Now for the second installment of our story. If you need to get caught up, read the first chapter here. By the second week of working on housing, Jenny and Steve were growing weary. They checked out of the...
The Story of Apartment 1435 Part 1
I have a very long story to tell you. It’s not my story, but I was a close personal friend of the story all along the way so I have received permission made an executive decision to tell it...
Colombian Colegio: First Impressions
Now that you learned all about all the prep that went into enrolling and preparing for school, surely you are excited to hear how the actual school day went! As promised here are the first impressions of school. Orientation...
Back to School, Colombian Version
We’ve done back to school in Panama, we had some back to school activities in Antigua and now it’s that time of year again… the Shermanitas are headed back to class here in Medellín. That statement sounds so simple...
Guatapé, Colombia
We climbed a really big rock a few weeks ago. We like big rocks! We enjoyed our experience in Spain, checking out a big rock down in the south, owned by those northerly neighbors who don’t seem to get...
New Year’s Eve 2017 in Medellin
Last year we had the pleasure of ringing in the new year in Portugal with some good friends. This year we were warmer, but didn’t have the great company, so you win some and lose some. We still managed...
Comuna 13: Art and Access
There’s a lot to do in Medellin. The Colombian people have really figured out how to deal with all these pesky tourists who keep showing up. Unlike Panama, where tourists still seemed to be a rare breed, to be...
Medellin: Candles and Cablecars Part 2
Now that you’ve had a chance to digest all that info in part 1 of this tour, it’s time to keep going. After securing our candles from the street vendor, we were all ready for our evening. We ambled...
Medellin: Candles and Cablecars Part 1
We’ve been crazy busy the last few weeks, settling in, getting the kids in school, doing Christmas and just trying to live our daily lives here in Colombia. But the niñas and I managed to carve out an afternoon and...
GSD in MDE
With a title like that, did you wonder if we had some embarrassing medical condition? Or we are getting a degree in something? Nope and nope. That stands for “Getting Sh!t Done in Medellin”. Cause we are rocking it...