It’s hard to point out each of the wonders that are found in Colombia, just as the title of this blog reflects, they are innumerable. So I would like to start off by talking about the best and first 15 years of my life. I was born in Bogota which is found in the Cundinamarca state, and it is also the capital of Colombia.  I lived my first 2 years in my grandfather house with my family which consisted of my mother, father, sister, and brother.
My mom and dad wanted to move out of the city to a more peaceful and silent place. This is when they found a town just 20 minutes outside the city called “La Calera”. In there, we bought a house in which all my childhood memories are confined. Although I lived outside the city, my parents wanted me to have a really good education and that is why they enrolled me in a private school in the city. Although it was highly competitive, my parents thought it was a good idea for me to start in there from my first year.

In Colombia, school calendar is a bit different mainly because we do not have seasons. Instead of going from September to June, we go from January to December with vacation in June. Also, we don’t have the middle-high school division, we go from the first grade up to our senior year in the same school. Because of that, I was with the same classmates most of the time throughout my whole life. Which I think it’s really cool because you get to make great connections and have friends for basically your whole life.

As you may know, soccer is really big in Colombia and we take a lot of proud to it. However, I was always a big fan of it but never had the necessary skills to perform at the level I wanted. Regardless, of my failure I still supported the Colombian team whenever they were playing, whether it was a big or important game or a small and friendly game. That’s the main reason why I chose basketball and volleyball as my main hobbies.
Which explains why I spent most of my time practicing basketball and volleyball and playing for the school team. This after school activities were the highlight of any day, getting to spend time with my friends, improving my skills, and also doing physical activity; it was pretty much everything I could ask for. Furthermore, right after the practices me and my friends would usually go to the mall for a drink or most of the cases after a game against other schools we would celebrate and chill until 8-9pm.

Also, I had a lot of classes with the team members which made our friendship even bigger. I think that was a really important aspect since as you know more your teammates the performance in a game is going to be better. I notice this because when a new member came to the team and he was in other classes, it was really hard to understand his style and habits. Whereas, my friends I knew how they acted and what their habits which assimilated their style in basketball.

My routine was pretty simple and enjoyable. It lasted until I came to the United States on March 10th, 2015. I knew I was going to miss my lifestyle, my friends, even my dad who was not able to come along. Regardless, I am highly thankful for being born in Colombia, a country that I will never forget.