My top weekend #2 in Bogotá moments:
I can't believe this is my second weekend in Colombia already. I must say, I'm starting to feel more at 'home', understand much more of the language (like when people walk by me, I can actually understand many of the words I hear!) and I know the city layout and some neighborhoods a bit better (it's nice not to have to gmap every single route)!
1. Being at the Festival de Salsa in la Candelaria (see pictures above of a world class salsa troop), and eating a burger with Leah, then getting lost and finding my way again on the complicated, yet very clean and safe Transmilenio bus system. I also enjoyed getting to the Fest- walking past rows and rows of vendors of fresh sliced papaya, and other fruits I don't know the names of, corn and kabobs, and other street food, hand beaded jewelry, blankets, some cheap china made stuff too, llamas with silly outfits on that kids ride on, mimes, and really helpful locals who will answer any question you have.
2. Exploring the large (bigger than Central Park) Parque Bolivar. And by explore I mean: watching kids of all ages fly kites, taking off my shoes, feeling the grass with my feet and joining a free outdoor yoga class half way through, running/walking around a lake in the park, challenging myself to keep running, even when my lungs said 'we need oxygen', people watching.
3. Dancing to a live Pacific Colombian band at a mini festival of Pacific Music, and sharing stories with new Colombian (and American) friends.
4. Eating really good food: eating soup at my new found excellent vegetarian restaurant right near my language school and, purchasing tons of fresh veggies at a market for $5,000 col. pesos (about $2.50 USD).
5. Catching up with friends and family back home. Can you believe my Mom got a dwarf bunny?
6. To top it off, tomorrow is a holiday (not sure which one)-- but it means we have no class, and I get to go on a day trip with Maureen and Manu and his cousins. It'll be my first time out of the city since I've been here. I'm one lucky chica to be here, now.
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