Experience... Colombia

I`ve left Colombia without seing much, to be honest. A pity, ´cause it is a paradise country for the traveller. From the Caribean to the Amazon. Sea, mountains, jungle, culture, coffee, music, a lot of "rumba" (party), a lot of life. 

My trip through Colombia hasn´t mustered so many places to remember as has experiences. Experiences that have proved me that the best thing to do is letting oneself flow in life and trust it. Life takes you where it has to take you and crosses your path with that of the people you have to meet, right when you have to meet them. I know it seems just like another New Age clichè but the more I live, the more real it becomes in my life.
My trip through Colombia has not stopped reminding me that EVERYTHING happens for a reason. When I think about it all, I can´t help but being astonished. It is clear to me that this country was unavoidable in my Latin-American trip.

I must admit that before coming here, I was a "tiny" bit scared. Will I be robed? Hijacked? Will I leave the country safe and sound with my backpack still on my shoulders? No other country has generated so many: "Ana, take care, you`re travelling on your own!". I got tired of so much "be careful" and of so many fears hosted in so many heads. I am, by default, cautious and suspicious, a bit too much many times. It has pissed me off having to fight against others´ fears not to let them limit my experience. Well, I´ve not been hijacked, I have left with the same backpack on my shoulders and have not been robed (ok, almost, hehe).
It is true that I have met people who have been robed and even armed-robed but I´ve also met people who have been robed in Spain or Australia and that doesn´t put anyone off when thinking of travelling to these countries.

Is Colombia more dangerous than Spain? Yes, for sure, but it also depends on where you go and how coutiousless you move yourself around. One does the harm, and another bears the blame. The Colombian people I have bumped into have always been terribly welcoming and willing to help, simply charming. Party and happiness is in the air in an amazing country, to my surprise. And also a country through which travelling becomes easy. Here, I´m coming back for sure!

It has been short but intense. I take with me many things I´ve learnt and many others still to learn. But the best part is those people I´ve met here and whom I know I will keep on enriching myself with. In four words, Colombia has been awesome.