I have no mobile bike (stationary doesn't count), so I must walk.
Time to shake out the stress-ghosts in this meat sack.
My second year here, I was stunned by a Guardian article describing a local protest as all about FARC - which seemed to be the only way Western news knew how to talk about Colombia.
The piece was ridiculous; local news plainly covered the concerns of students & workers worried about the gov't entering private-public contracts that would cut jobs, pension plan changes, & rising energy costs for middle-class homes.
But the idea that Colombians are just people seemed *so hard* to grasp.
@MLClark I keep forgetting you're in South America.
And yet, you'd love it here! Four months of Christmas!
The festive cakes are out now. :) And people will happily buy and eat them without complaining that it's "too early".
@MLClark I'm sure I would! My son and daughter-in-law went to Peru earlier this year. I unashamedly live vicariously through him.
I love living vicariously through others!
We all only have one precious life - but look how far that life can go when we live it together. :)
@MLClark I have vicariously been to Australia, Japan, Italy, Israel, France, Germany, Spain, Morocco, and Peru through my son. He's also been to China and Canada but those are the two I've visited.
@MLClark
You know, some of my favorite content from you is when you show how Columbia is not some hell hole of criminal gangs, drugs, corruption.
Through your eyes we see people with the same values and aspirations as most people everywhere.
Families walking together, holding hands, little children dressed with loving care in bright colors. People making and appreciating art.
Being kind and respectful.
I think I'll take my old 3-speed out for a cruise around town in solidarity.