Today I turned 28 and much like every other day it is a truly great day; to be alive, to be healthy, to be in a new place and to be with wonderful people. My first Happy Birthday came from Paola - a big hug and a kiss and a present: a bar of bocadillo (guava jelly). At 9am I got a really nice Skype call from my parents, it was great to hear how everything at home was and get my favorite happy birthday wish. For breakfast Mafee came around and showed me how to mak...

Today Paola had to get up super early to study which worked out good for me as I had a few things to do also. I managed to book my two flights within Colombia that worked out to be about a third of what buses were going to cost. I walked around the city, payed for my tickets and brought a few presents for my wonderful hosts. On the way back I met Paola so we walked back to the house, relaxed a bit and then I walked her back to the university. I walked around the ...

Today we were up early and getting ready for our Sunday walk to Saracora. Mafee came around and we set off at 10am. It was a beautiful day and a bit of luck and there was a small fare on that we passed through. I tried Mostar a rice and herb drink, roasted pork sausage and aracheape. The walk was all up hill and quite steep, the girls were suffering but when we reached the top the views were completely worth it - an amazing portrait of Tunja. We scaled the other ...

Unfortunately my body clock had me up early this morning even after having a late night lastnight. In the morning Paola and I headed to the city to do a few things and even got a little sunshine - a welcome suprise. The rest of the day we relaxed, I tried to figure out my itinerary for Colombia and sent out a few couch requests. In the afternoon Paola, Laura, Mafee and I headed into the city to have a walk around, drink some tea and pick Paola's charger and a few...

This morning I had a little sleep-in as we had been out late lastnight! I did my yoga had some lunch and waited for Paola to finish class. I also took the time to work out an itinerary for Colombia, major towns, beaches and places to visit. In the afternoon I went for a wonder around the town and checked out the Fruiteria and got a heap of fruit and vegetables for less then $2, I also visited a small supermarket and picked up some Salchacha - a stick of meat simi...