Welcome back mis queridos oyentes new and old to Dímelo Caminando! I’m your host, Jamie Killen, and this is the podcast dedicated to Spanish language learning, latin america travel, culture, and on-the-ground education. In today’s episode of Dímelo Caminando, we travel to the city of Turmequé in the Boyacá region of Colombia to speak with […]
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Foto del Día: Sunset on the Colombian Caribbean (w Tessa Beligue)

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain Just a quick quote and snap of my dear […]
Foto del Día: Wake Up!!! Today Is The Day – Cuenca, Ecuador

Wake Up — Today is the Day!!! EANTF.
Foto del Día: Eating “Big Ass’d Ants” (Hormigas Culonas) in Bogotá, Colombia (w/Drew)

In Colombia exists what is a tasty treat to many — Hormigas Culonas or “Big Assed Ants” — that come from the Santander region and are eaten as a delicacy throughout the country. Around april of every year, these “treats” become available to eat with the arrival of the rainy season. They are caught, […]
Foto del Día: Friday Portrait Series – “Los Guaguas” Jugando y El Breaker Miguel Bailando – Quito, Ecuador

Children almost always provide amazing portrait opportunities. They never hold anything back — I don’t think they know how to! — which can usually result in some real honest and authentic expression in photos. One fine september day of last year I happened to stumble upon hip hop festival called “Alfaro Vive,” a most […]
Foto del Día: Crowd Surfing El Petronio Álvarez Music Festival – Cali, Colombia

In which my crew of fellow mochileros and I decide to take the festivities of El Petronio Álvarez — a 5 day folkloric music festival in Cali, Colombia dedicated to all things Afro-colombian of the pacific coast — to the next level… And when I say ” next level” I really mean […]