Leaving Colombia

Our training sessions are finally done, we got great reviews from all the newspapers we visited, and we’ve learned tons about Colombia and all the changes that have taken place here.  The last six years have seen a sea change in the security situation...

Porque No Te Callas?

In case all you gringoes up in Gringolandia missed it, last week the controversial (I use that adjective, because a diatribe this early in the post of negative adjectives just isn’t nice) Hugo Chavez got slapped down by King Juan Carlos of Spain.  During a...

Medellin-go-Round

The video below is of small children playing on the spinning benches in the play area (I hesitate to call it a park) next to the Planetarium, which is itself next to the Botanical Gardens.  We wanted to go to the gardens, because it supposedly had an...

On you in 3 … 2 … 1 … (cue)

On you in 3 … 2 … 1 … (cue) Originally uploaded by Wordyeti One of the hardest things to teach the print reporters is timing. In print, you just ask the question whenever and write down the answer, or trust to the tape recorder. On video, you have to...