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Dez's Digital Nomad Thread: Colombia (1 Viewer)

P.S. One of the other flirty moments I forgot about was when we were walking up the hills and she asked me if I was ok.  I told her I had enough to keep up with a jovencita and she gave me another twinkle and said we're going to find out.  During the sex talk she told me she has a gringo fetish, but that she's never talked to one or been with one before.  I said wow, it's exciting to be the first one that you've talked with... and she just giggled.

Heading out now to meet her at the grocery store to pick up stuff for the asada.

 
Not much to report on today.  Met Nasli about 1pm at the grocery store.  She was picking up some things that she and her roommate had bought online and I bought a few more things as well.  There was a mix up and we had to go back and by the time we did everything it was about 4pm before starting the asado.  They grilled a punta de anca, chorizos, and some hamburgers.  We had some drinks, listened to music, chatted, and danced.  Nasli and I made out a bit before I left around 8pm.  I think she's falling in love :oldunsure: .

 
Those approach/pick-up guys came up to Unicentro yesterday so I hung out with them a bit and watched them in action.  I've got to hand it to them, they've got guts.  The women here are eminently more approachable than American women, no doubt.  I've seen that for years.  But it still takes cojones to just walk up to someone and start talking to them, and they did it without fear.  They got a few numbers and also got rejected, but the thing about women here is even when they reject you they're still polite about it.  Actually, just watching them gave me some confidence that I could do it as well, at least in situations where I feel pretty sure a chica is checking me out or smiling or something.

We went to dinner afterwards and had a good time shooting the breeze.  The one guy said he noticed women checking me out as we were walking through the mall, more so than I apparently realize.  I was busy watching girls check those guys out.  When I was out with Luz the very first time in Barranquilla sometime around February she kept telling me that I was getting a lot of looks but didn't realize it because they hide it well.  So who knows, if I can just get myself to step up a bit maybe it will open some new doors/opportunities.

 
Oh my goodness.  I finally met up with my friend Brighitte yesterday after almost 6 weeks of us trying to coordinate.  I haven't seen her since we first met 4 years ago, mainly I guess because she's had a boyfriend the last 3.5 of them and I haven't really spent much time in Bogota over that span.  This chica is smoking :wub: .  I remember when we met up the first time thinking there was no way she was going to be interested in me, but we had a really great time together.  Things just didn't work out for several reasons (one of which was the aforementioned boyfriend).  Yesterday we picked up like no time had passed, she's super engaging and friendly despite being way hot.  Everywhere we went she was getting more than passing looks.

I was supposed to meet her at Titan Mall at 4:30p, but I sent her a note from the Uber that traffic was bad and I'd get there at 4:45p.  She said ok no problem.  I arrived at 4:45p and called her and she said oh did you arrive already, I'll leave now :rolleyes: .  30 minutes later she came walking up, all of about 5'9" slim and stunning.  We did a few laps around the mall, talking and trying to figure out where to eat.  She suggested some place she likes that serves loaded fries, so we called an Uber and waited around for about 15 minutes talking outside the mall.  We got in the Uber for the 25 min (due to traffic) ride to the restaurant and she sat right in the middle of the backseat, up against me, shoulder to shoulder.  She wanted to know all about the girls I was dating, had I tried anything more serious or met anyone that made me think about it, etc.  We got to the restaurant and had to wait in line a bit, but talked the whole time and had a lot of fun.  Finally sat down and it was more of the same throughout dinner.  We spent a good part of the time arguing about what happened 4 years ago and why we never made the next step or got together, etc.  She blamed me, I blamed her, but it was an odd conversation for a girl with a boyfriend I thought.

We finally got up to leave and I called an Uber to take us to her place to drop her off and then continue home to the apartment.  She sat in the backseat the same way.  We commented that we hadn't taken a picture together so she spent much of the ride home trying to take a good pic of the two of us, and she was leaning close etc.  After that she took my arm and I put my hand on her knee and we rode the rest of the way like that all chummy.  When we got to her place, we got out and she gave me a big hug and said it was really great to see me again, then I got back in and waited for her to get in the door then headed home.  All in all we spent about 4.5 hours together.  She wants us to go hiking on Sunday :shrug: .

 
Dez89 said:
Oh my goodness.  I finally met up with my friend Brighitte yesterday after almost 6 weeks of us trying to coordinate.  I haven't seen her since we first met 4 years ago, mainly I guess because she's had a boyfriend the last 3.5 of them and I haven't really spent much time in Bogota over that span.  This chica is smoking :wub: .  I remember when we met up the first time thinking there was no way she was going to be interested in me, but we had a really great time together.  Things just didn't work out for several reasons (one of which was the aforementioned boyfriend).  Yesterday we picked up like no time had passed, she's super engaging and friendly despite being way hot.  Everywhere we went she was getting more than passing looks.

I was supposed to meet her at Titan Mall at 4:30p, but I sent her a note from the Uber that traffic was bad and I'd get there at 4:45p.  She said ok no problem.  I arrived at 4:45p and called her and she said oh did you arrive already, I'll leave now :rolleyes: .  30 minutes later she came walking up, all of about 5'9" slim and stunning.  We did a few laps around the mall, talking and trying to figure out where to eat.  She suggested some place she likes that serves loaded fries, so we called an Uber and waited around for about 15 minutes talking outside the mall.  We got in the Uber for the 25 min (due to traffic) ride to the restaurant and she sat right in the middle of the backseat, up against me, shoulder to shoulder.  She wanted to know all about the girls I was dating, had I tried anything more serious or met anyone that made me think about it, etc.  We got to the restaurant and had to wait in line a bit, but talked the whole time and had a lot of fun.  Finally sat down and it was more of the same throughout dinner.  We spent a good part of the time arguing about what happened 4 years ago and why we never made the next step or got together, etc.  She blamed me, I blamed her, but it was an odd conversation for a girl with a boyfriend I thought.

We finally got up to leave and I called an Uber to take us to her place to drop her off and then continue home to the apartment.  She sat in the backseat the same way.  We commented that we hadn't taken a picture together so she spent much of the ride home trying to take a good pic of the two of us, and she was leaning close etc.  After that she took my arm and I put my hand on her knee and we rode the rest of the way like that all chummy.  When we got to her place, we got out and she gave me a big hug and said it was really great to see me again, then I got back in and waited for her to get in the door then headed home.  All in all we spent about 4.5 hours together.  She wants us to go hiking on Sunday :shrug: .
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shes wanting you to be a bit more forward GB. Do it! 👍🏼👍🏼

 
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We spent a lot of time talking, joking, and laughing about what did or didn't happen, who remembered right or wrong, etc.  I told her she blew her one opportunity, no second chances, and she laughed.  She blamed me for never taking the next step and showing interest as more than friends, and I reminded her that I tried to kiss her the first time we met and not only did she tell me no, she also gave me a bit of a scolding.  Of course, she didn't remember that part (she seemed to remember everything else quite well though).

In the end, she's got a boyfriend and I'm not really one to interfere, especially having been on the wrong end of that before.  If she wants something she's going to have to come to me (which, according to her, she doesn't do, which is why she never showed more interest in me the first time around).

 
Looked like another bust of a Friday for me yesterday.  I was supposed to see my friend Dayana (the one I met up with for lunch a couple of weeks ago) for dinner and drinks but she told me that I didn't confirm on Thursday so she made plans to leave town for the weekend :rolleyes: .  So I wrote to Raquel in the early afternoon and she came back and said she could see me, that she had virtual class in the evening but could connect from my apartment :excited: .  But then starting around 5pm she started giving me a sob story about how she was out shopping with her mom all day, they were carrying bags and walking all day, the traffic was horrible, they had a fight, and she was really tired, etc.  About 6pm I said well if you can't come that's fine just let me know.  About 7pm I was leaving to go try a fancy steak place across the street and she finally replied and said I'm sorry I'm in class now.  Whatever :rolleyes: .

So I headed over to Cook's Porterhouse for dinner.  Couldn't decide between the beef tenderloin and a Philly hamburger that looked great so I got both :bag: .  They were both fantastic, and with a Coke my total came to $25.  However, they tried running my card about 10 times and it kept coming back declined :rolleyes: .  I've been using it the whole time here and even earlier in the day, so I figured it was their problem even though they tried a couple of different readers.  I talked them into letting me leave my ID and phone with them, then ran back across the street and grabbed my debit card and some cash.  The debit card was declined as well (so I'm pretty sure it was their issue even though they said they hadn't had any other problems) so I just paid in cash.  Besides that, the food was fantastic and a great price.

So I got back home and was screwing around bored and about 9pm I sent a message to 20-year old Hilary.  You may recall we've tried several times to meet up but haven't been able to connect (most recently last Saturday when I didn't get back from seeing Nasli until 8pm and Hilary said it was too late to go out).  Her reply to me was basically what do you want?  I said I was sitting here bored.  She said well what do you want, you only want sex.  I said that's not true, no I don't :whistle: .  She asked if I was leaving soon and I said in 10 days and not sure if I'm coming back, and she said you need to come back.  Then she said I was thinking about you today and it gave me ganas :excited: .  I said what kind of ganas and she said the kind to kiss you.  I said well I hope you still have them tomorrow and she said what about tonight?  I said isn't it late for you and she said well I can just stay there with you :excited: .  Then of course, as things go with her, she then said well maybe you're right and it's late, better tomorrow.  We went back and forth and finally around 10pm she said ok, I'll get ready and you send the Uber.  I said holy crap, this is really happening.  Then I started getting nervous about her wanting to come here and spend the night on the first date, etc. so I hid all my crap (laptops, phones, credit cards, etc.) and asked the porter guy downstairs to pay attention in case she came back downstairs without me.  He laughed and said no problem.

She finally arrived at 11:30pm and we walked to a nearby bar to get a beer and talk for a while.  She got her hair cut recently and as a result isn't quite as cute as her pics but omg what an amazing little body.  After the beer we came back to the building, the porter gave me the high sign, and we came up to the apartment and went straight to the couch and started making out.  After a while she said let's watch a movie (no TV in the main room, just the bedroom).  Great, let's go.  Started watching a movie for about 10 minutes then started making out again.  She asked me if I could give her something to sleep in so I gave her a t-shirt and she changed into that :wub: .  So things took their natural course and we were just getting into things and she said I've never been with anyone before.  What :oldunsure: ?  She said I've never been with a man before and it's been two years since I messed around and that was with a boyfriend I had at the time.  So I said ok, no problem, don't worry we won't do anything crazy.  So no pickle this time, but we had an amazing time last night and again this morning.  We were finally getting out of bed about 10am today and she said don't you want to be the first?  You can be the next time or when you come back :eek: .  I said I would love to be, but you said you only want that with a boyfriend and I'm not looking for a girlfriend.  She said what?  I thought you wanted a girlfriend :oldunsure: .  I said nope, and then the tension suddenly appeared.  It passed fairly quickly but we spent the next 4 hours with her trying to convince me that we were novios (boyfriend/girlfriend) or that we should be, me saying that no we're not we're just friends (hopefully with benefits), her saying friends don't do things like this, and me saying sometimes they do.  Then right before it was time for her to go we messed around again :lol: .  So not sure how much hassle this is going to be but we decided to see each other again.  Besides that little(?) hangup it was a great time and I just couldn't get enough of that amazing bod.

 
Yesterday Brighitte messaged me in the morning and said that she woke up sick with a terrible migraine, so the hiking trip was off.  So I wrote to Sara B. and she said she was free and wanted to go to Chia to the original Andres Carne del Res.  I'd only been there once 4 years ago, so I said sure let's go.  Chia is about 20 miles outside of Bogota, but the traffic here results in a wide variety of outcomes.  We didn't leave until about 12:45pm and since today is a holiday (day after elections) a lot of people were out and about after voting and it took us about an hour to get there in the Uber.

If you guys are ever in Bogota, you don't want to miss this place.  It really is world famous (see my link above) and pretty much lives up to it's billing.  It is huge (seats approximately 2000 and has 9 kitchens), is full of beautiful waitresses (~80% of whom speak English), live shows, as quirky and eclectic as it gets, and not to mention amazing food.  The only downside is that it's a little pricier, but even then for the two of us I only spent $55 (plus a $15 Uber ride each way).  I had the lomo, of course, and Sara B. got the lomo marinated in wine sauce (spoiler: it was fantastic!).  Even the empanadas were top notch.

We hung out there a long time and by the time the Uber picked us up it was around 5pm or so and the election results were starting to roll in on the radio.  I don't know what the difference is between the U.S. system and here, but voting is open until 4pm and they have the results within a couple of hours.  So while we were in the car they were predicting/declaring victory for Petro (the socialist).  So that pretty much dominated the conversation on the way home and the rest of the evening as Sara hung out in my apartment afterwards until about 9pm or so.

Side note: about 6:30pm Brighitte posted some pics that looked like she was out to dinner, so I guess she was feeling better. :rolleyes:

I'm supposed to have a date tonight with a new girl (and will require hiding my things away based on our conversation).

 
When I was at dinner with Sara B. I told her about how things went with Brighitte and I asked her opinion.  She said she thought that it sounded like Brighitte was just a very friendly person and she was glad to see me again, and that I probably shouldn't take it as any more than that.  I showed her the picture of us in the car together and she said yeah she just seems really friendly.

So then as we were driving back to Bogota and we were both in the back seat, me on one side and Sara on the other.  About halfway home I said I want to point something out to you and ask your opinion again.  She said ok, and I said you don't seem to be sitting properly, as a good friend of mine.  She said what do you mean, and I said you should be sitting all the way over here in the middle, shoulder to shoulder, holding my arm.  She thought about it a few seconds, then smiled and said you're right, I may need to change my opinion...

 
Last night I was supposed to get together with 23-year old Lorena.  We matched a few weeks ago but she didn't really start responding to me until last week, and then only sporadically, and all the answers to my questions were somewhat vague.  We were chatting late Saturday night and out of nowhere she says she's looking for a guy who does it rico :eek: .  I said well you came to the right place.

We agreed to meet up at 7pm yesterday at Unicentro and from there we were going to go for a drink.  So I hid all my stuff away again and around 7:20pm she said she was ready so I sent her the Uber.  I went downstairs to talk to the porter, and it was the same guy as the last time so he got a kick out of it.  He seemed to think the whole foreigners getting drugged thing was overblown but I said I knew a few that it happened to and also friends of friends.  His opinion was that you should be able to tell after talking to someone and I sort of agreed with him.  He invited me out with his buddies Friday night, said we could go to a good dance place (he didn't seem to think Theatron was very good) and meet some girls.  So that's a possibility.

Met up with Lorena at about 7:45pm and we walked over to a cool bar/restaurant attached to the outside of Unicentro.  She looked very good.  We sat next to each other in a booth and each had a beer and talked for a long time.  She said she wasn't interested in a relationship at the moment and I said I wasn't either.  We were there a while, then finished up and walked back to the apartment.  I gave her the quick tour then she sat in a chair as I sat on the couch.  I said come over here and she got up, walked over, and climbed on top of me.  We started making out and after about 10 seconds she said let's go to your room, yadda yadda yadda... :pickle: .  She said she hadn't done it in 6 months and seemed ready to explode (I barely had to touch her and she was going nuts).  Then she sort of did explode, several times (I wish she would have warned me so I could have put a towel down or something :oldunsure: ).  Also, I've been in this apartment for 6 weeks and didn't realize there was a back door until last night, and it was open.

 
What a nice surprise today!  I wrote to Raquel this morning and asked her when we were going to see each other again (it's been two weeks), and reminded her that I was leaving on Monday.  She wrote back and said that we could see each other tomorrow, that she could attend her virtual class from my apartment.  I said you promise?  An hour later the phone rang and it was her calling to say that she couldn't be sure about tomorrow but what did I think about meeting for lunch :excited: .  I said sure that sounds great.  We met at Unicentro, picked up some food, and brought it back to the apartment.  By the time we finished it was time for me to hop on a quick daily after-lunch call.  It was over in 5-10 min, she came over and sat on my lap (she looked so cute), we started kissing, went back to the room, yadda yadda yadda :pickle: .  We showered and shortly thereafter she started getting calls about a class project and had to go.  She said she'd confirm with me in the morning about coming over or not tomorrow.  Later on she wrote and said we should have a romantic goodbye.

Man, can't remember the last time I had a nooner! :wub:

 
Just a few days left, leaving Monday.  Any opinions on whether I should come back here or somewhere else in Sep?

 
The Z Machine said:
My wife has a conference in Bogotá in October. How cold will it be?

Thinking about bringing the kids after her conference is over. Plan to stay a week total since the kids will be in school. 
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@The Z Machine is this still a possibility?  If I return to Bogota it will be Sep & Oct.

What did they used to call it around here when people from the board would get together in real life?  Cornholing? :lol:

 
Dez89 said:
Just a few days left, leaving Monday.  Any opinions on whether I should come back here or somewhere else in Sep?
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Things have picked up recently on the chica front. Do you like the city?  Would you ever do a small town?  Probably nor because of less chicas, right? :shrug:  

 
DA RAIDERS said:
Things have picked up recently on the chica front. Do you like the city?  Would you ever do a small town?  Probably nor because of less chicas, right? :shrug:  
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I like Bogota a lot when the weather cooperates, lots to do here.  Started slow but seems to have been going pretty well lately.  I'd actually like to try a small town someday (though small here is 200,000-600,000) and see if I can be a big fish in a small pond.  Barranquilla felt like it was drying up, but right now it feels like I'm just starting to scratch the surface here, and with a population of 7.5 million there seem to be lots of possibilities.

 
You guys might remember the 31-year old English teacher Melissa who was the first chica I went out with this trip.  I'd tried writing to her a couple of times since then with little response.  This week I tried again and told her I was leaving Monday, and she replied.  She said she sort of disappeared because I had invited her to my apartment (which was something we had discussed on our date) and she felt intimidated because she thought I wanted sex.  I said well you did say at the bar you don't like kissing in public and she laughed.  Well yesterday (Friday) she wrote again and asked if I wanted to hang out.  I said sure but I wouldn't be available until after 8:30pm or so if that was alright, and she agreed.

I gave her that time because Raquel was planning to come over from 4-8pm before going home.  We had planned to get a nice dinner and have a romantic goodbye.  Well starting about 1pm she began sending me videos and audios from her bed.  She woke up sick and was throwing up and diarrhea all day with really bad stomach pain.  So she was out.  It's really amazing the crap that continually happens here. :rolleyes:

So I wrote to Melissa and said I was going to finish earlier than I thought.  She asked if we could meet up at 8pm and I said sure.  She picked me up and we went to a Japanese hibachi restaurant not too far from here.  She had never been to one before and enjoyed it quite a bit.  We were talking about things and she said again that she thought I wanted sex (and I said well yeah, and she laughed) and she wasn't ready for that.  We finished up and she said a couple of times how nice it was to see me again, and I said we could have seen each other a few times and been further along in the process if she had written to me before (chicas :rolleyes: ).  From there we came back to the apartment and kissed a while, then stopped, then kissed some more and went further, then stopped, then things started getting really good and she said she had to go.  I said ok, then things went even further, until she finally left.  I don't know what the bases are these days, but I got somewhere past second I think.  When she left she said she'd think about coming back tonight :boxing: .

 
I need to get better at scheduling, but these girls make it impossible.  I was supposed to (again) go hiking with Sara B. Saturday morning at 8:30 and then see Brighitte afterwards.  Brighitte was mad because she wanted to go to some park far away and we'd have to leave in the morning, but since I already had something planned early with Sara B. it wasn't going to happen.  I woke up at 6am and there was a message from Sara saying we weren't going because she didn't feel well.  So I wrote to Brighitte and said hey we can go to that other place if you want.  Brighitte didn't respond until after 10am because there was no reason for her to be up early and see my message.  So she was doubly irritated with me.  But at 12pm she said she was getting ready and we would see each other.

In the middle of all this Melissa wrote and asked if I wanted to see a movie later that evening.  I said I would love to, but I had plans and didn't know exactly when I would be back.  She said ok, let me know.

1pm rolls around and no word from Brighitte.  Then 2pm.  At 2:30pm I call her and she says she's just finishing up with some errands and is ready.  I go and meet her at Titan Mall, and we decide to go to Simon Bolivar Metropolitan Park.  She wanted to find something else to do but there really wasn't much on short notice.  We went there and walked around forever, then went to dinner.  I asked her about her boyfriend and she said everything was good, he's very tranquilo so they're good together because she is more explosive.  So it became apparent that everything is cool with them, and that she's just a friendly and outgoing person who I'm pretty sure just sees me as a friend.  Sucks to waste too much time on that, but it's good to cross things off.

So that's where I screwed up that we got started late and then I let things go later than I should have.  I wrapped up with Brighitte at 8pm and sent a few messages to Melissa on my way home.  She finally replied at 9pm and said she had been with a friend and that it was too late and could we try again tomorrow (Sunday) :rolleyes: .  Somewhere in there during the day as well Raquel asked me if she could see me Sunday before I go.  I also have plans with my friend Dayana and Hilary for Sunday (today).  I'm pretty irritated that they all want to push everything to the last minute.  Right now I'm trying to pack and I don't think everything's going to fit, so I'm super stressed in general.

Gonna try to see Dayana at 1pm (was supposed to be 11am but she kept pushing it back), Hilary at 4pm, and Melissa at 8pm.  Hilary is already pushing back on me trying to get rid of her at 8pm (I told her I had to finish packing and go to sleep).

 
Sunday didn't turn out too great.  I saw Dayana at 1pm and had a nice time.  I told her I had a date with Hilary at 4pm and she was cool with that.  In the meantime I was messaging Melissa to see if she'd be free at 8 or 9, and she said yes but only to go to the movies and she didn't want sex.  I said what about a movie in the apartment because I couldn't be out late because I had to finish packing and get up early to travel.  She said she was not going to come to the apartment, so I basically said ok, it was nice meeting you and I hope we can stay in touch.

Hilary came over at 4pm and was raring to go but we kept arguing about stuff.  I told her from the beginning she could only stay until 8 but she wanted to stay until 9.  She only wanted to do things this way and I wanted to do things that way.  It's been like since I met her and I sort of got tired of it all at once.  I think it was because I was stressed about packing/travel and that I could have/should have seen Raquel or Melissa instead for way less hassle.  So I stopped the "activities" which really upset her, but I was just over it.  After that we argued about ordering food and waiting 50 minutes or just walking across the street for it, etc. etc.  I kind of acted like a jerk and just wanted her to go, and finally she said just call me the uber, and that was it.  Kind of a sucky way to end the trip, and she's a nice girl so I felt pretty bad about it, but I'd just had enough.

Mostly uneventful trip home yesterday.  Back to the desert wasteland. :tumbleweed:

 
All set to head back to Bogota on Sep. 3 for 8 weeks.  Staying slightly further south in an apartment near Hacienda Santa Barbara Mall in Usaquen.  It's not nearly as nice a mall as Unicentro but right behind it is Usaquen Park and a street market that's pretty cool and popular.

I'm a little torn about leaving again.  It's ok to go to Colombia and meet hot young chicas but in all honesty I think I prefer a divorced 45-year old overweight mother of three who's God's gift to men and whose standards I fail to meet.

 
This probably doesn't belong here but I'm spending the month of May 2023 in Key West. Gonna take a week off and work from KW for the next 3. The CFO, my boss, ok'd it and as long as it works out I will start to do this kind of thing annually. I already work from home most of the time and only go into work occasionally for meetings of the bigwigs.
 
Leaving for Bogota on Sep 3. Had a little scare last week when the Airbnb host cancelled the reservation I've had for over a month. There's some new regulation in Colombia that they have to have their apartments registered with the Tourism Bureau and so Airbnb is the default policeman. The host had tried several times to get her apartment registered but was unsuccessful and said she'd have to submit the paperwork in person. She's out of the country until December and the regulation goes into effect Aug 23 so Airbnb will remove her apartment from the platform that day, which would cause an issue with my reservation, which was partially paid. I tried to talk her into something outside the website but she wasn't interested.

The good news is that after she cancelled, Airbnb gave me a $350 coupon for my trouble. Since there's not a lot of time before my travel, the selection of apartments was more limited and the coupon allowed me to increase my price range slightly. I ended up booking a really nice looking place with two bedrooms with a third converted to an office. Looks pretty roomy. The only thing is that it's in an area I'm not very familiar with, Ciudad Salitre, about 10-15 min from the airport. It's over near Gran Estacion Mall where I met up with Dayana last time, and close to Simon Bolivar Park where I went out with Brighitte. The owners of the apartment in Barranquilla live near there too. I think it's a fairly good area but not one of the main or popular spots. Guess we'll see.
 
Made it to Bogota on Saturday without any issues. Immigration was packed full and I waited in line for an hour and a half. The immigration officer asked me how long I was staying and I said two months. She pulled things up on the computer and her eyes widened slightly, then she opened up my passport and started thumbing through and asked how many times I had been to Colombia. I smiled and said more times than I can count and she laughed, then I said it's my third trip this year. She told me to wait a minute then went walking off. I thought to myself ok, it was bound to happen sometime, just be cool and tell them the truth that you're working from home (which isn't supposed to be an issue from what one officer told me once). She came back and said just so you know you can only be in Colombia for 180 days. I said I know, 180 days a year, I'm good on my days. She said well why didn't you say so? And I said you didn't ask.

Went and got my bag, found a car, and made my way to the apartment. The host was waiting on me, and everything was good. Pretty nice place, very roomy with an office, fast internet, and nice hot showers. My friend from Cartagena was in Bogota with her boyfriend for the weekend, so they came over Saturday evening and we ate and hung out. They spent the night and we went to lunch on Sunday, then they headed for the airport. I'm planning to spend a weekend in Cartagena this turn, so I'll see them and her family. Since they left I've just been organizing, bought some food and things for the apartment, and started working the chicas. Have got a few pretty good leads so hopefully I'll have something to write about soon.

Also, a couple of weeks ago Instagram Model sent me a message asking me if I was still going to Bogota. I said I was and she said that she had bought a ticket to Spain leaving from Bogota on Sep. 19 and wanted to know if she could come spend the weekend with me before leaving out :excited:. Well suuuuuuure!
 
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Started chatting with 23-year old Venezuelan Olga on Cupid yesterday afternoon. Things don't usually happen this quickly but we had a good conversation and we decided to get together last night. She lives with a friend of hers in the south of Bogota in Usme and asked me if I had a friend to bring along to their place and we could all hang out and have some beers. I wrote to the one portero from my last trip who I had talked with before about going out, but he didn't answer. I don't know that area at all and the south of Bogota is generally pretty dangerous, so I invited her and her friend to come up this way instead. It's kind of far from where I'm staying and she was hesitant until I offered to pay for the taxi (pretty standard here). She asked what time and I said 8pm (I had a draft starting at 6pm) and she said she'd start getting ready.

It turned out she thought I meant leave her place at 8pm and it took them a while to find a taxi so they didn't show up until around 9:30. I met them outside and we walked down to Salitre Plaza Mall and found a place to have a beer. After the beer we left the mall and went looking for a bite to eat and hung out a while at a small burger place. They were both a lot of fun and we had a good time. She is 5'1" and super cute, was very touchy and engaging with me. They walked me back to my apartment and she took my arm and I held her hand. We sat outside and it took a while to get a taxi to bring them home and when they were getting into the taxi I went to give her one of those side kisses (like I did with the friend) but I think she was going for a real kiss so she sort of kissed my neck lol. She wrote to me the whole trip home and I finally went to sleep after they got home at midnight to wake up this morning at 6 for work.

Definitely think it went well and that she's very interested. Just have to proceed while making sure there's no assumption of relationship or anything ha.
 
Saw Sara B. on Tuesday evening and we had a nice visit. Just walked down to the mall and got some dinner then came back to the apartment and hung out a little while. We had a good conversation about the way they dance reggaeton here (el perreo) and she gave me a few insights on things (you may recall me wondering earlier in the thread if I'm supposed to stand at attention or not while dancing). While we were hanging out I made a flirty comment and she gave me the stink eye, so I guess that window is closed. But that's ok, I already had it (almost a year ago already!) and not too interested now anyway.

Olga wrote to me Wednesday saying that she had gotten a short-term (15 days) job near where I'm staying and that she leaves work at 5pm. I told her she should stop over that evening or on Thursday to watch the game with me (when we went out she said she wanted to learn American football). She decided to head home that day but would let me know about Thursday. So on Thursday we wrote off and on throughout the day, and later in the afternoon I took a shower and ran out to pick up some beer, etc. Then at 5:15 she wrote and said she was tired and was going to go home. I told her we were just going to relax here anyway and watch the game, then she said that her roomie was sad and depressed about something and she didn't feel right leaving her alone :rolleyes:. So I said ok no problem and she started sending me messages saying that I was upset and not going to want to see her again. I probably should have let her think that way but I said that wasn't the case and we could see each other another time.

Nothing really lined up yet for tonight or tomorrow (Fri/Sat) but I'm supposed to see 21-year old Kathe on Sunday. Still working the waiver wire, so I guess we'll see what comes up.
 
Well, first Friday night back in Colombia and guess what happened? I matched with 33-year old Maria on Wednesday and she spent 2 days writing to me and calling me (ugh) and wanting to get together. Friday things weren't looking too promising elsewhere so around midday I agreed to meet up with her at 7 or 8pm. I'm not sure what happened but she ended up blowing me off. I actually wasn't too upset about it, as she's too old for me and only looking for friends anyway. But man, Fridays!

Started chatting last night with 20-year old virgin Hilary from my last trip. She's a nice girl but we just don't seem compatible, I was getting frustrated again just messaging with her. She was giving me a hard time about being back and not contacting her about getting together. I told her that I'd like to see her but that my intentions are impure so that's why I hadn't reached out. Waiting to hear her reply.

I confirmed with Kathe yesterday about Sunday. I'm really excited to meet her. She looks cute, looks like she has a great body, and so far we've gotten along great (we matched on Tinder a little over a week ago). She's been very sweet and complimentary, we're in the same place on the relationship thing, and I think we've implicitly agreed on an amigos con derechos type deal, so we'll see if that's how it turns out.

Also think I've got Monday and Tuesday booked with maybe more to come.
 
Saturday morning Olga wrote to me saying that she wanted to see me after she got off work at 5pm and I said sure. This time she actually came over, we watched a little football, then put on some music. Luckily I had picked up some Smirnoff Ice on Wednesday when I thought she was coming over, so I had that on hand (the chicas love that stuff). She put 5 of them down like they were water. She had told me earlier in the week that she was "on her days" so I wasn't expecting too much, but after a while we were very comfortable and things turned into a pretty heavy makeout session, some grinding, bra off, etc. She ended up leaving a little after 9:30pm as she had a 30-40 min Uber ride home and had to get up again at 4am for work. She told me she wanted to come back over on Sunday but I told her I couldn't (since I had plans with Kathe).

Meanwhile Hilary and I had exchanged messages earlier in the day and she was perfectly fine with us fooling around like last time. She started sending me messages later in the day, and I knew she wanted to get together so I ignored them because Olga was coming over. She got mad and told me not to talk to her anymore :shrug:. I made sure she couldn't tell I had read them but I guess it didn't matter.

I exchanged some messages with Kathe at midnight, and she was going to be coming over Sunday after she got off work at 5pm. I sent her a couple messages on Sunday with no reply. 5pm came and went. Then 6pm. I couldn't believe it, I had felt pretty good about this one. Then about 9:30p she wrote to me saying that she had forgotten her phone charger, her phone plan had been turned off, there was a terrible flood, locusts, etc. I forwarded her messages to Sara B. who said it was b.s. although I did notice that my WhatsApp messages hadn't gone through during the day so her explanation was possible. I was pretty upset though so I ignored her until Monday evening. We exchanged some messages, she apologized and said she was really looking forward to meeting me and was disappointed with what happened. So the plan now is for us to get together at 8am(!!) on Saturday before she goes to work at 11am.

Monday (last) night I met up with 22-year old Mara over at Gran Estacion Mall. We've been chatting since early August and I felt pretty good that we would get along well. We were supposed to meet at 7pm, so what time did she show up? 8:30pm :rolleyes:. But she was looking stylish and cute, and all was quickly forgiven. We had a really great time, great chemistry, lots of laughing and good vibes. She's a bit of a feminist, tree hugger type, but we still connected well. She seemed fine with the fact that I wasn't looking for any commitment and prefer amigos con derechos. She said she hadn't really dated anyone in a couple of years and I was the first date she ever had with someone she didn't already know. I invited her back to my place but she said it was too soon for that. She also said no kissing on the first date. But there's definitely mutual interest and I can't wait to see her again.

Supposed to meet up tonight with 22-year old Stefania.
 
So yesterday I had a pretty big wrench thrown into the works. Several weeks ago a company contacted me out of the blue about a position. I said sure I'll talk to you about it. Talked to the HR guy, no big deal, and he said he'd talk to the hiring manager. I thought there's no way the hiring manager will want to talk to me, based on the job description, desired skills/background, etc. but apparently he did. So I thought this guy is going to talk to me for 5-10 min and say I don't think this is a match, but I talked to him for 45 min and by the end of the conversation it sounded like he wanted me, said my background and aptitudes are exactly what they're looking for (no one has ever said that to me). We spoke one more time, a little more about the job, for about 30 min and he said they were going to make me an offer.

So yesterday the offer came in, and it was a very significant bump in salary. It's a very good opportunity, and the kind that honestly has never come my way before. It could set me up through the end of my career. In my earlier conversation with the hiring manager, it was apparent that he values face-to-face interaction with co-workers and the customer, and his idea of remote work is working from the house maybe one or two days a week. When he asked me about a potential start date, I took that opportunity to tell him I was getting ready to head to South America for two months, my current arrangement, etc. and we talked about that for about 10 min. He said that really sounds great, have fun, etc. but no other comment :oldunsure:.

So I told the HR guy yesterday that I had some additional questions, and he got in touch with the hiring manager who emailed me this morning. I emailed him back about several questions about the position and the company, then gave a pitch on my current work arrangement and asked if there was any way we would be able to continue it in some form or fashion. I also told him I was available to talk this week on another call. Waiting to hear back. :scared:
 
Dez89 said:
So yesterday I had a pretty big wrench thrown into the works. Several weeks ago a company contacted me out of the blue about a position. I said sure I'll talk to you about it. Talked to the HR guy, no big deal, and he said he'd talk to the hiring manager. I thought there's no way the hiring manager will want to talk to me, based on the job description, desired skills/background, etc. but apparently he did. So I thought this guy is going to talk to me for 5-10 min and say I don't think this is a match, but I talked to him for 45 min and by the end of the conversation it sounded like he wanted me, said my background and aptitudes are exactly what they're looking for (no one has ever said that to me). We spoke one more time, a little more about the job, for about 30 min and he said they were going to make me an offer.

So yesterday the offer came in, and it was a very significant bump in salary. It's a very good opportunity, and the kind that honestly has never come my way before. It could set me up through the end of my career. In my earlier conversation with the hiring manager, it was apparent that he values face-to-face interaction with co-workers and the customer, and his idea of remote work is working from the house maybe one or two days a week. When he asked me about a potential start date, I took that opportunity to tell him I was getting ready to head to South America for two months, my current arrangement, etc. and we talked about that for about 10 min. He said that really sounds great, have fun, etc. but no other comment :oldunsure:.

So I told the HR guy yesterday that I had some additional questions, and he got in touch with the hiring manager who emailed me this morning. I emailed him back about several questions about the position and the company, then gave a pitch on my current work arrangement and asked if there was any way we would be able to continue it in some form or fashion. I also told him I was available to talk this week on another call. Waiting to hear back. :scared:
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Is it significant enough to not travel like this for months at a time?
 
Stefania and I messaged a few times throughout the day yesterday but in the end she said she wouldn't be able to meet up. I half expected it so wasn't too disappointed.

A little after 5pm Olga sent me a message and said she was leaving work (she's working late all this week but they gave her the option to leave early yesterday), so I told her to come on over. She did, and we hung out, things started going like they did last time and then she said she had to go. It was about 7:30pm, it was an hour ride home in traffic, and she had things to do at home before getting to bed to get up again at 4am. She said next time it wouldn't happen, and that she wants to do it when we have a lot of time. I said how much time? :oldunsure: She laughed and said don't worry. We're all clear on the no relationship thing and she's good to go.
 
God, I love it here. Met up with 23-year old webcam girl Sophie last night around 7pm. We matched the day I got here and have been chatting since. She's been single for a couple of years but said that she has had some aventuras, so I felt good about things. We met up over at the mall and walked around a bit then sat and talked for a while. She's little and cute, cuter than her pics, a little gordita but in a sexy way. I had a hard time figuring her out. She was straightforward and honest, but I wasn't getting a clear vibe like I was expecting. She commented on me being forward and flirty, but I couldn't tell if she liked it or not, more like it was an observation. We got some food and continued talking. She asked my age (surprisingly it wasn't something we ever got to previously while chatting) and guessed I was about 8 years younger. When I told her how old I was she was surprised, said I look good, and asked what my secret was. As you all know, that's my favorite question and I looked her square in the eye and replied colageno. Her eyes widened slightly, she smiled embarrassingly, then said I think I'm gonna go and got up like she was leaving. Then she laughed and sat back down. We kept talking and a little while later she said so you like colageno, and I replied I love it.

After we finished up I asked her what she wanted to do. She said what do you suggest and I said we could go back to the apartment and watch a movie. She gave me a face and said something like calm down man. I said well then let's walk around a bit more. We made our way down to the first floor and I said what do you want to do? She said all the stores are closing (I think it was a little after 9pm) and I said well let's go back and watch a movie, and this time she agreed. We got back to the apartment, sat on the couch and put on a movie. After a while she asked if I was cold, and I said yes I am, come over here. So she moved over and put her head on my chest and I put my arm around her. Later on she said she wanted to lay down so we laid down on the couch and continued the movie. At one slow point she turned all the way around towards me and we started kissing. Man, she has the best lips :wub:. We did that a few times, fast forward to the end of the movie and we started making out, got her bra off (those things are very nice too!) and she asked if I wanted to have sex with her. I said yes of course and she replied that she didn't want to because her "days" had just ended the day before and she wanted to wait:sadbanana:. We continued making out and touching, I got a reaaally nice bj, and then we called it a night. She told me that she would be really horny in 4 days, so we made plans to get together again Monday. Called her an Uber home, and got in bed at 2am only to wake up again right before my 6am alarm. But I'm not complaining! Almost two weeks in and haven't happy pickled yet, but the opportunities are there and the dam is about to burst.

How could I give this up for all the money and security in the world? :cry:
 
Dez89 said:
Heard back from the hiring manager this morning. He said those are all good questions and that he wanted to get on a call to discuss. So we're talking Friday morning.
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Spoke with the hiring manager for a while, and everything worked out better than I could have hoped. No issue with the remote work (we'll see how it goes in practice), keep the same amount of vacation as I have now, and also the opportunity for additional work travel all over the world on the company dime.
 
Dez89 said:
Spoke with the hiring manager for a while, and everything worked out better than I could have hoped. No issue with the remote work (we'll see how it goes in practice), keep the same amount of vacation as I have now, and also the opportunity for additional work travel all over the world on the company dime.
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Wow, that's amazing. Sounds like you're taking the job? Congrats!
 
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