Panama/Colombia 2021

July - August 2021

Originally, this should have been a trip in March 2020. COVID-19 came across and made me return home after only one week. So now, in Summer 2021 I am able to finally travel! My boyfriend Fabian is joining - his first trip outside of Europe… Read more

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- Jul 21, 2021, 5:22pm
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 1,474 m
- Colombia Antioquia Medellín La Alpujarra Plaza Mayor 6.245595, -75.57376°14’44” N 75°34’25” W
Day 20
Day in Medellin
July 21, 2021 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We decided to go to Medellin for one day. Alejas parents took the five of us (Aleja, Chin, Fabi, Sofi and myself) to parque Arvi from where we could take the metrocable to the city.
First stop in the center: plaza Botero. A whole different experience than outside of the city. Crowded with people and loud. But very colorful and interesting.

The best experience this day was by far La Comuna 13, a neighborhood in Medellin which has suffered a lot of violence and Guerilla, but now flourishes with culture and art. We stayed here until it got dark, took breaths of the Colombian culture here and gazed at the beautiful graffitis.

Ending the day a bit chaotic, trying to order and eat pizza within 30 minutes in a bad, we had to run to first catch taxis and then the last bus to Guarne at night. Made it but had to eat the pizza in the bus 🙈

Our last day together! Fabi is gonna leave tomorrow to fly back to Germany. A bit sad already, but we really had a marvelous time here. I will stay until the beginning of August, partly working and partly spending time with Alejas family.Read more
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- Jul 22, 2021, 12:55pm
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 2,052 m
- Colombia Antioquia Rionegro José María Córdova International Airport 6.155351, -75.4230546°9’19” N 75°25’23” W
Day 21
Bye bye Fabi y Chin <3
July 22, 2021 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
That’s it! Two of us already left 😞 on Thursday we all went to the airport primarily to drop Fabi for his flight to Germany. Chin left the next day so they both did their COVID test. Took some last pictures, many hugs and then Fabi was gone through the doors to the airport. Time went by so quickly!!

Chin, Aleja and myself enjoyed the rest of the day did some shopping, picked up my MacBook from the repair store, and watched Disney movies at night. Well - not Aleja: she had to work on her German homework.

And the next day same procedure: driving to the airport, taking last pictures, hugging and gone is another peace of us: Chinelo ❤️😳 hoping that this time it won’t last 2 years until we get to see each other again!

Now I am the only extranjera left here in the finca. I am looking forward to some nice and chill time here which is a bit more “daily life”. I will be working half of the days next week while Aleja has her German classes… and the other time I plan to spent time with Aleja and her family, workout and just do some normal life.Read more
Traveler Sind Fabi und Chinelo wieder gut zurück gekommen?
7/24/21Reply
Traveler Ja! Beide sind gut angekommen… für Fabi eine größere Veränderung wieder in Münster zu sein als für Chin, aber beide sind schon wieder in ihrem Alltag angekommen…
7/24/21Reply
Traveler Das glaube ich!!! Er wird sich auch freuen, wenn du wieder zurück kommst 🤗
7/29/21Reply
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- Jul 27, 2021, 7:37am
- 🌧 11 °C
- Altitude: 2,193 m
- Colombia Antioquia Guarne 6.288168, -75.4410616°17’17” N 75°26’28” W
Day 26
Back to Somewhat normal
July 27, 2021 in Colombia ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
After the Weekend, my vacation also ended in a sense that I decided to go back to my normal daily routine. Which is mainly working, excercising and eating healthier than the last three weeks. The latter is not so easy being in a Colombian family. Food is always served on a plate so I can not decide by myself how much I want. After some days, I just went over to only eating as much from the plate as I would have put on my plate and leaving the rest for dinner.

Also being disciplined with work is harder than I thought… time is just sooo relative here and everything takes longer than I expect beforehand. But I learn a lot and grow on these small daily challenges.

Apart from that I accompanied Alejas parents to the city on Monday, hang out with Aleja and her sister and so on. Most precious is that I can live and be with Aleja while she is preparing to travel to Germany.Read more
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- Jul 31, 2021, 7:00am
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 2,123 m
- Colombia Antioquia Rionegro José María Córdova International Airport 6.171345, -75.4275376°10’17” N 75°25’39” W
Day 30
Bye Bye Familia Bedoya Robledo
July 31, 2021 in Colombia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
That’s it! My time in Guarne with Alejas Family has come to an end. Today, I traveled to Bogota stayed one more night there and right now am heading back home.

This last week was pretty chill and down to earth. I managed to stay disciplined and work every day. Apart from that I also went to the pool for swimming twice and did some small shopping in Guarne. Alejas Family was so sweet, Liliana her mum cooked a goodbye dinner for me, we had some Lambrusco and they packed a big bag of sukkulent babies for me to take to Germany/NL. I will miss them, but looking forward for Aleja to arrive in Germany around mid September. She will then start her master program in Germany! 🥳Read more
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- Jul 31, 2021, 5:48pm
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 2,564 m
- Colombia Bogota D.C.Bogotá D.C.San Pablo El Dorado International Airport 4.698034, -74.142484°41’53” N 74°8’33” W
Day 30
Layover in Bogota
July 31, 2021 in Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Before flying back to Germany I stayed one night in Bogota. As I have traveled the city already 4 years ago, I decided to have a chill day organizing and finishing some pending todos and getting good food. On Sunday, I went do Conbiba, the church I was working with in 2017. I met some the people I know and we spent the rest of the day together.

I am writing this, sitting in the airplane just about to land in Frankfurt. This has been an awesome month in Latinamerika, but I am also looking forward to be back in Germany. Not looking forward to the weather though 😬Read more
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Panama/Colombia 2021

Day in Medellin

Bye bye Fabi y Chin <3

Back to Somewhat normal

Bye Bye Familia Bedoya Robledo

Layover in Bogota