Letters from Cali
My Colombian chapter, a collection of letters from me to you.
Category: Letters from the In-Between
A collection of reflections from the space between who I was and who I’m becoming. The In-Between. Honest and unfolding in real time. These letters trace the moments, emotions, and quiet lessons of six months spent living, learning, and growing far from home in Cali, Colombia. For an enhanced experience, listen to the song of the week while reading your letter. Music paints time with art.
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Dear you, How can people just decide to leave home? I used to ask myself that all the time. They’d go willingly, smiling and confident, like it was no big deal. So fearless. But now, being here in Colombia, I’ve realized: fearlessness isn’t real. It’s a myth. No one is actually fearless; they just do…
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Dear You, Week one was pure denial, exhaustion wrapped in adrenaline and an overwhelming flood of information that just wouldn’t stick. Like trying to fill a sponge already soaked. Week two was slower, steadier. I started absorbing. Learning. Not just names and routes and routines, but the land. The sky. The soul of this place.…
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Dear You, The travel to Colombia was brutal. By the time we arrived, we had been awake for 27 hours. The flights themselves weren’t too long, but the last bit of training, the waiting, the transfers, and the endless processing made it feel like forever. The trip from Toronto to Bogotá was quiet and dim.…
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Dear you, It feels like I’m in the in-between of my life right now. Yes, it’s a new journey, but it’s like I’m floating in an abyss of the unknown. I don’t know where my life is headed after this, once I get on the plane, everyday will be an uncomfortable one. Every day will…
Letters from Cali 