A Brief Introduction - The First Week

Welcome everyone! It has fallen to me to document our Colombian adventure for posterity's sake. We started a few posts on the Book of the Face, but it occurred to me that my parents don't participate in that, so we needed a different venue.

For those who don't know us, let me introduce myself and our family. We are a family of four consisting of myself and my wife (early 40's) and our two young boys (7 & 9). We have been living in Seattle, WA for about 15 years and have a house in Capitol Hill/ Central District, for those familiar with the city. I work as a software engineer and my wife owns a catering business.

Rather than continue to bore you, here's a shot of my youngest, Reece, on our first night in our new lux apartment.

Since we will be here for two months we opted for a swank pad in the Poblado - aka the Beverly Hills of Medellin (more in another post). Below are some daytime shots. We are on the 26th floor and the view can be a bit vertigo-inducing if one gets too close to the edge of the balcony.

It's a beautiful view, day or night.

We did find a good meal and do a little exploring after figuring out how to get around (also more on that later).

Kristen and I ordered a platter of traditional Colombian foods, while the kids stuck with pizza and sandwiches and lemonade (comfort food keeps the whining at bay).

Rather than make this too long, I'm going to break this up into multiple posts. Look for more soon, o my brothers and only friends.