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Dead refrigerator, english learning web site and more

June 15, 2014

Hi everybody! I hope all are doing well. I am. It's been a long time since the last blog I posted, sorry about that.

So what's new here? Well, lets see, ah, rain. Ready for this? Here in Colombia, in Barranqilla, it has now rained 4 times. This year. And each time it lasted for less than 15 minutes. Pretty unbelievable, I know, after all, isn't this a tropical country? Yes. But here in Barranquilla it is a sub-tropical/temperate region.

Las Flores, dinner, more photos

March 9, 2014

Hi Everyone! I hope all are doing well. I am.

Here the Carnaval just finished this past Tuesday. The main weekend was last weekend, with parades and concerts all over the city. The main parades, in downtown, were on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, with more smaller parades on Tuesday. I didn't see much of them, the crowds are unbelievably huge, and unless you get to the parade route at least a couple hours early you will be stuck at the back of the crowd unable to see anything more than heads walking down the road.

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Carnaval!

February 24, 2014

I hope you are doing well. I am doing fine, my job is going fine.

This past weekend my friend Vivi and I went to the Guacherna parade for Carnaval and it did not turn out to be a very good evening. First we arrived too late to get anywhere near the parade so we couldn't see any of the parade, and we walked to every access location along the route. The crowds were so huge there was no way to squeeze in anywhere near the parade.

Puerto Colombia and Syntactic Pleonasm

February 17, 2014

Hi to my family and friends in the USA, and to the others that read my blog. First of all - I am doing well, am healthy, not wealthy, and hopefully a little wiser. :)

A couple weeks ago my girlfriend, Vivi, gave me the phone she had, as her brother gave her a phone, as it turns out it is the same model. So now we both have the same phones. Anyway, the phone she gave me is pink.

New Photos, Malecon

January 24, 2014

I have uploaded a few more pics into the Barranquilla photo album. Have a look and maybe leave comments on any photos you like.

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Chip Wiegand

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I used to teach English as a foreign language in Barranquilla, Colombia. Now I'm retired and traveling throughout South America.

I'm from Kennewick, Washington, USA. In my previous life, as I call it, I was an IT guy, systems administrator, computer tech, as well as a shipping/receiving guy and also worked as a merchandising guy in a RV/Camping store.