just scheduled two appointments for a day I don’t have for going out. And, then I am automatically re-calculating where I get off the bus to avoid the CAI, or local…
COVID-19 Fear, Loathing and Chocolate in Colombia
I absolutely love eating and drinking Chocolate in Colombia, but I LOATHE the over-the-top COVID-19 Dicktatorial CONTROL of a small city in the middle of the Coffee Axis, which I happen to call home!…
Beauty Queens in Colombia, Trophy Wives or Social Leaders?
Here’s a little bit of analysis into Beauty Queens in Colombia. Pageants are still a big thing. Women from all over the country compete tirelessly from a young age to prove that they are…
15 Lessons Learned From Living in Colombia
The Things I Have Learned Living in Colombia is meant to help you take the shortcut I wish I had when I first moved here. These are things which will help you survive and…
Nobody Cares About Single Moms
If you are a single mom who is struggling – don’t reach out to family and friends hoping they will help you, or even support your projects. Our time has come and gone. In…
Raped, Robbed and Screwed Over in Colombia
There are good times and fun to be had in South America. Come along and discover How to Get Raped, Robbed and Screwed Over in Colombia. Where I am actually going to lay out the…
6 Tips Colombian Dating Culture | Coffee Axis
Colombian Dating Culture is somewhere between total exhilaration and a complete shitshow. In other words, it is a roller coaster not meant for the weak of heart. The one thing I have learned over…
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