Bogotá

Here I am, in Colombia. What a feeling to be back in South America. My plan as of right now is arrive June 13 in Bogotá, stay with my boyfriend's family in Bogotá for two days, then head on to Santa Marta to begin volunteering with Mariposas Amarillas. After that I plan to travel around with my man in Santa Marta, Cali, the coffee zone, and return to Bogotá. So far, as of June 24, I am sticking to my plan.
I arrived in Bogotá not ever meeting the people I was going to stay with so I was happy when a friend from Argentina said that she would go to the airport with them. It is an odd feeling seeing someone you never thought you would see again in your life. Anyways, I went home with Chapy's mom, son in law and Paola. When I had arrived Valentina had left me a sign that said "welcome to colombia!" in spanish on the table. I thought it was so sweet.

Ajiaco

The next day we went to el centro, which seems to be where all the government buildings seem to be and where the colonial area of Bogotá is. I ate a soup called Ajiaco that most of my Colombian friends in Argentina miss.

The government square was pretty. We bought some dried corn to feed the pidgins for pictures (because Valentina wanted to) and we took some good pictures. Valentina and I were both too scared to have the pidgins in our hands, but Bate (Chapy's mom) was not at all. In the end I let them land on me, but Valentina did not want to.

The beginning of the day was rough. I had gotten off the transmilineo and been really dizzy. I was already pretty thirsty, but on top of that, Bogotá is a very high city. (8600 ft) It isn't really in the culture to drink a whole lot of water so I was REALLY thirsty because I am used to drinking about 2 liters a day.

The next day I met up with a friend from Buenos Aires who had nothing to do, Yeimy. She took me to this city outside of Bogotá called Sopó. The dairy factory for Alpina, a common brand in Colombia, is there. We bought sweets. I dont know what they were, but it ended up being way too much sugar for the both of us. Yeimy really likes sugar, but can't eat it (isnt suppossed to) so by the end of it all, she had blurry vision.......