sara burdick
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I quit the rat race after working as a nurse for 16 years. I now write online and live abroad, currently Nomading, as I search for my forever home. Personal Stories, Travel and History
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Crossing the Ecuador border from Colombia, headed to Iquitos, Peru. Is it as easy as it seems?
Yesterday I crossed the border into Ecuador over land; yes, I am aware of ¨how dangerous¨ it is. However, I have done it twice and never had an issue. From the Ecuadorian border, I went to the Tulcán bus terminal with a vague plan of what I was doing. If you were to ask me three days ago where I am going, I would have said, no idea, and then I decided on Iquitos, Peru.
By sara burdick3 years ago in Wander
The abandoned prison on the Island of Gorgona once housed some of Colombia´s most notorious criminals
Twenty-eight miles off the Pacific Coast of Colombia sits an island that is 5.6 miles long and 1.6 miles wide; the total area is 10 square miles. Gorgona Island once housed some of Colombia's most notorious criminals. 7 out of 10 of them were lifers.
By sara burdick3 years ago in Wander
Marilyn Monroe´s beauty and skincare routine
When it came to beauty, Marilyn took no chances; she went where the Hollywood Royalty went, to Erno Laszlo. Dr. Erno Laszlo's first breakthrough in beauty products was when he found a cure for the Hungarian Princess' acne.
By sara burdick3 years ago in Humans
Seven reverse culture shocks I experienced going from Colombia to the United States
I remember my first few days back in the US, and I was in awe about how much I had forgotten. The last time I was in the US was the summer prior, and the states were still in lockdown, so I did not leave my family’s houses.
By sara burdick3 years ago in Wander
Would you make a deal with the devil to get what you desire?
Recently I have been digging into the myths and legends of Colombia. Not only is it spook month, but I have been thinking about things that I was curious to learn about countries before I started traveling.
By sara burdick3 years ago in Fiction
How I navigated these stages of culture shock when I moved abroad. Top Story - September 2022.
When you are traveling around, moving in a group of others doing the same thing, it is still a protected bubble. I was in the backpacker’s group, doing the regular route most people follow. It was easy to avoid culture shock.
By sara burdick3 years ago in Wander
The Hotel Del Salto´s Chilling Story
The Hotel Del Salto, also known as The Tequenda ma Falls Hotel, is located in Cundinamarca, Colombia, approximately 30 km from Bogotá, in the Soacha department. The hotel sits directly across from a 180-meter-high natural waterfall, Tequendama Falls.
By sara burdick3 years ago in Wander
Sometimes running away will bring you back to the beginning
Relearning these skills was like going back home, growing up on a homestead before it became cool, as my uncle likes to remind me. When I was young, the only thing I wanted to do was get a job in the city since the city was new and adventurous to me.
By sara burdick3 years ago in Confessions
