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Milagros 🇨🇴 Part 2: (English Version)

Week 4 – August 3, 2025: We start the week with gardening. A representative from the municipality brought seedlings to plant. He gives us a quick lesson on how to put them in the ground, the distances needed between each plant, etc. We spend the morning planting, weeding, basically gardening. Among the seedlings, we planted…Plus

Milagros 🇨🇴 (English version)

In the previous episode: I was about to leave Medellin heading to Yopal, in the Casanare region, to volunteer for 3 months in the countryside teaching English and French among other subjects. After spending 2 nights in Guatapé, I hitchhiked east. 2 days of hitchhiking, buses, walking, and far too little sleep and energy (I…Plus

A Huge country

Just south of Santa Marta lies the village of Minca. This tourist village is situated in the mountains and jungle, a 40-minute drive from Santa Marta with a huge difference in climate. You go from a dry city where you can count the rainy days on one hand, where temperatures rise to 40°, to a…Plus

Un grand pays

Un peu au sud de Santa Marta se trouve le village de Minca. Village touristique situé dans les montagnes et dans la jungle. 40min de route depuis Santa Marta et une différence de climat immense. On passe d’une ville sèche où l’on peut compter sur les doigts d’une main les jours de pluie, où les…Plus

Colombia 🇨🇴

46 hours. That’s how long it took to cross from Panama to Colombia. 7, the number of times I vomited during this crossing. There are days when things just don’t go right, and today was one of those days. As an excuse, I would say we were going against the wind and there was a…Plus