Ay Ay Ay que bonita esta vida, es bonita hasta la muerte con aguardiente y tequila!

¡Oyyyy finalmente a la costa, a mi lugar preferido en el mundo! It´s so nice to be back by the ocean. I´ll tell ya, when you live by the sea and you get away from it for a while, your body aches for that cleansing salt water again. As soon as I stepped my toes into the ocean, I remembered everything and felt right at home here in Santa Marta, Colombia. Located on the Carribean coast, Santa Marta is primarily populated by fishermen and bracelet makin´ hippies. I´d say it´s where hippies go to die and, of course, to make bracelets. I´ve been here a couple of days now, loving the easy life and the hot hot heat. Today it was 93º F (41ºC), but it feels like 105º (44ºC)! The men here are pigs, yes I´m generalizing. Granted, I realize I´m fair skinned and have red hair, I stick out. But to walk 3 feet and hear kissy noises everywhere and have men watch your every step, gets a bit annoying. My tactic, make noises back at them and stare them down. I don´t think they really like it or some laugh. Ayyy, these Latin men really love women! I´ve been hassled by 15 year olds for a kiss and I´ve been told I´m old enough to date a 70 something year old guy. ¡Hombres!

Playa Grande

I would... but he´s so cute and tranquil by the sea

And now, to speak of the many weeks I spent in San Gil, 5 weeks to be exact. After 4 weeks, I for the first time realized I had been there a whole month! Something about the relaxing climate and all it´s beauty, I completely lost track of time and responsibilities. More than anything else, I made so many friends, those who lived with me at the farm and locals as well. I have never felt so at home while traveling because of the people I met and their willingness to see me as another human being rather than an extranjera (foreigner) or gringa (white gal). Surely, I will never ever forget my amazing time in San Gil primarily because of the crazy people I befriended. Buenagente, buena buena gente. I finished my sunflower garden! Clearly didn´t take 5 weeks of work, but all the same, I am proud of myself for planting 130 sunflowers all manually, working with friggin´ hard, dry soil.

My salsa teach, the lovely Autumn Z and I at Trapiche

Roomies 4 Life

Evenings spent in the park, with cutie boys always singing their hearts out to some vallenato

Chicamocha Cañon, right next to San Gil

Pescaderito

Oyyy como el dicho de Colómbia, todo bien... just like the national saying is here in Colombia, todo bien, all is good! ¡Hasta pronto amigos!