Tag: southamerica
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A Comprehensive Guide to Sacrifice
Since I began roaming the world, a common question I receive is how I afford to travel, and how it is possible so often. I have been hesitant to answer this for a while due to the different takes people have on travel. Many answer this with a simple, “Anyone can travel!” But I just […]
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How I Fell In Love With Bocas del Toro
I spent way more time in Bocas del Toro than I had originally planned. Clinton and Ben, the Aussie guys I met in Bolivia last summer, hooked it up for me here, and I honestly owe them a lot. They have been traveling for a couple years now and are living in Bocas del Toro […]
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Practical Life Skills I Learned Thanks to Traveling
People travel for many reasons: for fun, to learn, for a cultural experience, to get away, to find themselves. And most find what they’re looking for and so much more. Traveling to me, meant an opportunity to immerse myself in Hispanic culture and learn more deeply the wonderful language of Spanish. I wouldn’t say I’m […]
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Sailing San Blas
My time in Guamal has ended and I am off to Panama! I will be going there by boat and touring the San Blas Islands along the way. When I arrived at the boat dock around eight at night, there were already a bunch of other travelers huddled around the picnic tables. Following standard procedure, […]
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Language Discrepancies
The other teacher working with me is from England, so over the course of the last week I’ve been hearing your typical British lingo: cheeky, rubbish, cheers, fancy that. Daniel has taught me two new ones though. The first is “madam” as in “a girl with a ‘tude…” She’s such a madam. The other one, […]
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The Doorbell Stigma
Remember when we were little and would just waltz right up to our neighbor’s door without any prior notification? I can distinctly recall running errands with my mother, and when we’d finished, she would ask, “Why don’t we drop in on ‘so and so.’” This is still a Colombian custom, and it is beautiful. Leidy […]
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Teaching English in Colombia
Currently, I am the only person in a town of 15,000 that is not a heritage Spanish speaker. Talk about immersion! There is no one here to speak English with besides Alejandro who acts as an on-the-spot dictionary whenever a language discrepancy is reached. During the course of any conversation, Alejandro clarifies whenever I look […]
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Guamal, Colombia
After exploring much of Cartagena, which primarily consisted of a back-alley massage -this sounds a lot less sketchy than it actually was, I swear- and reddening my gringa shoulders along las playas, I decided to venture out on the task I came here for in the first place -teaching English. The next day had a […]
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Cartagena, Colombia
In this opening address to my time in Colombia, I would like to thank everyone who has been supportive of my endeavors by sending prayers, messaging me kind words, or reading this mumble jumble I spew out. I appreciate every second of your enthusiasm and I’m ecstatic to share my pure, unfiltered experiences with you […]
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El Teleférico
Things do not change much in La Paz. The people are always stone-faced and busy, the city is a little smelly, and the empanadas are forever amazing. However, a ride in the teleférico, which is a popular mode of transportation within La Paz, helped me to see the city in a new light. It was […]
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