A La Finca

This weekend I was absorbed into a Colombian family, and it was glorious. Friday night Christian (my best friend & tennis buddy here) invited me to come with him & his family (2 sisters, brother-in-law, 2 nephews & niece) to a farm in a region north of Ibagué, in the "countryside". At first I was hesitant to accept the invitation, as I felt like it might be an intrusion into their family bonding time, especially because his sister & nephew are about to move to the US with his brother-in-law, a Colombian-American who lives in San Diego. But I finally decided that I would regret it if I didn't go, and so off to Salado we went Saturday morning. Originally Christian's sister Diana & her two kids Hannah & Juan Diego were supposed to go back to Bogotá Saturday morning, before Christian picked me up. They decided to go to the farm instead, and so we rode in the SUV about 30 minutes with 5 adults, 2 kids on laps, and a baby in a car seat. (Christian sat on my lap hahah).

They rented out a "cabana" at a farm/resort, and we spent the entire day Saturday & Sunday lazing in the sun, eating, and playing in the pool. Hannah, Christian's 9 year old niece, became slightly obsessed with playing with me (I remember that age, when someone to play with was a God-send, and I would cling to them with all my might). We played volleyball in the pool, pool (as in billiards), we ate together, sun bathed together, etc. It was super fun & relaxing, and I sincerely enjoyed every minute. Even though there were 4 bedrooms, Christian, Diana, Hannah, Juan Diego & I all slept in one room in bunk beds, which was silly. I didn't really fit in the bed, my head touched the iron headboard, and my feet poked through the curly iron footboard.... I said the bed was too small, they said no, I was just too tall.

All in all it was a delightful weekend, despite my scorched skin. Here are 2 pictures from the farm (I didn't take any of the view or anything, so just one of a bug & one of the kids with Christian).