Despite staying put in Medellin after 14 months of travel around the world, people still continue to cycle in and out of my life faster than normal. Here are a few of those changes from the past 24 hours and then some:
Jim returned from the coast yesterday and we met up for a few final beers (and some authentic Thai food) before he spent one last night in a South American hostel. He’s currently in Miami awaiting a flight to Puerto Rico, before concluding his RTW trip by flying back to southern California next week. What I realized on this third meeting, is something I sensed on the the second (when we first hung out in Medellin a few weeks ago…the first meeting having been in Egypt), that he’d be a lot of fun to travel with. One thing I continue to both love and despise about travel is how quickly you can become friends (or more) with a person only to have them head off in a different direction too soon. I admire how excited he is to be returning home after his journey, and hope I will also embrace the experience when the time arrives.
Clint took another break from the city by heading to the Caribbean coast for some R&R in a beach hammock. He returns to Medellin later next week for a few days before moving on to Bogota, and then the good life in British Colombia, Canada.
Martin, my German roommate, just shared that he will be moving to a different apartment for his last 6-7 weeks in Medellin.
James, the person Martin brought by to check out the room, will already be in our apartment by the weekend. That was especially quick.
Kai, my good friend in New York City, continues to mention his interest in visiting Colombia. The last time I was in a country when he did this (Costa Rica), he arrived a few days after I left. This time around, I’m trying to get him down to Medellin for a long weekend while I’m still here. That’d be cool.
Charlie, my friend who has been living in Chengdu, China as a DJ for the last 5 years has also expressed interest in visiting Colombia later this year, though I wouldn’t be around by then. Doh.
Me, myself and I are looking at airfares to get home in early July. Despite daily service from Medellin to Washington, DC via Fort Lauderdale, the Spirit Airlines site is not bringing up any results for this route, which is annoying when you’re ready to book a flight!
