Blogs from Los Llanos , Colombia, South America - page 2

These past few days have been crazy and I have learned so many things! My first day in the clinic (although it's really more of a hospital) was mostly information. I had to explain to them what I was (they were taking bets about whether I was a fisio or a doctor). I learned about a lot of the differences in PT between the US and Colombia. Also, a lot of the syndromes, diseases and treatments that we identify with acronyms, they identify with different acronyms. For example - a common disease, COPD, is called EPOC (pronouced eh-pok), CVA is AVC or ECB or they pronounce it altogether. Every day I have figured out a new disease in Spanish. Luckily many of them share the same roots. In Colombia, the physical therapists do both the physical ... read more

Day 2 So Brittany, what did you do during your second day in Colombia? I ate – a lot. Fresh fruit, delicious fish, yuca, empanadas… At every house you stop, they offer you a fresh fruit juice, coffee or tea. Every single one. And then of course comes food, which – how can you say no?! It’s delicious – always. I am almost 100% positive that I am going to return to the US at least 20 lbs heavier. My mission for this week – find a gym. Fun fact about the streets here, they are all numbers, there is a calle 40, Carrera 40, and avenida 40. They also have streets called Calle 26 B (I’m sure there is a 26 A too) and inexplicably, Carrera 38 runs right into Avenida 40 and they become ... read more

Hey, my friends, Hola, mis amigos, This entry would be about the Plains region of Colombia, an area where you can find such a diversity of landscapes and sceneries, but what I most miss from the region are the lovely sunsets: Beautiful tones depicting the colours of our Colombian flag quite willing to present themselves to you; as a matter of fact, this area in the north east of Colombia treats you to a delicious cocktail to your eyes, happily combining that very smell of the plains and the most green savanna. Imagine the Llaneros raising their cattle and hunting chiguiros (a rodent) while chewing chimó, a picture you can only have in your mind... as weird as these combinations might sound, the Llano caters to you that and much more, which ... read more