2 Mar 2018 (Medellin, Colombia): We have a 13-experience meal (not courses) at a fancy spot called El Cielo. It was mostly really good, though certainly not all of the experiences were to our taste. The first one (likely constructed exactly so people like me would write about it in places like this) was the […]
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Day 55
1 Mar 2018 (Medellin, Colombia): Today is a slow day. I do lots of reading (tech stuff) to set myself up for some tutorials tomorrow (and stretching because I’m sore from the gym), and Leah goes out on a walk without me. We went out for a really lovely dinner with another set of friends-of-friends, […]
Day 54
28 Feb 2018 (Medellin, Colombia): Leah’s uncle, Stephen, is in Medellin today for a visit! He has brought us some supplies and some smiles. And here we are in comuna 13 to ride the escalators and gawk at the graffiti. It’s on all of the do-this-thing-while-you’re-in-this-place lists. I’m not disappointed.
Day 53
27 Feb 2018 (Medellin, Colombia): We meet a friend of a friend (and his wife) for dinner and drinks in Poblado, the fancy neighborhood. It’s super fun, and Juan and Laura are lovely people. And this bar is doing a lot of work to be really hip :). That sign says “sin dios ni ley” […]
Day 52
26 Feb 2018 (Medellin, Colombia): We start our day at a nice breakfast place to do some research and planning for Ecuador. I get up to use the bathroom and see this glorious sight: four gringas intently focused on their Apple laptops. Sometimes you gotta just embrace what you are, right babe?
Day 51
25 Feb 2018 (Medellin, Colombia): Leah went grocery shopping and came back with a fruit bounty. I’m especially excited for the guavasteens (the green ones in the middle next to the lime).