There I was, in a foreign country, it’s very late at night, sitting in an artist’s studio being sketched by a Columbian artist and chatting in a language I barely know with him and his friend visiting from Medellin, drinking hot tea, listening to a country band from Austin, Texas. Certainly the most surreal experience I’ve had yet! How did I end up in this situation? Well, Cuenca is the cultural center of Ecuador. Artists are everywhere! One night I was taking a stroll down by the river, my favorite part of town, and in my usual friendly way was nodding ´hi´ to people as I passed looking for someone to practice my bad Spanish on. One of them stopped me, grabbed my hand, and introduced himself in Spanish. 'Hi, I’m Lucas, from Medellin'. How
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