Yesterday, I was teaching English to some local students here in Medellin. Our topic: ¨Me gusta¨ ... or ¨I like¨. My example was, ¨I like the weather in Medellin.¨ The students were intrigued about this new word, ¨weather¨. When I told them what it meant, one young man commented about how he doesn´t even think about ¨el clima¨ or the weather here in Medellin because it is always the same. Yes, with year round temps between 65 and 85 degrees and the sun always shining (except for a brief afternoon rain), Medellin is truly ¨la ciudad de la eterna primavera¨. But for our ¨winter-weary¨ friends in the north, spring may still be buried under those piles of snow,
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| ... but beauty awaits! |
Happy First Day of Spring from the City of Eternal Spring!
As the sun starts to tip to the north ...
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| patio gardens will start to bloom, |
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| artists will transform the sidewalks, |
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| ¨hot rodders¨ will hit the streets, |
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| a bicycle or two will pass by, |
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| and kids of all ages will enjoy the parks! |
As daylight hours begin to lengthen ...
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| flowers ... |
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| will ... |
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| begin ... |
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| to ... |
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| bloom! |
As average temperatures increase ...
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| the snow will flow into rivers, |
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| ponds will be adorned with water lilies, |
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and creatures of all types will
start to work on their tans! |
We are grateful to be able to spend time in this beautiful place where the locals don´t think about the weather.
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| Where fresh flowers greet us, |
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| local produce feeds us, |
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| and beautiful smiles sustain us! |
Hasta luego ... Make every day a SPRING day ... and enjoy the adventures in your life!
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