3 MONTHS IN...

Celebrating Juli's Birthday, Barú-style!

It’s been just about 3 months (or ¼ of the way) since we first stepped foot in South America and although there have definitely been challenges amidst the adventure; we’re learning to appreciate all that Colombia has to offer. So our Español is still far from fluent (okay it’s more like Spanglish, but the Costeño accent is hard!) and teaching English here is much more difficult than we imagined, still…life is good.

We’ve blogged about the bugs and the lack of clean water, the power outages and the heat. But with all of the challenges, we are extremely fortunate to have some pretty great perks living on Isla de Barú.

Sunset on Playa Blanca

This past weekend we celebrated another volunteer’s birthday with a fiesta on Playa Blanca, where we camped overnight in cabanas. We were treated to a spectacular sunset over the Caribbean, followed by delicious food, music and of course, dancing. Later that night, we were walking along the beach, looking up at the stars, feeling grateful for everything we were experiencing – it was one of those moments in life where we wished we could bottle it all up and save it forever.

Beach Cabanas 

The next morning we awoke to a perfectly beautiful day on the beach. We spent the day relaxing in the sun and enjoying the warm, turquoise waters, wishing the weekend didn’t have to end.

A pretty decent trade off for the difficulties of living in Santa Ana, if you ask us.