December- Diciembre

Rotary Christmas party

Una fiesta de rotario para navidad

Christmas in Colombia with my family

Navidad en Colombia con mi familia :-)

My dad Jose Manuel, my sister Olga Maria, my mom Leda,

 me, my sister Maria, and my brother Jose Luis

Mi papi Jose Manuel, mi hermana Olga Maria, mi mami Leda, 

Yo, mi hermana Maria, y mi hermano Jose Luis

My Colombian parents

Mis padres Colombiana 

Bancing with my family

Bailando con mi familia

Cartagena with my cousin

Cartagena con mi prima

Cartagena with my sister

Cartagena con mi hermana

Cartagena with my cousin

Cartagena con mi prima

Cartagena with my cousins

Cartagena con mis primos

Cartagena

Cartagena with my cousin

Cartagena con mi prima

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As of December 4th I have been in Colombia for four months. It is so crazy to think that its been that long. This year is flying by, and 

I am so busy. I barely have any free time, which makes it hard to post often. Plus, the internet in my house has been broken for several weeks.  I love it here: the people, the food, the dancing, and so much more! 

Weeks 13-18

Snow in December? Nah, this is Colombia 
where its nice all year round

Costume party at my house to celebrate my host dads birthday.

 A few rotary members and I went to a poor school. We fed the children and gave them some extra supplies.

Week 11

Colombia is very fun and I love it here. :-) I have amazing friends and family. I am always going new places and trying new things. My Spanish is also much better than when I arrived and I can understand most of what people say. 

Colombia es muy chevere y me encanta aqui. :-) Tengo unos amigos y una familia increible. Yo siempre estoy yendo a lugares y probando cosas nuevas. Mi español es mucho mejor ahora de cuando llegue y puedo entender la mayoria de cosas que las personas dicen.

Yesterday my family and I went to Burukuka (a restaurant over looking  Rodadero and the Ocean)

Ayer mi familia y yo fuimos a Burukuka.

Today my family and I went to Taganga.

Hoy mi familia y yo fuimos a Taganga.

Rotary Orientation 

District 4271 

Being welcomed at the airport with exchange students

(from USA, South Africa, Germany, Brazil, and France)

First meal with the exchange students

Exchanging pins

A river

Chinacota with the exchange students