I was gently shaken awake on my second day by Flavio.
"It is time to wake up" I grumbled and swung my feet off the side of
the bed. I got dressed and went into the main room. "Buenos dias"
said Flavio's wife as I took a seat at the table. "Buenos dias" I
replied. Flavio walked in and said "Today we are going
to carnival in Bogota.” He said it with so much joy
and excitement that I new it had to be a big deal. "What’s
that?" I said. “Well, its a huge carnival were there is a parade with
singing and dancing; there is food and sweets stands, and little shop stands.”
Flavio told me. "Sounds fun" I say. We quickly ate our breakfast and
Flavio, his wife, and I walked to the bus stop. We hopped on the bus and rode
to Bogota, the capital. When we stepped off the bus, I could already hear music
from a few blocks away. We walked through a park and popped out on the side of
a big road. There was a big parade going down the road with crowds of people
sitting on the curb. There was music with dancers in costumes with many colors:
reds, blues, yellows oranges, pinks, and much more. To save you the trouble of
having to picture it all in your head I took a short video, which you can see above.
When the long, fun parade was over, we grabbed some food. I had a plate of pork
skin with potatoes, lime and salad, with a lemon-lime soda. It may sound weird
but it was delicious and I would definitely eat it again. It was
probably fried and it was crunchy, salty, savory, and was kind of like seasoned deep
fried bacon. As for the soda… well, you can't go wrong with citrus soda. And for
dessert I had a Columbian take on an “elephant’s ear”- a
crispy cinnamon sugary pastry.
We looked around at the vendor stands for a while and then headed home I was very tired on the bus ride back. We walked to the house and I plopped down on the couch, exhausted. I read Calvin and Hobbes, talked, and showed Flavio Fruit Ninja on my phone until dinner. For dinner we had Chuchuco de trigo, wich is a wheat soup thickened with potatoes, peas, and ribs. We talked for a while and then I got ready for bed. As I was lying in bed i reflected on my day and thought about how awesome it was and I was feeling very peaceful and happy as i fell to sleep.
I was gently shaken awake on my second day by Flavio.
"It is time to wake up" I grumbled and swung my feet off the side of
the bed. I got dressed and went into the main room. "Buenos dias"
said Flavio's wife as I took a seat at the table. "Buenos dias" I
replied. Flavio walked in and said "Today we are going
to carnival in Bogota.” He said it with so much joy
and excitement that I new it had to be a big deal. "What’s
that?" I said. “Well, its a huge carnival were there is a parade with
singing and dancing; there is food and sweets stands, and little shop stands.”
Flavio told me. "Sounds fun" I say. We quickly ate our breakfast and
Flavio, his wife, and I walked to the bus stop. We hopped on the bus and rode
to Bogota, the capital. When we stepped off the bus, I could already hear music
from a few blocks away. We walked through a park and popped out on the side of
a big road. There was a big parade going down the road with crowds of people
sitting on the curb. There was music with dancers in costumes with many colors:
reds, blues, yellows oranges, pinks, and much more. To save you the trouble of
having to picture it all in your head I took a short video, which you can see above.
When the long, fun parade was over, we grabbed some food. I had a plate of pork
skin with potatoes, lime and salad, with a lemon-lime soda. It may sound weird
but it was delicious and I would definitely eat it again. It was
probably fried and it was crunchy, salty, savory, and was kind of like seasoned deep
fried bacon. As for the soda… well, you can't go wrong with citrus soda. And for
dessert I had a Columbian take on an “elephant’s ear”- a
crispy cinnamon sugary pastry.
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