Perhaps “whacky” is too strong a word to describe some of the differences that I have observed between Medellin and the culture that I usually experience, and no doubt there are many things that North Americans do that appear whacky to Paisas, but at least the title of this blog post is kind of catchy. […]
Category: #Latino
Whacky Medellin
Slow the Gringo Down
I have read that if you get impatient with a Latino service provider that you could aggravate the situation, and today I experienced that very phenomenon. I was at the grocery store and found what I thought was the shortest checkout line, but after I had emptied my cart on the belt I learned that […]
Sólo en Español
Tonight we had our first Spanish conversation class at Mestizo Coffeehouse, a funky little multicultural gathering place just west of downtown Salt Lake City. At http://www.mestizocoffeehouse.com/ you’ll catch a glimpse of the vision for Mestizo, including the following statement: Mestizo was created by artists, activists, community builders and private investors for the purpose of bringing […]