Yesterday, we finally made our way to Comuna 13. In the 1980's through early 2000's this neighborhood was widely considered to be the most dangerous area in the world (heavily contributing to Medellin's reputation for the most dangerous city in the world). It's location on the edge of the city and on the slopes of... Continue Reading →
Quick Trip to Jardín
We have been in Medellín for a total of 5 weeks now! We have 2 more weeks of school left before we leave Medellín to travel around Colombia for 6 weeks and show off our shiny new Spanish skills 🙂 Our school, our apartment, exploring the city, the people we have met (all of it!)... Continue Reading →
Food
My immune system finally succumbed to whatever was going around, so I haven't done much this week besides lay in bed and send Alex on ice cream errands. I am on the upswing now and thought I would share some food photos. I stop short of calling it food porn because I have not quite... Continue Reading →
A Weekend in the City
Since arriving in Medellin over 3 weeks ago, we have not had the chance to explore much outside of our neighborhood. We packed a lot in this past weekend! Friday - Medellín Museum of Modern Art This was a last minute decision as we were looking for something to do and somewhere to walk after... Continue Reading →
A Hike in Between Studies
I am already halfway through my 3rd week of studying Spanish! 20 hours of group class with 2 hours of private lessons (along with studying in the afternoons/evenings) leaves me seriously exhausted by the end of the day. We have been sticking around our neighborhood during the week and doing our best to explore the... Continue Reading →
Weekend on a Coffee Farm
Alex caught a cold, so we are relaxing today. Perfect time to write about our coffee farm experience! With a long weekend in our sights and in an effort to squeeze as much as possible from our time here, we decided to use the weekend to explore further south of Medellin to Colombia's "Coffee Triangle."... Continue Reading →
Colombia – Week 1 Impressions
I can already tell that I am going to have a hard time journaling consistently. After being here for 6 days, my days feel full and my mind & body feel exhausted at the end of them. I have a feeling I will be using this website as more of a photo dump with some... Continue Reading →
