First impression of Bogotá: it is a pretty typical city with big brick buildings, but the odd thing is that it doesn't have much of a division between "poor" areas and "rich" areas. From the little I have seen so far, it is all mixed together. We passed a pasture with cows- directly next to tall buildings. It was very strange.
Driving to the hotel, I saw two workers fixing a street light. The first guy was standing on top of the other guy to reach the light... Apparently there is a shortage of ladders and cherry-pickers here.
And, as tourists usually say about any country they visit, the drivers here are crazy!! Hahaha- it's not the worst I've seen by far, but is still scary for someone who is new to the area. They have no qualms about turning a one lane freeway exit into 3 lanes when it suits them, and merging without signal is second-nature. People jaywalk very casually here too; they just stroll along, even though there are cars zipping by around them.
We had some issues with the people who were supposed to drive us to Villavicencio apparently, so we're staying here in Bogotá for a few days before going to Villa Valeria Suites where our Residence will take place.
We're staying at Cosmos 100 which is very nice.
And it is here:
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I'm in a room with our intern Stella, and we have a beautiful view of Bogotá and its pretty hills.
It's strange seeing hills again- I am realizing that Virginia is really really flat.
Really though, it doesn't look all that different out here, and many of the people speak some English, so I haven't had any crazy culture shock or anything yet.
We ate dinner at the staff-only cafeteria of the hotel, and had potato soup, rice, three kinds of sausage, yucca fries, and avacado.
And now, to bed in my nice hotel room. Goodnight everyone!
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