Cali Colombia?

Okay so I just finished packing. I'm moving out of I.V. and getting ready to head back to Delano. I'll probably be there for a week before I get going on my internship plans. I think things are starting to look like I'll end up working in Cali, Colombia. If you don't know where Cali, Colombia is but the name of the city still sounds familiar that's because you might have heard of it in the news. A little more than a decade ago Cali was home to the very powerful Cali Cartel who rivaled that of Pablo Escobar from the Medellin Cartel. They have since disbanded and lost power to smaller drug cartels but I'm sure some of their criminal structures still remain.

I have to admit it, I'm kind of nervous. If I do get to go to Cali I'm sure I won't be living in the barrio or anything, but the idea of crime does scare me. In spite of that I'm not really that worried; I'm more excited for the adventures that I'm going to have. I'm still not sure when I will be flying out but it should be within the next few weeks, that will give me time to hang out with the family and catch up on some R&R.

I guess it's all slowly starting to hit me. I'm not going to be in the country for at least 5 months. This will be the first time I will be out of the United States for a period longer than two weeks since I was 4. It will also be my first time leaving the North American continent and traveling to South America. I guess it comes to show you that I am finally achieving my goals. I've always wanted to travel since I was a little kid. I guess its time to fulfill my dream.