| DAY 17: MAY 22, 2002 12:33 PM BOGOTA, COLOMBIA |
| Well this is my last day here in Bogota... I would like to fill you in all of my days here though. So heres to some more catch-up, starting off from Sunday, May 19 (DAY 14): DAY 14, May 19: Took taxi to Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Colombia (Mennonite Christian Church of Colombia) for 10am service. Actually not a very far trek. Only thing was I had forgotten about Ciclovia on La Septima on Sundays, so I had to walk just a few blocks farther to catch the taxi. I found that this church is connecting to the building of Justapaz, which I had heard of before knowing about... ...people I met there... ...lunch ...flea market ...Confraternidad church ... DAY 15, May 20: morning? music instrument shopping (when was that?) afternoon at Jardin Botanico... to Montserrate... develop pictures... DAY 16, May 21: morning 3 hours on here! :) afternoon trip to Carrefour this time to pick up AREQUIPE for family and friends back home, and I also picked up some fruits as I had not tried too many yet... Salerno... walking, and talking in Plaza de Santander... last night to visit Se�ora Lijia and eat some of her arepas, so we walked there and I got two. She asked when I would be back next, and we said, "Soon". :) In the evening I took that terrible process of water and bleach to clean my fruits, and I dug in.. details later... but, i LOVE THE MANGOS!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAY 17, May 22 -- TODAY!: K I gotta go soon cuz I dont have so many pesos left! wink wink. K for now above there are some bare bones of my experience of the last few days, someday I will fill it in ok! Today I am trying something new, the services of a laundromat in Bogota, only so that all my clothes are clean for heading to Mexico, and, since there is not time to hangdry it all before tomorrow morning! ;) Want to pick up a few more things if possible -- if the bank machine will serve me well this afternoon (it did not serve me well this morning). Tonight is dinner out with Tania and her family, I think the plan is to go somewhere where I can try AJIACO, a Colombian soup. And after, she and I are meeting a number of my new friends at some cafe... Got to be at the airport 3 HOURS in advance here, that means have to be there at 4:10am, for my flight goes out at 7:10am. I am looking forward to this leg of my flights because it is on an AIRBUS, love the big ones! :) So you can all rest assured, Mariana will be picking me up in Mexico City Airport. AND, she has informed me that her Dad had the idea that I can go with she and her family to the National League (of futbol, that is, soccer) FINAL which is tomorrow night in Mexico City. So, that will be a blast, what a way to kick off my time in Mexico. ALright, hasta la proxima, abrazos y besos de Colombia, AMY |