One day in August, Zoe came home from school and our conversation went like this: Zoe: Mom, we are practicing for a big dance performance. I need to have a dress made and everything. Me: OK, sounds great. When is...
Happy – Not Sad – Halloween
This is our 5th Halloween outside of the USA. Halloween is really the hardest holiday to be gone. It’s so …. American … that it’s hard to duplicate. Zoe in particular loves Halloween. I knew she would be a...
School Hunting, Part 2
Here we have our second part of the school hunting series. To get caught up on how we got this far, read this blog. In today’s episode, we interview Cameron and Coco and find out how they feel about...
School Hunting in Medellin
This is not my story to tell, but I knew that you, loyal readers, would love to hear it. So I have received permission to share it with you. You all remember Jamie (cat is out of the bag...
Love and Friendship Day
Figuring out stuff in a new country happens in layers. If you’re paying attention, you start to notice something that seems to belong to a theme. Then you start asking questions, then you ask other people the same questions....
Medellin’s Flower Festival
We arrived in Medellin last year just in time to catch the Christmas lights, which are city-wide and amazing. We heard that December was the best time to visit Medellin and we were not disappointed. However, I will now...
Colombian Peeps
Sometimes I think that if I don’t have a story of a culturally-enriching event to tell, there’s no reason for a blog post. But even when you are relatively stationary, living abroad can still be pretty interesting. I have...
Tejo: The Secret National Game of Colombia
A friend of mine had some family visiting last week. Family visiting is always good because it motivates you to explore the area where you are living, where you might not actually be exploring fully! I have had the...
Where to, Shermanos?
We just passed our 6-month anniversary since we arrived in Colombia. If you are paying attention, like Colombian immigration is, that means our time here is up. Without a visa you can stay in Colombia on a tourist permit...
More Medellin Moments With Mar
Our next adventure with Margaret May is thanks again to Taxi Driver Extraordinaire, JohnFreddy, who had the idea to take us to nearby Santa Elena and tell us about the silleteros. The best translation we can come up with...