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Month: July 2018

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Colombia Días 5 y 6: in transit

Posted on July 31, 2018 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Our flight yesterday was cancelled and they put us on a much later flight instead, so we ended up spending eight hours in the Bogotá airport for a one hour flig...

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Colombia Día 4: Maloka / Jardín Botánico / Biblioteca Publica

Posted on July 30, 2018 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

Yesterday we hit up three spots not far from our place. First was the Maloka Interactive Center, which is a science museum for kids. We had a little trouble get...

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Colombia Día 3: Monserrate

Posted on July 29, 2018 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

Yesterday we took a teleférico (gondola) up to Monserrate to enjoy an incredible view of Bogotá. Despite my app saying their was only a 40% of rain for one hour...

Travel

Colombia Día 2: Divercity

Posted on July 28, 2018 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I’m posting on my phone so these will have to be short. Also, the WiFi here is so slow it is hard to post with a lot of pictures. And man do I have a lot ...

Work/Teaching

Colombia Día 1: We made it!

Posted on July 27, 2018 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

The first 10 hours of the journey were honestly not that bad. Evidently my kids never get tired of screen time, which really helps on a long flight and layover....

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The New Room

Posted on July 24, 2018 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

It took me all of last week to finish my daughter’s room. There is still much to do, but now it’s ready for guests. I love it. I want it. I would ha...

Life

20 horas

Posted on July 24, 2018 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

Our flight leaves in about 20 hours. I can’t really believe it. I originally bought my tickets for this trip in March. The end of July felt like ages away...

Life/Writing

Here, yet again

Posted on July 22, 2018 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

So I’m here, yet again, examining why I read what I read and why I write what I write. I find myself burning ever increasing amounts of valuable time read...

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A Fair Amount of Trepidation

Posted on July 20, 2018 by noemikjames / 11 Comments

We leave for our trip on Wednesday afternoon, and I have to admit, I’m feeling a fair amount of trepidation. I think a lot of it is just about getting eve...

Identity/Life

Birthday Shmirthday

Posted on July 18, 2018 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

Yesterday I quietly, and without celebration, turned 38. I’m not quite sure how I feel about that. You may remember that last year I was pretty stoked on ...

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