Parque Arvi, a beautiful natural reserve just outside of Medellin, Colombia is a great way to spend a day during your travels. Parque Arvi is found in the mountains high above the city, and getting there is half the fun. Your chariot awaits to whisk you away. It doesn’t get much easier to get [...]
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EAFIT University in Medellin
The EAFIT University in Medellin is a private university in Medellin’s El Poblado district. It has great Spanish as a second language courses there for foreigners, as well as a variety of high quality options for studies in Spanish. My good friend and professor at EAFIT University, Daniel, invited me to come visit the campus. I’d [...]
Botero Exhibition in Medellin: Via Crusis La Pasion de Cristo
The latest Botero exhibition by Medellin’s maestro artist is currently on display at the Museo de Antioquia in Medellin. Via Crusis: La Pasion de Cristo, or The Stations of the Cross: The Passion of Christ was first exhibited in New York before arriving in Medellin. This Botero exhibition is a special one, for it celebrates [...]
Botero Statues in Medellin, Colombia
The two most famous living sons of Medellin are both named Botero: Santiago and Fernando. I am a big fan of both Boteros. Santiago, for his other-worldly feats on a bicycle, and Fernando for his other-worldly feats with bronze, and a paintbrush. My incredible skills have been demonstrated to you beautiful people through the many [...]
Top 5 Reasons to Live in Medellin over Rio de Janeiro
TOP 5 REASONS TO LIVE IN MEDELLIN OVER RIO 1. Weather I recently posted an article on just how perfect the weather is in Medellin. Paisas may complain about rain, cloudy days, or a day that has a high of “only” 20.31634 degrees Celsius, but the reason they complain about slight deviations from perfect, is because [...]
Why Living in Medellin is Better Than Rio
For the last three weeks I have been renting an apartment in “The Marvelous City:” Rio de Janeiro. Rio is famous around the world as an amazingly beautiful city, with world class parties. This is true. It’s an incredible city, with opportunities to climb beautiful peaks by morning, take in the sun on one of the world’s [...]
Botero Buenos Aires: A Piece of Medellin in BA
So while I was walking along a major street of Buenos Aires I saw something familiar to me. Familiar to me in Medellin. I looked over, and there it was: a very distinctly Botero statue standing proudly in the park there in Buenos Aires, the other side of the continent from Medellin. I thought to [...]
My Visit to a Colombian Hospital
So I never really wanted to visit a Colombian hospital. In fact, I was quite OK staying away from one. However, a couple of weeks ago a visit was necessitated by a coconut, and my own stupidity. You see, I quite enjoy eating coconuts, and since coming to Colombia I have eaten one on most [...]
El Clasico Futbol / Soccer Match in Medellin
Sunday was El Clasico here in Medellin. El Clasico is the soccer or futbol match between the city’s two rival teams: Medellin and Nacional. This game happens four times a year, and every time it’s: essentially a guaranteed riot. Today, before the game, there were police patrolling every street in a 10 [...]
Taking for Granted the Perfect Weather in Medellin, Colombia
Today was kind of cold here in Medellin. And by cold, I mean about 21C. This is by no means actually cold. I come from Canada. We know cold. However, the Paisas are not aware, and can not comprehend “true cold”, which means: When it’s 21C, this is cold. They know no other. It’s [...]
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