Tag: march
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One hundred days (of second semester)
Once more, my university department head asked me to write a short article reflecting on my experience teaching and living in Colombia—so here is part 2 of my original “One hundred days in Colombia” post from last November. Today marks one hundred days since I returned to work at my host university following Christmas break,…
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Here, there, and everywhere
Hello, happy Saturday to all who celebrate. Today was Hulking Saturday at my CrossFit gym—a long partner workout, taking group pictures in sweaty workout attire, kicking a soccer ball around with the youngest members, and then eating a smorgasbord of shared food. Also, tomorrow is the end of Ramadan, which reminds me that I haven’t…
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101 things I love about Colombia
Originally titled 1001 things I love about Colombia. I then realized that was far too ambitious an undertaking for a Wednesday morning. This list and the included photos are a compilation of many moments and favorite things since I arrived last August. LA GASTRONOMÍA PEOPLE JUST COLOMBIAN THINGS DAILY VILLAVICENCIO LIFE EL LLANO ES UN…
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(Nearly) infinite flexibility
“Infinite flexibility.” This phrase was one repeated many times by our program director Dan when I studied abroad in San José, Costa Rica in 2018. His continual reminders to practice this kind of flexibility proved useful when several of our weekend class trips were cancelled due to teachers’ strikes, and again when our mid-semester Nicaragua…
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