In One Month's Time...
April 7th...my first contact with @-CartagenaMay 15th...I'm here.
I honestly didn't think I was going to be able to fly out yesterday because my visa didn't arrive in Chicago until the day before. So, when I found out that I didn't have to change my flight, I had one hour to pack before my dad was picking me up in Madison...This led to me forgetting a few things (such as the book I was looking forward to reading on the plane and photos of family and friends...) but also feeling like I didn't really get to say goodbye to anyone.
So, GOODBYE everyone! Have wonderful summers...good luck to those of you who are graduating and those who are venturing out on Traineeships!! Keep in touch!!
Ok, now where to begin...
On my second flight (from Houston to Panama) I sat next to this man from California who has been retired for 20 years. He worked for Deloitte (which of course made me bring up AIESEC). He hasn't worked for 2o years, has filled up 2 passports in 10 years, and has two houses in Argentina and Panama. He recommended getting a CPA ($$$). Very interesting man-doesn't speak a word of Spanish. He was super excited that I was going to Cartagena but then scared me a little when lecturing me about how I didn't pack pepper spray.
My flight arrived in Cartagena at 945 last night, and 6 @ers were waiting for me at the gate with the AIESEC banner. It was so cool to see them all there! We all piled into a van and whipped around the historical downtown. I got bombarded with information, from why there's a wall surrounding the city to the difference between salsa and merengue dancing...
Haven't spoken a word of English yet :-D
I am living at Andres' (my TN manager) house where he lives with his grandma, grandpa, brother, and uncle. Andres headed off to his university before I woke up, so i just strolled downstairs and ate breakfast with his grandma this morning, and then his uncle (i think?) helped me set up my computer.
And now I wait... :-D
On the agenda for today:
get cell phone...exchange money....??????
La aventura empieza!!! <3
posted by Erin @ 10:25 AM
7 Comments:
Amazing! Have a wonderful time and keep the blog posts coming! Hope we cross paths again pronto! Besos!
ohmygoodness!!! you are going to have the summer of your life! enjoy colombia chica - can't wait to hear all your stories :)
Erin!!!!! I'm so excited for you!!! You are going to have so much fun! I guess I'm going to have to speak really slowly to you next semester as you probably won't remember much English right away ;)
ahahahOMG!!!!YAAAYYYY
YOU JUST MADE MY NIGHT CHICA!
So glad to hear you arrived safely and that you're with your beloved TN manager and already getting cozy with the fam. ahahah
have a fabulous summer y si habla habla espanol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can't wait for you to pick up latin american spanish! aajajja :)
(keep blogging ps)
ERIN! sounds awesome! you just got me so stoked to get down there!! i leave spain in 4 days and leave for BA in 9. HOLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
lucky lucky lucky
so. fucking. jealous.
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