Escobar, cocaine, and drug cartels were the only things that were spat back at me when I told my parents that I was going to travel to Colombia solo. What did I think of when I thought about Colombia? James Rodríguez of course. Besides my overt infatuation for the Colombian soccer player and my minimal knowledge of the infamous …
In 2015, the Obama administration made it possible for Americans to travel to Cuba under the 12 authorized categories of travel. In December 2016, Spirit Airlines announced their new flight departures to Cuba and I was able to snag a ticket for $200 bucks round-trip. Not bad. Cheap flights, warm weather, and uncharted territory was all the convincing …