"Stepping off the plane in Barranquilla, it isn't hard to recognize that we're no where near home. The humid wind hits your face immediately, sending you back to summer vacation, but it is far from the same. After getting teased by the extremely friendly Colombian airport staff for not knowing Spanish, we headed out to our brightly colored bus to take us to our hotel. Now when I say brightly colored, I don't mean the bus was simply bright green, but completely decorated in a rainbow of trinkets stringing all around the bus. Settling into our seats, we had reached the beginning of our immersion into a new and extraordinary culture. Swerving around crowded streets of buses, taxis, and motorcycles, your eyes can't help but be captured by the array of colored buildings and the chaos inhabiting the streets. There almost seems to be a pulse in the air that carries you through the town and touches an adventurous spirit deep inside of you you may not even knew existed. They are so full of life and thrive off of impulse but have kindness and patience towards us that I am very thankful for. It makes me excited to stay enveloped in a world far from my own and simply be lead by the impulses of God. He has uplifted all of us and I can tell already that this will be an empowering week."
By Kelsey Goodwin
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