Because I’m lacking the ganas or chef (Spanish and Romanian work better than English here!) to write blogs, but I’m determined not to abandon the effort! So here’s a little summary in pictures of recent happenings:
In mid-October, I finally made it to Santa Marta, a beautiful area of the Caribbean coast. It's the oldest settlement in Colombia as well as a little taste of paradise! I went with Maureen (my co-Fulbrighter) and some of her friends. It was adventure that included spending the night in a hammock on the beach, eating freshly caught fish, and snorkeling.
At the end of October, I joined the leaders of VPU (Vida Para la Universidad, the Colombia chapter of Campus Crusade) on a retreat in Armenia (in the beautiful "Eje Cafetero", or coffee-growing region). It was a wonderful weekend: refreshing, challenging, inspiring, and a great time to connect with the other leaders. Oh, experiencing fall-ish weather was a nice break, too.
(Andrey, Jean Carlos, Pochi, and Melissa--excited to ride a plane for the first time!)
(The landscape from our conference center)
(We had a little midnight adventure in Cali on the way back!)
(My church hosted another medical brigade...)
(...I translated--and lent a hand with wound cleaning...)
(...but the best part is that several of my English students volunteered to translate!)
Well, there's a few of the most blog-worthy pictures for ya!
