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August 8th 2007
Rock hard bed and no air conditioner, crick in my neck and lack of sleep, what a joy my first night. Last night was difficult the comfort of my soft cushion and feather pillow, oh how I miss. My mom woke me with fresh squeezed OJ at 7 am. So I woke up and got in the shower. OH MY GOD, the water was freezing. I had to stand there putting one hand in at a time. Trying to shower my entire my body wi ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more