Como me le va?

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Medellin Taxi

This was originally posted on my old blog, ngmarleyDOTnet, on Jul 12, 2009 @ 15:00 CST. That blog is now defunct and the content is slowly being absorbed into this one. This is one of a few posts I wrote when traveling Latin America during the summer of 2k9.

As I entered a taxi a couple of days ago, the driver said to me “¿Cómo me le va?”, which I took to mean “Como le va?” (how are you), but he added an extra “me” in there, which perplexed me. In all my time studying/speaking Spanish, I’ve never heard it worded this way before (with the extra 1st person personal pronoun thrown in). I asked the taxista to repeat the question, and he clarified for me with a slowly-spoken “¿Cómo estás?”.

Medellin, Colombia

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

A Typical Paisa

This was originally posted on my old blog, ngmarleyDOTnet, on Jul 10, 2009 @ 21:48 CST. That blog is now defunct and the content is slowly being absorbed into this one. This is one of a few posts I wrote when traveling Latin America during the summer of 2k9.

I’ve been in Colombia for a week now. I was in Cartagena for 4 days, and I’ve been in Medellín for 3. Cartagena is nice to visit, but has too much of a tourist vibe for me. But Medellín… this has got to be one of the greatest cities to which I’ve ever been in my entire life. For one thing, there aren’t many foreigners here because this isn’t a touristy place. Also, compared to all the other cities I’ve been in Latin America, it seems a lot more tranquil and safe. And it’s surrounded my mountains on every side. But the biggest reason is… the women. They are all gorgeous here. Derek’s post on Colombian women sums it up perfectly. This is one of the few cities in which I would consider spending the rest of my life. Maybe. I would at least consider finding my wife here.

Medellin on ngmarley.com

Como me le va?

Medellin, Colombia