Daily Notes

Pueblito Paisa, Medellín, Colombia, March 20, 2018

Pueblito Paisa is a small mock village which provides a peek into a typical Antioquia town. Itself is a small and cute village but the outlook nearby offers a clear view of Medellin. It is funny – there is nothing special about having a bird’s eye view of a city because they tend to end …

Works of Botero, parque Botero, Medellin, Colombia, march 19, 2018

I’ve stayed in Medellín for two weeks. It has not been common to stay at one place for as long as two weeks. This time I wanted to finish the whole car repair, relax emotionally after the car accident (I’ll post separately on this), and revisit salsa socials and personal practice routines and enjoy the …

De uniforme y de civil, museo de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, marcha 19, 2018

“De uniformes y de civil” On the ground floor of the Antioquia museum, there was an exhibition on giving back personalities to some of the members of armed groups in Colombia. Notice the powerful contrast. I remember seeing similar looking people in the right column from streets in Colombia. @museo de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, marcha …

Bandeja paisa, Medellin, Colombia, March 17, 2018

Bandeja Paisa is one of the most typical dishes in the Paisa region in Antioquia, Colombia. As a friend once said, it’s basically three portions in one dish. If you know me, you know that I’m easy to please taste-wise, but not so much amount-wise. I don’t know whether the one I got was a …

Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica, February 16, 2018

In Costa Rica, most tourists visit places close to the Pacific ocean, which was also my case three years ago. Making use of the fact that it was my second time to the country and that I had a car, I crossed the country along the Caribbean coast this time. The differences were visible. It …

Good people after an accident,Taraza, Colombia, March 10, 2018

I had an accident two days ago. I hit a cow on a highway while driving. Fortunately, no one was hurt and even the cow seems to be doing okay. Although I am even grateful that no one was hurt and that I learned some valuable lessons, I’ve been feeling emotional weight since the accident, …

Reunion with the car, Sociedad Portuaria, Cartagena, Colombia, March 6, 2018

Yes, I got my car back after two weeks! @ Sociedad Portuaria, Cartagena, Colombia, March 6, 2018

parque nacional Tayrona, march 3, 2018

Getting to the picturesque beach at Cabo San Juan required some efforts. We woke up at 7:30am, walked to the city center, took a bus to the entrance of the Tayrona park (1 hour), and hiking in the forest for 2.5hrs. It seems that we took a rougher hiking course than what people usually take …