I have a small ant trail in my room, which winds its way from the front door along the wall of my bathroom and the door frame disappears. I have the first couple drowned in insect spray, the other probably has voted not really quiet ... But they are small and tidy and never really run out of its meandering streets and have closed on Sundays, so it's already ok Sun
I am there.
Barranquilla.
The trip took forever, from Thursday noon until Friday night. About Orlando and Miami. The flight to Miami was once a 19-passenger propeller-machine, no stewardess, personal instruction from the captain, how to use the appropriate fastener, 14 passengers. Everything pretty shaky, but great views of Miami. At the airport in Barranquilla
Bianca and I have picked up our Padrinos, our sponsors here. Both relatively young, 19 and 17, but I (Ivan) is really incredibly nice and funny and shows me everything here.
My host family is an old (in the case of the man very old) couple, both very nice, but somewhat difficult to understand because he mumbles and more than 30 years 3 packs of cigarettes smoked per day. But they make the effort and speak slowly with me, and it is usually somewhat with the English. I live in a room in their house that they rent to students, very well, so far without much or more strange hairy-legged animals, with private bath, large desk, television, printers and even Internet, a rocking chair and an ant trail. I have my own key and can come and go as I want. Only Ivan has forbidden me to go to 7 to get out of a house because it is already dark then .. The sun is about 6, and at 6 under. Always. Is not that really the year. Therefore, there are currently also 7 hour time difference, but in winter there are 6, because the clocks are not changed here.
far I was not really alone out there will always be escorted by Ivan and his friend Juan Camillo (the beginning I have always called Don Camillo ...^^). Emily is usually still a girl from London who lives with the son of my visiting parents. They have shown us much of the city, everything is colorful and loud, many small businesses, as well as vast western malls, many many people and animals everywhere, thousands of honking cars, taxis, many palm trees, dust, sometimes dirty and run down, partly in a beautiful colonial style.
Today we were all together on the beach at Peurto de Colombia, that is, with their shared Bianca (2 German and 2 French doctors from Mainz), Ivan, Juan and Emily, Jan (a German friend of Ivan. Even- as it should be different-very nice.) and myself. The beach itself was nice, but probably much longer any of the beautiful around here, but what was really interesting were the many Colombians who get there at weekends to relax and wallow in the sand and mud, because almost none of them can swim. Crazy, as it has lived by the sea ...!
Tomorrow is the first day of Uni'm pretty excited, not even know where is the university, but Jan brings me tomorrow morning, and he is here since March. Reports then the next time the university.
Más curiosidades:
Like all have said: The Colombians are not on time. But do not just somehow, not 10 minutes as in Germany, no, they do it with such devotion and care that they can easily come by 1 to 2 hours late.
Buses: Indescribable! But I try it. Each coach sees from different, all are incredibly colorful and shaky, it is loud music, and each can, sing with, the front with the driver is a kind of small altar set up with numerous figures and stuffed animals, banners and stickers, lots of velvet, lots of glitter, the discs (the front) are up to tiny peepholes painted on the sides frilly curtains. They are usually overcrowded, snaking through the thousands of cars and mopeds and people and donkeys on the road (right traces there is really not ..), honk a lot and fired up, and you be practical while driving to jump up and, because there are no right stops. You pay the driver front, and it also creates yet to give in to the whole honking traffic and loud music and the correct change out .. Amazing! Really an adventure in itself!
When one of the many small shops, the local water or Coke (which is red here and incredibly sweet taste (which itself is too sweet to me!)) Or other beverage purchases that you do not want to drink on the spot, fill it in plastic bags, because of the pledge. Because of the pledge ... ^ ^ To get a Straw, then you can drink from the bag. Extremely practical.
Sun I think that was the most to me, now is more important, keep your fingers crossed for the first Uniwoche, a thousand very best wishes to all and see you soon. And write me!
Uuh, you can also send me letters or packages, or packages, I just do not know how long ago the need here ... And with the host family I stay just 2 months, then I draw too .. in a WG Regardless of letters make it determined until then!
My address:
Viola Müller
co Daisy Gonzales de
Cra 49C No. 94-28 Barranquilla
Colombia.
Hmm, do not know exactly if there is something like zip codes, but is determined in that way.
So, best regards and see you very soon, Viola.
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