“Congratulations to the great city of Barranquilla. From the first time we visited, we felt at home.”
I think we’re officially Barranquilleros now! The clip to the left is from the April 8th edition of the local paper, La Libertad. The photo and quote were taken when Gio and I attended “Barranquilla Sabe Cantar” (“Barranquilla Knows How to Sing”), a free community event celebrating the City of Barranquilla’s 200th Birthday. We were asked if we’d like to extend our congratulations to the City, and of course we said yes! Even though our quote was “doctored” a little bit and makes us look more like visitors than residents, we’ll ignore that and instead assume that this means we have indeed arrived. Hooray!
Here is the full-page version of our newspaper debut, which you can also find online (“Barranquilla demostró que ‘Sabe Cantar'” by Sandra Cantillo Guardo and Laura Terán Pugliese, with photos by Fotos Ramses):
Barranquilla or Bust! 