I don’t want to leave, but I have to. When I left, I didn’t want to go. But in Venezuela, there was nothing more
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Brexit, Colombia, Trump, and the threat of the unexpected
This year pre-Brexit, polls in Britain were equivocal. Would Britain continue as a member of the European Community? Nobody knew. However, in the weeks
Adios, CNN International…for now
I find myself in an odd place: abroad. Until recently, I had CNN International included in my cable package. I had come to view
Addictions: Coffee, cocaine, and U.S. policy in Colombia
We are in love with our morning coffee. What could be more American? Coffee more than pie? Just possibly! What if our morning caffeine
Adventures in flushing: Colombia edition
We sanitize happily in the United States. In fact, we are blessed to not have to pay a lot of attention to our toilets
Trying to make sense of Colombia’s “Strata” economic system
When I first moved here, the Colombian concept of Strata was one of the most difficult things for me to get my head around.
Mauricio Mayorga and his Clean Garbage Project
Mauricio Mayorga, a Colombian artist, loves sand, the beach, the ocean and the sea (all beaches, all oceans and all seas). Many of his
How not to upgrade a public bus system: Bogotá, Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia, has been celebrated and emulated worldwide these past 10 years for its innovative Transmilenio system of articulated buses. Reports regularly appear in