My Colombian Dream Turned Bad

If I was to imagine a Colombian getaway, I do not see any struggle or any problems at all. I wish to have a relaxing beer or five by the beach and have a dip in the ocean, when I feel a little too warm. I spent about a total of three weeks in the country of Colombia. First week was Cartagena, second week would be a mix of Taganga beach and Minca mountains, and the third week in Meddellin. I did get to fly in a paraglider, with a instructer of course. I was really having a great time but the drinking and hostels had got the best of the financial situation and I had to make a hastily return to the United States. I did want to mention for all it matters that I met the most beautiful, and I have yet to meet a girl comparable, although, I don't like to compare. Her accent was like a song meant for the world to hear. Maybe it did help she was dressed in a German skirt and blouse that squeezed her breast into your face but oh, my eyes never left hers'. I ended my relationship with my girlfriend in Medellin And I had some of the best falafel there, Many things were going on. I had sex almost non-stop. I had booze all the time, But still not happy. I am leaving.

Colombia!

After the road trip, we were tired but upon getting back home, I'm over filled with joy. My passport had arrived! As far as I knew I was ready for the world, a blank passport. My girlfriend at the time was excited about going to south America, we agreed to fly to colombia. From chaos of LAX to depressing humidity in fort Lauderdale, Florida. The last stretch of flying, keep in mind this is my first time flying, I was ecstatic! From Florida we switched airplanes to an airline that was minimum. Really small, enough room to just sit, no sleeping on this thing. As we approach cartagena, colombia I see the airplane shaking a bit. I'm very observant so I caught it really but on landing the aircraft at a high speed the airplane started shaking left and right. I was like " please god or whatever, make it quick" when the plane came to a halt. Everyone started clapping and cheering, I was just in awe, thinking everyone was on a roller coaster of death. My feet touched Colombian soil, probably the first in my family tree to step foot there. Check!

The Road Trip

This Road trip consisted of driving from Santa Monica, California along the highway 101 through Big Sur and Monterey Bay to San Francisco. From San Fran to Lake Tahoe, to Yosemite National park. From Yosemite through Death Valley National park to Las Vegas, Nevada. Leaving Vegas to only drive about 40 miles due to an incredible hangover on both our parts. recovered and refreshed, we headed to the Grand Canyon and drove along the south rim to the four corners, which is where  Arizona. New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado meet. Moving along towards Colorado, so my girlfriend could buy marijuana legally for the first time in her life. Back South to New Mexico and West to San Bernardino, California. Really quick run through of the orientation of the trip but you got a general idea. Now, I don't know if it's a good idea to go in depth on each spot we took a stop but I will tell about the highlights of the trip.

The states.

   after crossing the border my girlfriend and I decide to move to the states in order to make money and travel some more together. So my older sister had a four bedroom house that we were able to have our own room for the meanwhile I found a job. Being the way I am, I have always been very lucky with finding ways to make money. I passed a Home Depot store and thought to myself, now that's fast and easy money. In a 8 hour work day, if that, I made about 10 - 15 dollars an hour. Which is great and all but the work was pretty hard. For example, demolition, construction, labor. I soon encountered problems with my girlfriend of not being home much and she being alone most of the time. I found myself a pretty good job as a manager of a eyeglass repair shop. low customer count, fair pricing, and no hard labor. Needless to say I loved my new job. And once again after a few weeks my girlfriend complained. at this point, I was contemplating even having a girlfriend most of the time because my plan was to make money to experience travel once again. Careful conversation and precise planning led us to make a decision to take a road trip. This road trip would take place in the U.S.A. and would be 3 weeks long. what an adventure awaits.

Tijuana/San Diego

   So my trip back to Tijuana was just as bad as the way south. I hate one hour bus rides and this one was three days. The plan was I was to arrive at my father's and stay there but when I mentioned I had met a girl and brought her with me. He was not content with my ideas. After her arrival a few days after me and awkward first days, because I literally had met her a week ago, we were so in love. Kind of disgusting but very beautiful and blind. It was heaven with a side a paradise. We had money, no responsibilities, we were both young, and we had no schedule. 

   Being that my partner was foreign, everything was new to her. I gave her the touristy Tijuana tour due to the city being very dirty and saddening. Since Tijuana is the most daily crossed border, we went to tour San Diego. We really didn't do much more than eat, drink, have intercourse, and sleep. So we started talking about what or next move would be. 

Back to my blog!

Oh my god after almost two years, I will be engaging in my blog once again. I put the laptop down because I was seriously heart broken. I know it sounds very childish, but I couldn't continue writing. But I will fill you in on all the details from where I left off. And I want to everyone to keep in mind, this is basically my life story. Except I left out the early childhood stories because it's not time yet. I basically lived life and oh did I. So if you come across this blog and find it interesting stay tuned and share!

My heart jumped in!

   So after a very good time the day before, I did not want to get emotionally involved with anybody. But as some of you may know, that doesn't matter if you want to or not. If there is a slight chemistry between the both of you, there will be a an equal amount of lust. Anyways to make a long story short, we began to we started to become an item. She followed me to my next destination, which was Mexico City, Distrito Federal. Where I was finally able to see that glorious green, white and red flag fly high and mighty. Since I was a child, I would see this flag and plaza full of people and singing the national anthem. Checked that off my list. And went ahead and booked a trip to the pyramids of Teotihuacan. Where a big group of us from the hostel in Oaxaca took a tour. Mostly everyone who was there came from the same hostel from the previous city. I felt a really deep connection to this place, it might be because my grandfather was Indigenous a few mile from where we were standing. After a few days here, it was enough a big city is just that, a big city. I planned on going back to Tijuana, Mexico where I am originally from, and in a drunken haze asked Leonora to come with me, she responded with a positive answer. And so our adventure together began, but the dooming question of whether it was a good idea to bring her home or even begin a relationship with her, was still lingering around and I proceeded to go through, even if my heart was on the line.