How happy and proud I felt to be back home en MI TIERRA!!

Hey amigos hope you are all OK, sorry If I haven’t been myself lately I know that I have changed quite a lot since I came back from my long trip to Colombia *as some other member stated* yeah I was unlucky enough to see his thread about me but I didn’t want to answer or post anything there because I see no reason why I should or why he did that I believe it was not out of concern (as he also stated). I don’t think why he should be so “concerned�? about my business as I very well remember he used to give me a hard time every time I wrote a thread about my life before I went to Colombia. Anyway if you guys are concerned I thank you for that and for the lovely messages that I’ve been getting expect the ones sent to me by the same member who post a thread about my private life he seems very eager to find out about my personal life and I still don’t know why but let’s just leave it like that not harm done and to be honest getting into a brawl about my private life with some stranger is the last thing I want I’ve been to hell and back but thank god things are getting back to normal and I’m back to my old happy self again.

About my trip to Colombia well get ready for this….. The day before my departure from London I stayed up all night packing and freaking out! My flight was at 6am so I had to leave home at about 3am I was so excited I couldn’t stop smiling and making jokes I think it was the happiest that I’ve been since the birth of my daughter, you all know that was my first time to Colombia since I first came to London 12 years ago so you can imagine how happy I felt to be going back after all these years but because of what I went through in Colombia I was feeling a bit apprehensive and scared but I prayed to god to protect me and to make my trip safe.

When we arrived at the airport my parents were a bit sad because they weren’t going to see us for 2 months (they arrived in Colombia 2 months after me) we said our goodbyes and my mother started to cry so did I not of sadness though but because we were so happy to know that we could finally go back “a nuestra tierra�?

We were on the plane for 2 hours then we arrived at Barajas Airport in Madrid and changed planes when we boarded the plane to Bogota I felt a weird feeling a mixture of excitement, happiness and impatience I just couldn’t wait to get there, my flight was almost 9 hours long so I think (it felt longer) when we got to the Caribbean I could see most of the islands from the plane then someone shouted “Llegamos a la costa! La costa Colombiana�? and although I was really tired I just couldn’t stop smiling I went to see the Colombia coast from the plane’s window and there it was the lovely golden sound separated the Colombia from the turquoise sea, there was a clear sky and the sun was shining after 20 minutes on Colombian sky the plane landed at the El Dorado airport everyone clapped with joy and when we got out of the plane I felt like kissing the ground but I never did.

The bus took us from the international airport to the national one I was so amazed I couldn’t believe it I felt weird but good weird it just felt right me being there with people that look like me talk like me wow that feeling was unbelievable, we went to change some money and I phone my mother in London to tell her we’ve had arrived safe and sound she was crying but very happy for me. Then it was time for us to get into yet another plane!! Our third plane in less than 24 hours my daughter was restless my husband was stressed out and we all were tired but I was happy to be home, on our plane to Cali we had Manazana Postobon and alchiras wow alchiras! Yummy I thought I was like a little girl going to the park I was happy and no one could take that feeling away from me not even my screaming 4 year old daughter stressing everyone out in the plane… I just didn’t care!

I rested my head on the plane window when a caught these glimmering lights getting nearer and nearer I didn’t know what it was it then the air hostess said “Ladies and Gentleman La Sultana Del Valle welcomes you�? and I just started to cry like a little girl my husband was red with embarrassment but I just didn’t care! We came out of the plane and for the first time in 12 years I was glad to be home.

I was still worried about my situation back home so I told no one about my trip until the last minute, my mother told my grandmother that I was on my way there when I was on the plane and she couldn’t believe it! When I got out of the airport I couldn’t see anyone so I told my husband to look for a taxi then as we went to get the taxi I saw this group of people running towards me I couldn’t recognise anyone when they yelled my name I was still in shock there they were my great grandmother, my grandmother my best friend, my little cousins (that were adults now) and others who I didn’t even know were there happy to see me!

As we drove towards the city passed by Yumbo there was a horrible smell I still don’t know what it was! When we got to La 14 de Calima shopping center I was still in shock numbed couldn’t even talk my mouth was opened haha and my relatives were all happy screaming and shouting the cars and the people were so loud I hadn’t seen so much happiness around me in so long not even in a big city like London, I even thought that London was way quieter than Cali!

Before planning our trip my husband told me that he wanted to stay in a 5* hotel to be treated and pampered like a king and who wouldn’t? Well not me! We decided to stay at my grandmother house in Plazas Verdes near Chiminangos that strato 3 or 4 not quite sure it wasn’t ghetto but it was not strato 6 either! As our car drove by the neighbourhood it was Friday 7pm and there were fast food restaurants everywhere, people eating out drinking getting really drunk enjoying themselves, teenage girls with their skimpy tops they looked really pretty kissing their boyfriends, there were people dancing outside the local park had a band playing salsa, there was reggaeton music coming out of what seemed most houses and children playing outside… all I could think of was oh my god I’m finally here, I’m home!!!! And that was just the beginning of my trip I’ll keep posting on this thread to tell you guys what happened after that.

By nanis on Sep 12, 2005, 09:46 in Friendly Talkzone.

Miguel says on Sep 12, 2005, 10:22:

Señora G ¡Diganos mas, y pronto!

quindioman says on Sep 12, 2005, 11:28:

mrs. G "after 20 minutes on Colombian sky the plane landed at the El Dorado airport everyone clapped with joy and when we got out of the plane I felt like kissing the ground but I never did"

Mrs G...whenever I get to Armenia I don't care what the hell people think of me. I always get down a la pope and give the ground a clean smacker

Peter Miami says on Sep 12, 2005, 11:38:

This story sound beautiful thank you for sharing and keep them coming.

Peter Miami

marcastillo says on Sep 12, 2005, 11:47:

mrs gomez Your story made me cry!!!!
I am looking forward to reading more about your trip!

Marsh

silviat says on Sep 12, 2005, 12:59:

Nice story I hope your time in Colombia goes fantastic and that pleases you a lot... I am very happy you made it HOME!

Thanks for sharing, your story is very emotive and I really enjoyed it a lot!

Cant wait to get back to my tierra (even when I just left)

Good luck!

BAQ says on Sep 12, 2005, 13:43:

HAPPY FOR YOU WOW, I am VERY HAPPY for you. I sincerely hope you enjoyed your stay. YES, keep us posted. Regardless of one's situation, even if you return for a short time, it is ALWAYS to return to the "Motherland"

Semper Fidelis !

tomtom33 says on Sep 12, 2005, 14:11:

Even though Colombia is my adopted country and I have only known her for 2 1/2 years, I have similar feelings when I can identify Laguito from the air coming in.

I have been in the States since the end of May. In three weeks I return. I have no relatives to welcome me(thank God?), pero tengo muchos amigos y una o dos amigas.