costajunkie has written 3 posts

Translation help!

Through the years I have become pretty familiar in Spanish by necessity... I am still not at the place that I would like to be in regards to speaking and writing, but I am very proficient in reading. It is the rare occasion when reading - books (non-fiction), newspaper, letters - that I must pick up a dictionary or ask my wife for a translation or understanding through context.

Long ago before my wife, I had a serious novia. We separated for reasons too complicated to explain, bu ...

By costajunkie on 2006-07-14 01:54:46. 3 comments.

Jealousy and colombianas...

... and colombianos too...

I know that jealousy has been discussed many times, but a recent disagreement with my esposa (OK, a FIGHT!) has made me wonder...

I live in B-quilla about half of the year with my esposa and baby daughter; the other half is spent in the US on account of my business and because my 3 kids from my first marriage are here. I am in the US right now, and when we are apart, hardly a day passes that we don't talk on the phone or at least send emai ...

By costajunkie on 2006-02-11 23:49:19. 21 comments.

Where can a Colombian travel without a visa?

On the topic of visas, here's a new one (or maybe not)...

I wanted to take my novia on a vacation... somewhere... ANYWHERE!!! For example, to Argentina, Chile, Trinidad... However it is extremely difficult to find any information on the net concerning where Colombianos can travel without a visa. I know Panama is OK, and Venezuela and Ecuador also. Anyone have the latest info information concerning this? I'd really like to start making travel plans soon (it's a surprise so I really ...

By costajunkie on 2005-02-10 20:34:37. 19 comments.