While looking for materials for students I'm onboarding tonight (first time teaching a couple!), I came across a notebook where I'd written a massive essay about initial experiences in Colombia, back in January 2018. What a whirlwind of a trip.

In some ways, it was a better start than my *actual* migration in February. Then, I would have an awful final night in Canada, & trip into violence my first weekend back in Bogotá. Not great.

My prep trip was full of better memories of culture shock. 💛