Roaming South America

Helping others help themselves

January 9, 2015

So how are things going for me? You ask? Well, actually, nobody asked. But I will write a little about it anyway.

In 2006, Tucson Arizona, my wife, Cheryl, and we thought we had a future. We had plans to build a house on a 1 acre lot, which we already owned, in the Sonoran desert. I designed the house and had an architect draw up the plans. Then my job went away, her job went away, and we both worked contract jobs. The architect committed fraud, not just against us but against several other clients as well. We never built the house.

The Christmas celebrations start today

December 7, 2014

Hi everybody! I hope all are doing well. I am.

Today, December 7, is the beginning of the Christmas season celebrations. Today is the celebration called "La Virgen de la Inmaculada Concepción" which is "The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception". It is also commonly known as "El Día de las Velitas" or "Day of the candles". They celebrate this day all night long. They have a farolitos (luminarias).

Valentines Day in Colombia

September 19, 2014

Hello all, I hope everyone is doing well. I am doing well. I have 3 more new students starting on Monday the 22nd. All three will be in one class together, which is great because I have virtually no time available for new students. My days now look like this: Monday - Friday 7am until 9pm I am with students; Saturday 8am until 8pm I'm with students. Sunday I usually have no students. I was told of an opportunity, a possibility, of teaching in a private bi-lingual school.

BarranquiJazz and my job at Kal Tire

September 18, 2014

Hi everybody! I hope all are doing well. I am.

Things have changed quite a lot in my work situation - Kal Tire, my employer, is not my employer any more. I was laid off from my job, as well as 4 or 5 other people, here in Barranquilla, and many, many more at other Kal Tire locations worldwide. The worst part about this is not the loss of income but the loss of the work visa.

Rainy season has arrived, finally

July 28, 2014

Hi everybody! I hope all are doing well. I am.

It had to arrive eventually - rainy season. A bit late, but coming on strong. Finally. All this entire year we've had only a half-dozen rains and all only a few minutes of light rain. This week the heavens broke loose. And it has been raining quite a lot, and quite heavily. A couple days ago I was on a bus going across town when the street was suddenly a river.