Medellin Living

This is a guest post by Robin, director of The Arepa.
Medellin, home to friendly Paisas, beautiful women, and people with really small feet.
Yes, small, feet.
I have lived here for a year now and have sadly not been able to find a pair of shoes in size 13. Here in Medellin, shoe sizes stop at 12. [...]

Some times, when I have a few minutes to spare, I just get off the metro at a random stop and explore what’s in the area.  One random Monday, I got off at the Parque Berrío station, and just had a look around.
The streets were completely filled with people.  It was definitely the craziest part of [...]

I’ve now been living with Maira and Martin for about 2 months here in Envigado, and since I have yet to go out with Maira for a night on the town, I haven’t taken any photos of her.  So I am nicking one from Facebook for a long overdue introduction.
Besides being stunningly beautiful, she is [...]

Between internet and transportation costs, universities and computer shops closing Sundays and for frequent holidays, and simply wanting some privacy and a quiet environment conducive to writing, I made the decision to invest in a laptop.  Just about everyone who hosted me on my trip used a laptop, which meant my dusty old desktop in [...]

There is a small outlet store around the corner from my apartment building, and I would often see groups of people waiting for it to open at 10 am, especially on Friday and Saturday mornings.  The one time I had ducked inside during a non-busy weekday, I found 90% of the stock geared towards women, [...]

Exito is the American equivalent of Walmart or Target in Colombia, and it is based out of Medellin. The stores remind me of home, and a Colombian friend explained they are well known for their high quality of customer service. If an Exito is nearby, backpackers use them to buy everything from groceries [...]