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A life in Colombia
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When God made Colombia…
People always ask me why I chose Colombia. Well, if there is one thing you can say about Colombia; it’s always interesting. A Colombian fable: “When God was creating the world, he put gold into South Africa. But there was some was left over, so he threw it into Colombia. “Then he put coal into […]
World’s Smallest Man: Edward Niño Hernandez
March 18, 2011
A piece I wrote after meeting the former world’s smallest man, 70-cm high Edward Niño Hernandez: “THE remark was almost casual. “Your baby is going to be a little small,” the doctor told a worried Nohemi Hernández when she was pregnant with her first child. He didn’t tell the nervous expectant mother her unborn child […]
Everything is fine… except…
March 9, 2011
The immigration officer was tall and burly. “So are you planning to be here a while?” he barked, as he closed the door of his interrogation room. “Yes, please,” I squeaked. I was trying and failing to mask an internal scream of desperation. “Well… everything looks fine with your application,” he began. Thank. Goodness. I […]
Help me, I’m an American
March 1, 2011
Anyone who has ever spent time applying for a visa will know the process does not put you in the best of moods. Still, I was feeling reasonably cheery this morning. Yes, I had a 5am alarm call. Yes, I was standing in the wet, bedraggled queue outside the office at 7am. But, by 8am, […]
March 24, 2011
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