Last night I arrived back in Bogota, the capital city of Colombia, to begin a three week stint as a volunteer with Emerging Voices. Both cities share completely different climates and cultures. Cartagena is hot, muggy, and loud despite its beauty. Bogota is cold, relaxed, and not nearly as hectic despite the fact that it is a lot larger. Before leaving Cartagena I tried Camarones con Arroz which is a pretty authentic Caribbean dish in Colombia. It tasted very much like seafood then I hailed a taxi, checked in at the airport, and had a short flight to the big city. Bogota is the home of around 10 million people and sits 8000 feet above sea level. The buildings are not as pretty as Cartagena but Bogota will be a fun place to live for the next few weeks.
Upon arrival I met some new volunteers and now the apartment where we all live is filled almost entirely with Americans. This is a nice taste of home in some ways and the people are all very friendly. After eating dinner a group of us went to a hookah bar then checked out a salsa club for a little while. The majority of people who volunteer with this organization stay for at least a few weeks which means we all will work for a similar length of time.
Today is orientation day for three new volunteers and myself then afterwords we are going to see a professional soccer match between two Colombian teams. It should be exciting and I am looking forward to working with some really interesting people when the official project begins. I feel really lucky to be with this group of people because we all are about the same age and share pretty similar outlooks on life.
Tomorrow we will check out El Museo De Oro and possibly check more of the city our. more updates on the way! I miss everyone a lot and thankful for the support.
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