7 days agoA Return to Sweaty Paradise It’s hard to beat hiking up a seemingly endless hill in the midst of a tropical forest, so sweaty you feel you could ring the liters of...
Mar 4Lost in a Sea of Carnival From the minute we arrived in Barranquilla we were told about Carnival. Then the hype leading into the event was enormous. The question...
Feb 23Colombia’s Miami?Just two hours from Barranquilla is the historic city of Cartagena or, as it felt like to our group, ‘The Miami of Colombia.’ Unlike...
Feb 10In the Streets of BarranquillaMy week hasn’t been wildly exciting but I figured you might enjoy some commentary on life in the streets here because that can be quite...
Feb 2Homesick in ParadiseOk, so you know how I haven’t mentioned being homesick down here? Well, somehow I really haven’t been… until this weekend. I would have...
Jan 26Am I on vacation? Oh right… we are here for schoolPart 1: Why I think I’m on vacation Let me start off with gratitude to the Barranquilleros (what the locals seem to call themselves) and...
Jan 19First ImpressionsHola! As the first week of this big adventure is coming to a close I wanted to take the time to share some photos and first impressions...