Nadie pudo
recordarlas después: el viento
las olvidó, el idioma del agua
fue enterrado, las claves se perdieron
o se inundaron de silencio o sangre.
[No one could
remember them afterward: the wind
forgot them, the language of water
was buried, the keys were lost
or flooded with silence … Read more...
It never pays to rush, as eventually it will mean having to go back to spend more money and time on the same thing that you rushed through. Then again, I won’t mind having to travel through South America again. The portion between Colombia and Peru was a … Read more...
Continue reading...“Have you been drinking?”
Excuse me?
“You smell like a brewery!”
I haven’t touched a drop of alcohol for like two days.
“Well you smell like you’ve just consumed the entire bloody distillery.”
I was stunned. I seriously hadn’t had a drink in days, although the last party … Read more...
Continue reading...There were lots of things to do outside of work, even though the work was usually great, and always outdoors. The beauty of the scenery in the late afternoons as we were driving around the region really made the entire experience worth while. Lush green paddy fields interspersed with … Read more...
Continue reading...After the adventure in Venezuela, I moved through Colombia quickly, taking a flight from Cucuta through Bogota to the city of Cali. By the time I arrived in this city, it was already late, and I had not planned on spending any time here. (I should have probably spent a day … Read more...
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