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2024-01-14
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The Sunset at Monumento India Catalina outside the historical center of Cartagena
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Mojarra frito, arroz con coco, ensalada y frijoles: one of my first meals here
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Early morning mototaxi ride to work
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Playa Las Velas at golden hour
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View from the top of Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas
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2023-06-02
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Me, tired from traveling, but excited to be back home
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My mom and sister welcoming me home after my 2-day journey (with layovers) from Cartagena, to Bogotá, to New Jersey, to North Carolina
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2023-06-04
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The flag of Cartagena during the Independence Day celebrations in November
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Safety first! Me in my casco
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Murals that surround the under-renovation Plaza de Bolivar en el Centro Histórico
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Me on one of the many rooftops where you can catch an amazing view of the city & sunset downtown
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A ton of mangoes that my host-mom brought back fresh from her friend’s finca one day
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My lunch of corvina frita, another delicious local fish
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The view of the sunrise from my friend’s apartment in Manga
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2023-06-05
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The time my friend and fellow Fulbrighter Andrea and I ran into champeta artist Mr. Black El Presidente in el mercado while he was filming an interview!
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2023-06-15
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Preparing one of my favorite juices- jugo de banano, maracuyá y piña
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Can you guess which type of juice I’m drinking?? Hint: its one of my favorites
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Jugo de curuba en leche
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My lunch and my jugo de mango en leche (and jugo de lulo in the background)
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Un kiosco de jugo
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2023-06-10
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One of the beautiful sunsets in playa El Laguito
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View of Cartagena from el Cerro de La Popa
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Christmas decorations in el pueblo de Isla Barú- “The greatest gift you can have is family”
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2023-06-10
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One of the many reminders around the city to smile; by artist @marion.ve on instagram
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2023-06-13
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Bonito, no? This was the view from my balcony. Everyday it was different and everyday so beautiful
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2023-06-14
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A really beautiful view of the city
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Map of the city! Can you identify which areas are in the opening photo?
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Playa Blanca en Barú
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El Centro Historico
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2023-06-15
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Watching some of the World Cup in our neighborhood tienda
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My roooooooom y mi abanico!!
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Me sitting on the roof of my house!
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Sunrise through the gate that enclosed the area where we dried our clothes
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The terraza at my house
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2023-06-18
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A busetta from barrio Los Caracoles and a few mototaxis
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Pedestrian bridge that allows you to safely cross above the road
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Transcaribe the public bus in Cartagena
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Moto ride, the sunset, and another pedestrian bridge
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2023-06-18
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Lunch made at home!
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Sopa de hueso
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El postre: papaya, banano y patilla
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Stewed chicken, rice & beans, beet salad, patacones, and guava juice
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2023-06-21
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Arroz de fideo
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Planta de limones
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Guavas (these ones are white, but there is also a variety with pink flesh)
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The spoon stayed standing!!!!
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El sofrito
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frying the chicken, vegetables, and sofrito
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Seasoning the chicken
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El plato completo!
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Jugo de guava
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Browning the fideos, onion, and garlic
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Veggies for the sofrito
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Combining the rice and fideos
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frying the tajadas
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2023-06-22
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Another view of La U
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Una aula
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Campus San Pablo
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View from one of the hallways
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Introducing myself to the new cohort of students at our orientation
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This cute dog has been living on campus for years. He’s blind and everyone takes care of him <3
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The dark-green-leaved tree behind the palm tree is a HUGE mango tree
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Project done by some of my first semester students comparing French and US culture
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The cafeteria
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2023-06-22
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El atardecer
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Barrio Bruselas
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2023-06-24
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Mototaxis at the entrance of barrio Los Caracoles
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2023-06-29
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My dance club flyer!
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“Here he who dances wins”. At La Topa Tolondra, a famous salsa bar in Cali, Colombia
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2023-07-03
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The view!
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Mi despedida
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Unas plantas
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sunrise selfies
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Preparing sopa de mondongo
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Breakfast!
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La cancha
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Summer la hermosa
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2023-07-05
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En camino!
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Playa Arrecifes in Parque Tayrona
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Night night!
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Dinner in Santa Marta
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Las hamacas en la mañana
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Un pedazo de paraíso
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Our tuna dinner
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Yo, feliz!!!!
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literally one of the best arepa de huevo that I have ever eaten
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La playa Cabo San Juan de Guía
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The path from Cabo San Juan to La Piscina
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Almuerzito
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Paletas with a view!
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The campsite Cabo San Juan de Guía
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La Panadería
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Map of the park
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The lookout point at playa Arrecifes
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My braids and vincha for La Carnaval de Barranquilla
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I loved the art in the salon
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En la U
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Mis trenzas!
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This sign described the significance of braids in Black history from enslavement to freedom across the Americas
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@africantrenzasctg
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Queso costeño on top of huevos rancheros Colombianos
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Sopa de Mondongo party!
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Guarapo Costeño
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Dedito de queso
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Fritos!
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Kola Román
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The typical dish in Cartagena of fried fish, patacones (plantain), arroz de coco (coconut rice), and ensalada de aguacate (avocado salad)
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Costeñita
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Sierra frita con patacones, arroz de coco frito y ensalada
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Mote de queso
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Bollo served alongside chicharrones y chorizo
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Mojarra roja frita
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Bocadillo
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Peto
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Lengua en salsa with potatoes, rice, and fruit salad
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Natilla
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Boli de Kola con Leche
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Tajadas con suero
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Arroz de coco frito con mojarra frita, patacones, y ensalada; un plato típico en Cartagena
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Donde Doña Hilda
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Traditional dulces palenqueros
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A Totumo tree en Antiguo Palenque
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The house where we stayed
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Palenque, el rincon de África
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Medicinal plants and herbs en el patio de medicina
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Another one of the beautiful murals in the pueblo
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Parchando in the main plaza
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Kid Pambelé
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Inside the boxing gym
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Black Lives Matter x a mural of words in the Palenquero language
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Las casas tradicionales de Antiguo Palenque
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The walk back home as the sun began to rise around 5:30 AM
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The international award winning “Kumina ri Palenge pa tó paraje” cookbook & un dulce called enyucada
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El mejor almuerzo de todos!
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La discoteca
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The music house of Kombilesa Mi, a hip-hop fusion group known for mixing traditional and urban sounds that feature lyrics in both the palenquero language and Spanish
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The stage in the main plaza
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Mooooooooooooooo
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Elly, Nyasha and I in front of the Benkos Biohó monument in Palenque
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The Palenque letters (also spelled Palenge)
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Plaza de la Aduana en El Centro Historico
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Me on a rooftop in Getsemaní
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La Bahía de Castillogrande
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Callejón Ancho en Getsemaní with Cartagena flags suspended overhead
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El Centro Historico
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There are lots of painters who sell their work in Getsemaní
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El arte
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The street that leads up to La Plaza de la Trinidad en Getsemaní
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The colors and greenery of Getsemaní
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La Muralla
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Bocagrande
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La Torre del Reloj, Getsemaní behind it, and Manga in the distance
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The view of Bocagrande from El Laguito
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En Getsemaní
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Pollo guisado con arroz, ensalada, papas, lentejas y jugo de lulo
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Chuleta con arroz de ajo, tajadas, y ensalada
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Sopa con arroz de fideo y banano
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Chuleta con arroz de espinaca, ensalada, y tajadas
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Mojarra negra frita con arroz blanco y ensalada
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Gracias Mary por cuidarme, por enseñarme cosas de la cocina, y por hacerme tantos platos deliciosos (y todos esos caldos cuando estaba enferma)!
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Cerdo (pork), con tajadas, arroz de ajo (garlic rice), y ensalada
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Rollitos de pollo con arroz, verduras, platano con queso, salsa de ciruela, y jugo de maracuyá
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Mojarra negra frita, arroz de coco, ensalada, y platano con queso
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Mote de queso con arroz de ajo y banano (a lot of people eat their lunch with a banana in Colombia!)
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Blog - Soy un BOOM! - Make it stand out
The flier for the show I performed in with the BOOM Ladies
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All smiles!
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Me with the directors of BOOM, Robinson and Francis! @somosboomlatino on instagram
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Blog - Gone Fishin’ - Make it stand out
No fish were harmed in the taking of this photo… I threw these ones back into the water!
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Pulling in a fishing net at playa El Laguito
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Blog - El Festival Mundial de Salsa - Make it stand out
El Gato del Rio
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Blog - El Festival Mundial de Salsa - Make it stand out
@festsalsacali
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Blog - El Festival Mundial de Salsa - Make it stand out
Entrance to the festival!
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Queridas amigas!
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Some of the beautiful greenery of the city
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El Río de Cali
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The competition!
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View of Cali and El Cerro de las Tres Cruces in the background
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Blog - El Festival Mundial de Salsa - Make it stand out
At El Festival Mundial de Salsa 2022
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Salsa dancers mural!
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Iglesia La Ermita
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Views of the mountains in the distance
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My friends Assata, Alexia, Nya and I at Petronio Álvarez!
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More mountain views
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Cali, Colombia
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Some of the street decorations during La Feria de Cali last December
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In between these mountains outside the city you can see Río Felidia, the river that joins with Río Pichinde to form the Río Cali, the river that runs through the city.
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La Pola
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My friend Kasey and I at Serena Rooftop!
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2023-09-04
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Some of the products used in Pelo Bueno
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Smilessss
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@pelobueno.co
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My favorite gel and crema de peinar that I’ve been using in Colombia!
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Me with my fresh new peinado in front of a portrait of the founder of Pelo Bueno, Cirle Arzua
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Blog - Novembrinas: Las Fiestas de Independencia - Make it stand out
Before the espuma with my friend Dane…
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Amigoossss
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And after!!! Plus a little bit of Maizena on my cheek hahaha
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Un grupo de Cumbia (there were a TON)
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Unas princesas!! The princess from barrio El Bosque became La Reina de Independencia 2022!!
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Cartagena Te quiero!! I love Cartagena!!
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La escuela (@batambora on instagram!)
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Playa La Boquilla
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The mural and drums inside the school
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Underneath the bungalow!
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Me, my friend Laura, and one of our profes!
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Los tambores alegres
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Blog - Volcán El Totumo - Make it stand out
The stores at the base of the volcano and the lagoon in the background
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Inside the volcano!
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Volcán de Lodo El Totumo
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Andie and I in the mud pool!
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Me on my birthday in Cartagena last year (2023)!
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Blog - Enjoying the Nature that surrounds Cali: Rio Pance - Make it stand out
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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Sunset at Rio Pance
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One of the most recent times I went to Pance!
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View of the river upstream of entrance #4
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Entrada 2
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On the nature trail
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