March 2016

VILLA DE LEYVA PART 2: MUD HOUSES AND COBBLESTONE ROADS

Villa de Leyva has gone mostly untouched for the past 400 years. They are far enough away from any trade routes and have no nearby exploitable mineral deposits, making them a colonial time capsule. Don’t text while walking through the city or you may find yourself face down in the road. The cobblestone is very …

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SALSA DANCING

On Saturday night, Johanna’s friend, Dalila, and her husband Juan, invited us out for a night of salsa dancing. My first thought was, “Great, I really like Dalila and Juan.” My second thought, “You moved to Colombia, you are not Colombian, you are white, very, very, white.” Johanna reassured me that I would be fine, and …

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