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Silly Rabbit, Trinkets Don’t Replace Hugs
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Squeezing the Green Out of the Rainbow
My very first business venture (37/40) My first business venture was a team effort between all the...
My Mom Screams and I Know Exactly Why
A Colombian-Flavored Karaoke With My Three Gringo Friends (31/40) My mom screams, and I know...
Pragmatic Colombian Sex Advice to Scar Teenagers for Life
I was in eighth grade when the Catholic school I went to decided we were ready for sex education....
Pablo Escobar Left Many Problems Behind And 99 Hippos is One of Them
“Did you hear about the hippopotamuses in Colombia?” I love people’s random comments when...
Weed, Cocaine, and Riding a Mule Around the World
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Tiny Sticks of Dynamite for Our Pain
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A Gun in the Bum, a Bomb on a Horse and a Colombian Prayer
The Refuge of Thirst, Exhaustion and Laughter During Uncertain Times Photo by Anette Bratteberg...
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