Spending the day in Chia, Colombia...

Hello All!

Today was such a beautiful/rain/sun/windy day…. How can I have had all three in one day… well here it is very possible to be walking down the street and its sunny and warm and the next moment its raining. So most people don’t even bother with umbrellas and just go through life as if nothing is falling from the sky.. no joke!

So Tio Nestro had the day off today from taking us around so we ventured out on the public transportation system.. that was FUN! Packed in there like sardines and water is leaking from the top of the bus so you are getting a mild shower while you ride.. lol but it was so much fun! Gio and Craig were hanging out from the doors checking out the scenery cause the bus was so packed.. I wish I could have taken a picture of that.

We arrived in Chia and walked a few blocks to Johana’s parents house and met her mom, dad, sister, and brother.. they are some of the sweetest people I have ever met! Johana looks just like her momma and they sound exactly the same and have the same laugh, smile, and sayings.. (CHANGOS) hahahahaha

So once we arrived at the house and said our hellos.. they took us to this amazing asada place and treated us to an amazing lunch/dinner. Next thing I know they are bringing out giant plates of ribs, meat, potato, platano (this is fried banana), and different types of traditional sausages. Can I say that I ate like a prized piglet.. hahaha . The food was sooo good we couldn’t stop eating and at the end we had to walk it off.

Here is a pic of us chowing down:

This the bomb soda!

This is how the meat is cooked... YUMMO

Franci and I just being us..

After the amazing food… we walked over to the plaza and all I can say is this place is so beautiful! The vibrant colors of the trees to the smell of the fresh air.. the scenery is just beyond this world because beautiful mountains surround you and the sky is so clear the clouds look like they have been ironed.

Here is a pic of all of us enjoying the beautiful scenery Chia has to offer in the plaza:

The Boys: 

The Girls:

With Johana's brother and sister:

We sat down and decided to have some ice cream and some coffee… the ice cream was un-believably beautiful I almost didn’t want to eat it but my tummy was saying.. EAT! Hahahaha…. We people watched and talked with her family and her sister is the cutest thing ever, he name is also Jennifer so every time they called her I turned around.. my neck started to hurt after awhile .

The adorable ice cream place in the plaza

Freakin delish!!

Picture of the plaza:

Another pic of the plaza.. so beautiful

The beautiful church...

Tia Martha, me, and Gio enjoying our ice cream

After we enjoyed chit chatting they were so gracious enough to rent us a bust to get home… our very own bus that said CHIA is giant letters on the side.. so Jose, Franci, and I couldn’t resist. So of course…. We had to take some silly pictures.

Jose and Franci

Me making the C in Chia and Jose just standing there..hahaha

Jefferson, Gio, and Me just getting on the bus back home

Everyone passed out on the way back to Mosquera and when we arrived home we decided to venture out to the bakery around the corner for some coffee and pastries. (MORE EATING) hahahaha… luckily the food here is not greasy.. but my body isn’t quite used to it yet so I woke up with a really bad tummy ache this morning … but after some special tea they made a few trips and me to the Little Ladies Room I was A-OK!

Overall.. it was such a fun and beautiful day… we are all relaxing and Gio is downstairs watching TV… my grandma and I are packing and Jose and Jefferson are on the laptops in the room (oh Craig too)… Vanessa, Juanita, Franci are getting the things ready for tomorrows flight at 5AM! Ohhh vey!

Well friends.. the next time I post, I will be on the beautiful beaches of Cartagena! Wooohooooo… I am already dreaming about the beautiful beaches and warm water … ahhhhhh

Till tomorrow peeps!!

P.s/ I know some of you had trouble posting comments so I went and fixed it … it should be ok now but I will try it one more time before I sign off today!