If destiny’s kind, I’ve got the rest of my mind. 4A on Halloween

If destiny’s kind, I’ve got the rest of my mind.

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November 5th 2006
Something difficult; teaching the meaning of the vocabulary word “dishwater” to a bunch of young patricians. Dishwasher is a person, who neither they nor their parents have even been, and this makes it a little difficult. I finally just explained that it’s one of the reasons that while poor people stink, sometimes their hands smell good. Does anyone else think Velcro sounds like a bucket ... read more

South America » Colombia » Santa Marta

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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