Today is our last day in Colombia… The time has gone both fast and slow. When we reflect on how much we have accomplished in three weeks it is really amazing. Time seemed to go fast due to the business but seemed to go slow due to missing home…
This morning we took Yerly and Diego to a really cool children's hair salon with their friend Sofia. This salon had everything under the sun to entertain children while they get their hair done – dvd, x-box, car chairs… Diego got his hair touched up but Yerly had a full hair braid complete with ribbons and topped off with a manicure and facial makeup. She looks like a little doll. She really soaked it in getting pampered like that…
We walked around our neighborhood to a really nice Colombian artesian shop where we found some more nice things that reminded us of Colombia and gifts. We ate lunch at this great place called “Crepes and Waffles” where they make amazing dishes of every type wrapped in a crepes… The kids had some amazing sundaes for dessert with the kids meal.
Mike went to the US embassy and received all the documentation and visas for D&Y to enter the US as immigrants. We then went to validate our tickets and found out we need to get to the airport 3 hours in advance to get our seating reassigned so D&Y can sit next to us.
We made one last run to a Juan Valdez cafe and Exito before coming home for an amazing supper of Ajiaco…a typical Colombian soup. It is a chicken based broth made with 3different kinds of potatoes. You then add the following if you like: chicken, avocado,corn, and capers. This delicious soup was served with homemade empanadas!!! For dessert…passionfruit cored and filled with passionfluff
We are all packed and ready to go. We need to get up at 4:30 to leave at 5:15am to start our travels back to the US. This flight will be from Bogota to Miami where we need to go through immigration and customs. This process is where D&Y have all their documents reviewed and then officially enter the US. We have three hours to get this done and board our next flight to Chicago. We will be met in Chicago by the kids and Grandpa Williams for the drive back to Reedsburg.
D&Y are excited to see their siblings and see their new house. M&T and looking forward to seeing the kids and sleeping in their bed!!!
Colombia is a beautiful country with very sophisticated urban life mixed with natural beauty that rivals most countries. The people are wonderful kind and helpful. We have met many new people that we are very grateful to have known. We have experienced some great cultural things to appreciate Colombia. We have enjoyed some great food.
But most of all we are grateful for our gifts from God – Diego Josee and Yerly Tatiana Rothwell…
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!
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