Mar 07

Here’s my video recap of Medellin:

And here is the month told in photographs:

Overlooking the junble and coast of Tayronna Park
The cable car over Medellin
Lake Guatapé
Closing deals in Jardin
The views in Salento were breathtaking
Horse chillin in Valle de Cocora
Valle de Cocora was incredible
View of a rosy Medellin at sunset from our apartment
Happy Valentines from Fico
Danny just dominating the 1s and 2s at the Pool Party 2.0 event
The view from Envy Rooftop bar
Digital nomading hard in Barranquilla before Carnaval
Benny got talcum bombed with this irish girl
Nick history has proven time and again that those who initiate foam wars end up getting 2x the heat in counter-attacks ;-)
Thank you Carnaval
Dominoes in the pool with Andrew. Thanks for the royal ass whopping.
This pic sums up Carnaval
We didn't know it at the time but these were just guys dressing up like FARC. Pretty sketchy for a minute.

Some random thoughts from this month:

  • Medellin is a fantastic city and is on a short list of places I could/may live after Remote Year.
  • Starting this month I’m no longer trying to dissect what I like/dislike about the places we go. I explain the rationale a bit more in the video but it’s basically for the same reasons Malcolm Gladwell in his book Blink argues that it’s actually counterproductive when you seek to analyze vs. go with gut, “thin slicing” on instinctual decisions.
  • Leviathan is a reality for Pagely at last. That was definitely my single biggest work accomplishment this month and in spite of having the worst sales numbers in over a year and a half for Pagely, this will be an incredibly valuable contribution to the company. The video explains more.
  • Starting this month and every remaining month of RY hereafter I’m going to focus on sharing a look at some of the other incredible human beings I’m traveling with. Up this month Nick Fico and Jess S. Strongly encourage you to read both their blogs- incredible people in their own way.

We’re now in Lima, Peru for the month of March and I’m looking forward to ceviche, hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Pichu and focusing on getting back into a running routine. I fly back to AZ end of this month for an awards ceremony for my Dad, to speak at Pressnomics and to attend one of my good friend’s weddings. I’ll rejoin the group the 2nd week of April down in Cordoba, Argentina.

Finally, here are a few of the songs from this month that will forever remind me of our time in Medellin. Adios Colombia, I’ll definitely be back.


One Response to “Where we lived and worked in Medellin”

  1. I live in Medellin, and i see tons of gringos everyday, you'll be fine, expats are common here.

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