The Colombians love any excuse to throw a party.   They even have 1 word for what we call a “going away party”.  They call it a despedida (a lot less klude-y, in my opinion).  I’ve seen enough people leave...

I should have given you a heads up…. we were heading into a long weekend of family time so I knew we’d be MIA on the blog for a little bit.  I'm sorry I forgot to mention it.  Several folks...

Me to Mom (as we're driving down the highway), "Mom, could you plug my phone in?  I want to have enough battery to take a video of this."  Mom, "Sure. Ok.  Plugged in.  How do I know it's charging?"  Me,...