The Glorified Gypsy

The Glorified Gypsy

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Bogotá Hospitality

March 01, 2020 by Carlitos de Jeffers in Bogotá

Gilberto and Ana Lucia’s was a typical Colombian love story. He met his first wife Olga in his home town of Cali when they were both young. They had two beautiful daughters together. As the daughters grew up, however, Gilberto traded Olga in for a younger, newer model. Ana Lucia. Gilberto would have been mid-fifties when I came to stay.

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March 01, 2020 /Carlitos de Jeffers
Gilberto, Mariana, Yessica, Olga, Ana Lucia, Bogotá, Bogotá Hospitality, CELTA, Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults, Colombia, teaching in Colombia, racism in Colombia, Germany 2006 World Cup, Colombian decor, Cali
Bogotá
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Bogotá and Broke

February 23, 2020 by Carlitos de Jeffers in Bogotá

As I walked to Salome’s house it occurred to me I was about to enter the home of a stranger in Bogotá. No one knew where I was going. Still, I was set to earn a cool COL$40,000 for two hours work. The possibility of Salome and her family keeping me in captivity for years or harvesting my organs was a risk I was willing to take.

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February 23, 2020 /Carlitos de Jeffers
Bogotá or Broke, Bogotá, Colombia, TEFL, CELTA, teaching English, teaching English in Colombia
Bogotá
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