I feel like I’ve developed a relationship with you, dear readers, and to maintain the transparency in this relationship, I have to be honest with you. I struggled during December, and it’s not because I was lonely at Christmas (which I wasn’t). My move to a much smaller city in the coffee region of Colombia was a bit tough. Yes …
I arrived in Chinchiná, Caldas within the Eje Cafetero (coffee-growing) region of Colombia on Saturday. I chose this move in order to have a different experience particularly for the holiday season. The organization Minga House coordinates volunteers to help with a wide variety of community needs. Many of their volunteers are foreigners who come for a meaningful travel experience and …
Did you enjoy the mistakes, lessons learned, and funny stuff from my previous post? Here are some more… (it’s never-ending, really) Traffic, pollution, and a dramatic decrease in the desire to run……. so disappointing. I’m an ex-triathlete and still a big runner. In Colorado my passion was to run trails and I’d get lost in my mind, happy as a …
Moving to any new place involves transition and discomfort – in a weird, maybe sadistic way, it’s part of the appeal of choosing to make a huge change. Accepting that there will be unknown challenges but believing you have sufficient tools to deal with them is like playing a “game” of adaptation. I want to share with you some of …