Rain in Bogota

Coming back last week from Medellin this was the view from the taxi back to my apartment. Some serious rain coming down. Normally the serious rain period in Bogota is in October and November, but with "global warming" you of course never know. Plus the weather in Bogota can change every day between sunshine and some rain. Last week we actually had some hail coming down!

Not sure if you can see it on the grass through the window of my apartment, but is was real hail.

Of course most of the time it is nice weather here in Bogota, during the day around 20 degrees Celcius and in the evening some ten degrees lower (remember Bogota is at 3,000 meter altitude in the Andes mountains). The past week has been planning and reporting work on the EFE project.

On my way to the SENA offices (about 15 blocks from my apartment) I seldom miss the opportunity to grab a good cuppa of Juan Valdez coffee. And in the SENA offices it is always busy....

Here is Sandra, our SENA project coordinator for the EFE program in action. Hopefully we can bring her in November a few weeks to Canada around the selection of the Canadian colleges for the work the next three years with the SENA teams in the provinces of Bolivar and Antioquia.

Tomorrow will be a happy day! Mary will come for another short visit to Colombia. In April we checked out the historic city of Cartagena in the north on the Atlantic ocean, plus we had a few lovely days on the island of Baru. This time we will go a few days to the city of Medellin. Back in Bogota on Saturday to celebrate Mary's birthday, our 23rd wedding anniversary, and - as it turns out - the Colombian version of Valentine's Day. On Sunday we will walk off all the good food & drinks by going to the Sunday art market in Usaquen. Monday Mary already needs to go back again.

That same day I will welcome a visitor from the Canadian Mining Sector Council (the MiHR, Mining HR Council) with whom we will do some workshops at the HQ of SENA in Bogota and at an annual Colombian Mining Fair in Medellin (Sept 25-27).

A next blog therefore probably by the end of this month.....