December 2009 marks my 2 year anniversary of living in Colombia! Wow. Time flies!
This year, instead of staying at home by myself in Bogota, I decided to surprise my family and fly home to Palm Beach. My family couldn't have been happier.
This was the first time I flew into Ft. Lauderdale on Avianca. I must say, it was so much faster and easier than flying through MIA. I got off the plane, clearned customs and grabbed my rental car in under 10 minutes. Next, I was driving up I-95 on my way to Palm Beach.
My family was sooo happy to see me! We spent the evening talking, talking, and talking. Then, my sister came over and picked me up. We went to Amice for a glass of wine and picked up dinner.
Today, my sister is cooking Christmas Eve dinner and I'm hoping to catch up with one of my dearest friends who has promised to drive up from Pembroke Pines to spend the afternoon with us.
I'll fly back to Bogota on Sunday afternoon.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Airport Stories
Never a dull moment when you live and work in Colombia.
I raced off to the airport for my midday flight to Cartagena. The Taxi driver thought I wanted El Dorado, instead of Puente Aero and blew right by the correct airport. Then, as we were turning around, we gpot stuck in a traffic jam. I ended up missing my flight. When I got to Avianca, they sent me to three different counters before someone told me all of the flights for the rest of the day are full. They finally put me on the standby list for the next flight. Fingers are crossed, but Im not hopeful.
Then, as I was in line for the checkpoint, there was a loud crash. You would have thought a plane had burst right into the terminal. People went running and screaming. I grabbed by blackberry and tried to put it on photo mode. When I got to the scene of the accident, I could see most of the ceiling had fallen in the food court. It didnt look like anyone got hurt. I went back to the security line to sit in the waiting lounge and hope I make the next flight to the coast.
Its been a great few weeks on the road. Ive visited Casanare, Caldas, and Santander. Next up, I will visit Caldas again and Cali. Then, back to Bogota for a quiet Christmas... and start the preps for a week in Pasto covering the Carnivale de Negros y Blanocs. This is a really great country. Its so beautiful. Sometimes, I feel like Im in a dream... waking up in a lovely hotel in Barichara and ending my day in the cool mountains of Bogota. I love my job of bringing Colombia to the world!
I raced off to the airport for my midday flight to Cartagena. The Taxi driver thought I wanted El Dorado, instead of Puente Aero and blew right by the correct airport. Then, as we were turning around, we gpot stuck in a traffic jam. I ended up missing my flight. When I got to Avianca, they sent me to three different counters before someone told me all of the flights for the rest of the day are full. They finally put me on the standby list for the next flight. Fingers are crossed, but Im not hopeful.
Then, as I was in line for the checkpoint, there was a loud crash. You would have thought a plane had burst right into the terminal. People went running and screaming. I grabbed by blackberry and tried to put it on photo mode. When I got to the scene of the accident, I could see most of the ceiling had fallen in the food court. It didnt look like anyone got hurt. I went back to the security line to sit in the waiting lounge and hope I make the next flight to the coast.
Its been a great few weeks on the road. Ive visited Casanare, Caldas, and Santander. Next up, I will visit Caldas again and Cali. Then, back to Bogota for a quiet Christmas... and start the preps for a week in Pasto covering the Carnivale de Negros y Blanocs. This is a really great country. Its so beautiful. Sometimes, I feel like Im in a dream... waking up in a lovely hotel in Barichara and ending my day in the cool mountains of Bogota. I love my job of bringing Colombia to the world!
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