Crazy4Cali has written 9 posts
Man, what a clueless gringo I am
We went to the Cali airport, last night, to meet someone and we had some time to kill so we went into the terminal to get a coffee. OK, that doesn't sound like a big deal (and it really wasn't) except I've arrived in Cali, I don't know how many times, and only realized last night that the exit of the international arrivals was right next to the entrance of the airport. I guess it's because I'm always distracted by my colombiana when I get in :) Anyway, if you are arriving into Cali and need t ...
We got to meet the Colombian Army
We went on a bus trip from downtown Cali to a Yanacona, a park about 20 minutes outside of town in the moutains behind the Christo Rey statue. It was a great deal at about $7,500 COP ($3.50 USD) for each person including the bus to and from the park as well as entrance into the park for the day. The road was your typical 1 to 2-lane windy moutain road which the bus navigated well in spite of its bald tires and the lack of pavement for half the trip. About half way up, I noticed a couple of ...
Back in one piece
Just got back from a short (10-day) visit to my Colombian in-laws in Cali. My wife & I managed to sneak out of Cali to spend a few days in Cartagena for a little luna de miel. A good time was had by all and I think I drank enough aguardiente to last me until the next visit.
Cali
Looked a little bit more run-down than when I saw it last year. The MIO (Cali's Transmillenio bus) is making some progress, if at a glacial pace, but the streets, buildings, ...
mi esposa esta enojada
fortunately not with me (hooo boy, I don't even want to think about that :) but for the past two or three nights in a row, colombians have been the cast in a very negative light on the TV. She's been offended that in every case Colombian = Narcotraficante and worries that this is how the Americans think of them.
I said, some might, but for the most part that's just Hollywood playing up racial stereotypes. If they don't play up the stereotypes, they lose credibility for not showing ...
AOS Interview - No sweat
We went for our AOS interview today and it was about as quick and painless as it could be.
- We showed up at 1:40 for our 2:30 appointment.
- The officer led us in at 2:20.
- She swore us in.
- She Reviewed how we met and got married.
- I gave them a photo copy of a check from our joint checking account and of our medical insurance cards
- She looked at our photo album
- Said she needed a sig ...
AOS - Hurry up and wait
Well, it's back to the waiting game, again.
Sent the I-485/765/131 packet to USCIS 10/27
Received by the USCIS 10/30
Got confirmation from the USPS 10/31
NOA for each form sent 11/8
NOA received for each form 11/12
and so now we wait again.
At least this time we're waiting under the same roof :) ...Colombianas por eBay?
I saw this in the left column ad bar of this site, this morning.... Ads by Goooooogle ...
Los ladrones de Avianca
I was trying to reserve a domestic flight between Bogota and Cali for next month. So I looked up Avianca flights on their Colombian website (www.avianca.com.co) and found one for $271.000 COP.
OK, cool! Tried to reserve it on line...no dice.
OK, no problem. I'll give them a call.
I call their US 1-800 number and they quote me $232 USD for the same flight.
WTF?!
Sí señor! If you buy the ticket in the U.S. it's $232 USD or $556. ...Finding an apartment or hotel in Cali with broadband internet
I was wondering if there were any hotels or apartments in Cali that had a broadband internet connection in the room. A dial-up might work, in a pinch, but I'd be willing to spring the extra coin for a broadband connection if one was available.
I'd like to spend 4-6 weeks in Cali this coming July (2005). If I can find a place with broadband internet access, I will be able to work while I'm down there and maybe be able to stay longer. I'll be going down there in February so I'd like ...
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