This picture I took for Marc. It is some kind of stream or waterway that was running through town. The orange tube/pipe in the photo we were all pretty sure was sewer. Yikes!
And we also saw lots of chickens wandering around. No one seemed concerned about keeping animals (including dogs) on a leash or in their yard. I wish I had a photo of the pigs we saw on the roof of a house when we were coming down the cable car.
I tried to get a couple of photos showing the "outside" of the house. People here have a whole room outside. They do not have dryers (sometimes not a washer either) and hang everything up to dry. They often eat outside in what we call a porch or sunroom. The first photo is my friend Dalese, standing in Gloria's (elementary principal) living room. Her couch, television, etc, was all outside on her deck like a living room. She did have a small curtain to pull down near the television in case of rain. I wish we could do this in Washington!
At Gloria's for dinner, we ate on a large patio a few floors down from Gloria's apartment. They had a live singer there to sing authentic Colombian music. Part way through, others decided to get in on the show. So, Aaron from Chicago sang the "Titanic" theme song for us. For some reason, there was a shower out there and he stood in it. So, here is Aaron, singing in the shower!
All of the cars in Medellin were pretty small. In fact, people here are only allowed to drive 5 days a week. Your license tells the police what day is yours. For example, if you are a 5 or 6, your days to not drive are Monday and Wednesday. This means, some of the kids took a bus or a taxi to school on days their parents could not drive them. Diego (Gloria's husband) told us it is because the roads are too crowded and the streets are too narrow. This photo is a taxi that was at our hostel. There were a ton of these Chevy Sparks. cute!
There were probably more motorcycles than I have ever seen. (Even in Sturgis!) It is a good way to get around here. I didn't get a photo, but everyone who rides on a motorcycle must wear a jacket and a helmet with their license number (they have to match) on it.
The bugs here were BIG and some of them were strange looking. We saw these moths at the school every day. Some people went home with mosquito bites, so I guess those must be the same!
I know you are all wondering about the Policia. There were not as many as I thought there might be, and I have to say, they were friendly! There were different kinds of police, just like at home. This picture shows the "tourismo" who help the tourists on the metro and downtown. We also saw security at the mall. Outside a motel near ours, there was military police one night, Janis said someone important must have been staying there. Of course there were also some at the airport.
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