I’ll never forget the tears that just kept coming, back on March 10, 2018, as my plane took off from San Francisco: final destination Bogotá. I was excited and happy that I’d made the decision and finished all the preparations to move to Colombia for a year, but the overwhelming feelings of unknown and having chosen to go far from my …
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 …