Category: Experiencing Colombia
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An Unfortunate End to My Colombia Trip
As of May 24th: To my (extreme) dismay, for the first time in my life I may actually have to leave a trip early due to a medical illness After an amazing weekend in Cartagena, I unfortunately contracted a pretty severe ear infection where I lost the hearing in my…
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Because Fear of the Unknown Affects Us All
To be honest, before every long trip (and even some short trips) that I’ve taken, I get a little nervous. My heart starts fluttering – have I made enough plans to make sure I have a smooth trip? Is it going to go as planned? Will I like it? Will it…
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Grand Adventure Summer 2017!
A common question I get nowadays is “Lena, why are you leaving Vancouver again? Where are you going now?” Well. A lot of places. Because staying in one place is overrated, right? SO: In the next two days I’ll be taking off on my next giant adventure, traveling to 3 continents…
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An Ode to the Colombian Peace Treaty
A few years ago, during one of the many Model United Nations conferences I have attended, I had the absolute pleasure of meeting a wonderful person named Carlos Arango – a Colombian native who has since then inspired my upcoming move to his native country. Because of our friendship, over…
Ginger Without Borders 