Medellin Living

I am a huge fan of tattoos.  If you know me for more than a few days, I am likely show mine off.  I got my first one when I was 18, and since then I’ve been addicted.  Knowing my problem, I decided to get a huge one (think two and a half feet from [...]

Up the hill from Envigado, hidden in a small bend in the road, is the entrance to Mahalo.  A small, unassuming sign marks the driveway.   As you pass through the gate and up the dirt road, to the broken cement blocks in front of a converted house, you wonder, “What exactly am I in for [...]

“Oh, shit.  The security guard is right there!” said HP.  We were rounding the stairwell from the parking garage to the main building.  I could hear the common Latin music that is played throughout this city.  I stepped in front of my friend, and peeked around the corner.  I looked back at HP and then [...]

Two things can bring my adventurous and curious nature to a screeching halt.  Death is one of them.  Family is the other.  Both of them have stirred things up for me.  My posts had gone to nil because I was pretty much locked in my bedroom for over a week.
Eli Thompson a jumper from the [...]

On a beautiful Saturday morning, I headed over to the north bus terminal to meet a group of friends and spend the day in Guatape.
The north bus terminal is practically attached to the Caribe metro station.  Once inside I was slightly overwhelmed with the amount of people and destinations.  I was really glad to have [...]

I see plenty of buildings in Medellin that are potential base jumps.  I’ve spied most of them form the metro, but I haven’t had a chance to properly check them out.
I’ve been working on getting a job teaching English.  After I went to talk to the head of an institute, I was making my way [...]

One of my goals in Medellin is to get some base jumping in.  Basically there isn’t any base here yet.  It’s going to be hard to get it started, but I can’t last too long without a jump.
The things necessary for a base jump are pretty straight forward.  You need gear that is specific for [...]