PRE

Here it is ladies and gentlemen- The Pre- Colombia Post.

So I got some heat when i decided to live in Guatemala this summer, and though its been less so (prolly since I'm going for only 5 days) I am feeling it again for deciding to head north to the somewhat taboo travel destination of Colombia tomorrow.

I decided to lay it out there. Everything (well not evvveerything ) I've heard and thought about this country I've decided to take some time off of school for.

- "Colombia? Isn't that kind of dangerous?"
- "I've heard they have beautiful women there."
- "They got a half meter of hail in Bogotá this week!!"
- "Bogotá is super safe and secure- well its comparable to other major cities"
- " Don't they have a lot of drugs there?"
- Anything and everything miss Sarah has told me about her year in Colombia.
- "Don't go off on any weird drug excursions when you are there. Please Katy."
- "Colombia? How lucky! You're going to have a great time!"
-"be careful"
-I've heard the country is absolutely amazing. It has beautiful cities, beautiful (inside and out) people, beautiful landscapes, and its not as dangerous as everyone thinks.
-"Bogotá airport ain't no joke. You're going to get a serious search when you get there."
- I signed a UW contract saying that I would not, under any circumstance, enter Colombia while on my Quito- UW Madison Study Abroad Program. woops.
- I'm not scared. I'm super excited. I'm anxious- how i am anytime before i travel.
- In my head right now i'm imagining a mix between Guatemala City, and Quito. I'm imagining the metropolitan-ness of Quito: a bus system with stations, a lot of big buildings and pretty parks and clean areas, along side poverty; with Gaute: police with HUGE guns on every corner and in front of every business... and then of course that empty space in your mental picture due to the fact that you have no idea what it is really going to be like. Which is half the fun.


AHH! I'm going to be in Colombia tomorrow- and i'm pretty flip'n excited.