Very Busy Looking for Work

I arrived in Medellín, Colombia yesterday. I didn't realize that Medellín's main airport is not the one that's in the middle of the city; it's actually the one that is 25 away, separated from the city by tall mountains. From the airport I took a bus along winding roads that look like they'll collapse and slide down the cliffs into the valley the next time it rains.

I learned that most of what's involved with finding a teaching job is sending a lot of emails and waiting for responses. Having sent a lot of emails last night, I spent today doing most of the touristy things that one can do in Medellín.

I saw the Jardín Botanico:

I rode the Gondola:

I discovered that when you get on a particular Gondola that costs twice as much as the others, it's because it takes you some 10 miles up into the cloud forest to a place called Parque Arví.

While in Parque Arví, I found a tour group and jumped in. No one seemed to mind.

I went to the city center and ate some stuff they call Mondongo Especiál:

On my way back to the hostel I was stopped by a group of locals who explained to me (in English) that they needed to interview a gringo in order to fulfill an assignment for their English class. I agreed to let them interview me, but I found this a bit disconcerting for two reasons: 1) I am apparently very easy to identify as a gringo. 2) There's an English class being taught in Medellín and I'm not getting in on it! So I gave the students a copy of my resume and told them to try and help me find a job.