Archive for August, 2009
Bogota Zombie Bums
Posted on 29. Aug, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: I describe panhandlers, bums, and drug addicts in Bogota, Colombia.
Readers Attack – ‘Get the fuck out’!
My second hate comment, from “Julian”:
Please get the fuck out. dude, seriously, you’re the only piece of walking trash in that beautiful city,
My first reaction to this comment was: Wow, he doesn’t know this city at all!
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Aprovechadores vs. Those in Need
Posted on 29. Aug, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: I reply to my first hate comment discerning the difference between Latinos who take advantage of gringos and those truly in need.
Readers Attack – ‘Dumb american’ doesn’t care about ‘those in need’!
My first hate comment, from “Mike de Arequipa”:
You really seem to care about those in need. I like how you handled the situation in the run down hostal in Cusco. It seemed to me that they were in need of a little cash but you were unwilling to forfeit a 150$ train ticket Aguas Calientes. You managed to frighten them, do more damage then the damage you had already done, and then flee the scene to blog about it in a jokingly manner. Bien Hecho! Do you have a name for this type of helping the poor. You are making a mess from city to city in your redneck fashion. Thanks for helping the generalizations about dumb Americans, you represent well! Can’t wait to hear more about your generosity.
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Latinos’ Awful Writing Skills
Posted on 14. Aug, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: I explain how and why Latinos’ writing skills are horrible, concluding with what I believe is the root cause.
Disclaimers: Not all Latinos’ writing sucks. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Spanish-language journalists have proven they can spell and use punctuation. And if you’re a Latino reading this, you probably write well.
However, rank-and-file Latinos’ writing skills, including the college-educated, are comparable to mine when I was seven years old… Read more
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Yaje / Ayahuasca in Colombia
Posted on 10. Aug, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: I took ayahuasca, a spiritual hallucinogen also known as yaje, near Bogota, Colombia. This post features info on ayahuasca and my story.
Yaje, also known as ayahuasca, is a hallucinogenic brew made from Amazon jungle plants. It’s mostly in Peru but also found in Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil. Beatnik writers William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg made ayahuasca famous in The Yage Letters. … Read more
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Chapinero in Pictures
Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Profile and pictures of the coolest neighborhood in Bogota, Colombia: Chapinero.
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