Foggy day in Colombia By: Jashira :)

I took this picture when we were walking back from having a fun day with the kids from La Florida. We walked to the river and we took so many pictures. When we walked back I was scared because it got really foggy and I looked close enough to see a tree in the distance. I really love how it looks like compared to the tree that has color.

Sunny Moments In Colombia ^__^

I  love this picture  (the first one)because the whole day before we left to Mr.Rocco's  aunt's house
it was rainy and foggy and it felt all sticky and i was getting mad and frustrated because their wasn't enough light  to take the  types of pictures I wanted to and then finally after sitting outside for hours
waiting to catch some sun  it finally came and it made my day ^__^



The reason why i chose the second picture
is because   all of the different colors  & different textures
in the picture really caught my eye & it's also the biggest reason  why i took this picture


~
Franchesca Robles

Rashawn Jamming in Bogota

Here is an entertaining clip of Shutterbug Rashawn jamming to a street musician playing the harmonica at the famous Mercado de las Pulgas (Flea Market) in Bogota.

Musical Interlude in Bogota

This is a video clip of a beautiful classical musical interlude in Bogota during our bike tour there this summer. It amazes me how captivated the kids were by the music.

History of Bogota Video

This is a very informative video clip of Mike and Miguel from Bogota Bike Tours talking about the history of Bogota (wait for translation). Thanks so much to Mike for giving a free tour to all our kids!

Pinky's Thoughts on our Colombia Trip

Everyone has been asking about the trip and what the experience was like for these North Philly kids to spend 10 days in Colombia. Well, here is a short video clip of Shutterbug Franchesca summing it up much better than I ever could.

Villa del Leyva

Both Grupo Flormorado and the Shutterbugs got to enjoy three incredible days in the historic colonial town of Villa del Leyva. The town was founded in 1572 and is famous in Colombia for its architecture and connections to the past, much in the same way as the Old City section is known in Philadelphia. In order to accommodate our group of 40 (yes 40!) we needed to charter a tour bus and we all stayed with my gracious aunt Jenny, who owns a house in the town. Not everyone fit inside so we brought along tents and some camped on the grounds in front of the house. One of the highlights of our time here was going horseback riding which was the first time most of my students have ridden one.

The whole gang in front of titi Jenny's house including our Colombia mascot Lucas!

Rashawn in the plaza of Villa del Leyva

Janet and her daughter Jashira on their horses

Lina and Thea mount up!

Hanging out in the main square