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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

My visit with Flavio day 1



I woke up at 6:45 this morning, happy and very excited because I was going to Columbia! I quickly put on some clothes, ate breakfast, brushed my teeth and I was off. On my way to the airport I looked at my tickets to see which terminal my plane was leaving from and what my seat number was. I arrived at LAX about 2 hours later. I ran into the airport went through security and took a seat in my terminal. A few minutes later I got on the plane. First class was awesome the seats reclined they were all cushiony and I had m own TV in front of me. It felt kind of strange flying in luxury before going to a place with many poor people. When I got to MedellĂ­n I got off the plane and went over to baggage claim. I got my bags and walked to the bus place. I bought a ticket to Yarumal, I sat down on the bench and waited for bus. I was exhausted it was seven thirty at night and I really wanted to go to bed. The bus ride was an hour long and when I got to Yarumal I grabbed my bags and had to walk a few blocks to Flavio's house. 435 was the address. I walked to the house, I was really creeped out because it was really dark I knocked on the door and examined the place. It was one story and looked pretty small, I was fine with that though. I knocked on the door and while I did that I thought about how relieved I was that Flavio spoke English. I did know how to Flavios wife standing in the doorway speak some Spanish but not all that much.  The door swung open and I saw "HOLA" she said. She was tall and she had brown hair and green eyes. "Hola" I said. I went to shake her hand but she pulled me in and gave me a hug. She seemed like a very nice lady. Flavio walked up and said hello to me they led me inside and told me that I could have a seat on the couch."Tienes sed" (are you thirsty) Flavios wife asked me. "Si" I replied. She brought over glass of water and I gulped it down thirstily I talked with Flavio for a while and then Flavio's wife told us that it was time for dinner. I could smell it and it was probably one of the best smells in the world. We had Ajiaco; a chicken soup with potatoes, corn tomatoes, capers, and avocado and guasca, which is a special herb grown all throughout the Americas that gives the soup its distinct flavor. We also had Arepa on the side which is a bread made from cornmeal kind of like a pancake. I was happy that they eat so well because I am a huge food person. We chatted a bit and then Flavio's wife said "Usted probablemente cansado" (you are tired aren't you) she asked, "muy cansado!" (very tired). With that we cleared there little table and they led me to a little bedroom. Their house had 4 rooms including the bathroom one medium bedroom, a small bedroom, the main room with the small kitchen and, a bathroom. The room I slept in was their son’s room he was older and had already left the house. They put some sheets on the bed and I brushed my teeth said good night and got in bed. I was very tired and within five minutes I found myself drifting off to sleep. 

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