CHIVA
About a week and a half ago I helped to celebrate the birthday of a friend in a CHIVA!!! A Chiva is a big Colombian bus that you can rent with a bunch of people and it takes you through Bogota while everyone inside drinks and dances. Traditionally the Chiva has been used to transport people through the countryside, and it is commonly packed with people...like this:
Dangerous? Hehe...
CARLOS VIVES
This last weekend I went with Cally and a couple of my roommates to a FREE CARLOS VIVES CONCERT in La Plaza de Bolívar (main plaza in Bogota). Carlos Vives, from the Caribbean coast, is a musical god here in Colombia, and is easily one of my favorite musical artists. 
You can listen to a sample of his music here: http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=25o3XdgSSjY
POLITICAL TRANQUILITY
Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador resolved their little military dispute. Stop worrying.
Next stop...URUGUAY and ARGENTINA!
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