October 2010
20 posts
September 2010
1 post
The last post
Unfortunately I have to cancel this blog because I am not allowed to publish any text or fotos about Colombia or my work, as long as I work for the organization I work for. I will try to upload some pics in the coming days and maybe find another way to publish.
April 2010
10 posts
March 2010
38 posts
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Turbo
The planes waiting for us to take us from Bogotá to Medellín and from Medellín to Apartadó (1) looked very small, but it seems that small planes can fly as well. Flying into Apartadó we saw endless streches of banana plantations from the air.
Leaving the airplane, I felt like entering the green house of a flower shop. The same smell of tropical plants, the same humidity and temperature.
One of...
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Monsters, Elves and Powder
The parade that opened the Ibero-American Theatre festival was colourful and cheerful. Hundreds of clowns and other fanciful and fantastic characters joking, hopping, twirling and dancing by, but the funniest dance of all, was the tango of the police and the bystanders.
There was just no way to make people go back and make room for the parade. Every step backwards made by the first row, was seen...
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High and Dry in Bogotá
The airplane landed so softly in Bogotá and the same goes for my arrival in the PBI house. It was a very warm welcome and I felt at home quickly. The Urabá team wished me welcome on the phone. Very nice. So here I am, walking around in my black velvet house pyjamas, dividing my time between the office and the kitchen.
Friday I went out to the historical centre to visit my dutch friend M. (a...
