So I am still in Santa Marta and actually have somewhat of a routine here seeing as how I am employed and all. My one year anniversary of leaving the US sort of came and went with out too much fanfare and I am now officially into year two of my Walkabout. And similar to my long stay in Leon, Nicaragua, I don't get many new things to report and I don't take as many pictures. Therefore, updates are fewer and farther between. So I wouldn't say I am actually "slavin...

The time had come to use the bus ticket I purchased a few weeks ago when I extended my tourist visa, to make a run for the border. I don´t mean Taco Bell, I´m talking about Venezuela. I needed another stamp in my passport to allow me more time in Colombia and by going to the border of another country, I can get a longer extension than I can in the local immigration office. This past weekend´s trip went quite well actually, and despite some of the t...

Well, I find myself employed again as I accepted a job teaching english at the Colombo Americano Institute here in Santa Marta. Job requirements include an updated resume, certification teaching english as a foreign language, teaching experience, and thorough knowledge of the workings of english grammar. Yeah right .. they had a teacher leave for another job at the last minute when I stumbled across the opportunity. Since the course director is moving to Pennsylv...

The world famous "Carnaval" .. well, I didn´t make it to Rio but I have to say Colombians do it up pretty good. I went to Barranquilla, Colombia´s 4th largest city and industrial seaport. There´s not much here for tourists, except for the one week a year when the town completely shuts down and just parties. If Webster´s dictionary defined Carnaval in Colombia it would say .... Carnaval(n): the country´s display of crazy colors, hot women,...

First of all, I added a video clip to the last entry I made about my trip to La Ciudad Perdida. The video is from my friend´s camera. Well, I don´t think it would be appropriate to come to Colombia and not even mention one of their top export products; cocaine. It´s everywhere! It´s easy to get, high quality, and cheap. In 1999, Colombia exported about 460 tons of the stuff, bringing billions of dollars into the country and representing a sig...