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THE LAST FOUR MONTHS

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I’m back. While this implies that I left, I assure you that I’ve been here, on the coast of Colombia, the entire time. A lot has happened since my last entry. I’m going to dedicate this entry to catching up on the past couple of months. I should’ve really dedicated a substantial entry to each one of the following events but due to the interests of time, I’m going to do something that is very un-latino; I’m going to keep things brief.  FEBRUARY  February was Carnaval and Sarah’s visit. Having Sarah  here was great. It’s always refreshing having people visit from your life before Peace Corps and Sarah’s visit was no different. We spent four days in Barranquilla enjoying live music, dancing, drinking, more dancing, and then doing it all again. Sarah was also able to spend a lot of time with my host family, as she spent the four nights of Carnaval in my barrio , La Playa . In truth, I really should have written about Carnaval when it was fresh in my mind. Looking back on it now,