I loved /traveled in Colombia for ~9months and its my favorite country, people are so kind and welcoming! So cheap to travel around the country and all the fruits omg! Please get a ton of footage from Medellin, my favorite city ever !
Brian Young I’m from Mexico! I visited bogota, Medellin and surrounding areas, Pereira, sale to, taganga, sta Marta, Cartagena, Leticia and surrounding areas! I miss it so much, I’m planning on going back this year
Liza Castrellon I’m glad you liked it! I grew up in a place just 20 minutes from Salento, closer to Armenia, and we still have our house there. Now, I have lived in the US for many years. I also miss it so much there. Always welcome to Colombia :)
Yes I needed this! I'm planning a trip down to Guatemala within the next few months to attend a Spanish school and stay in a homestay! Your school and family seem incredible! Your family especially seems so nice and fun, I loved the scene when you were dancing. It was nice getting insight into a similar trip that I'm trying to plan. This video made me so excited!
I love how you embrace each culture !!! Also, thank you for documenting your travels, Im getting ready to do my first solo travel and your videos are REALLY HELPING ME CALM MY DARN NERVES❤ .... also,,,, aprendiste bien el espanol !!!!! 😬😬 PS.i live in southern CA - email me I can show you around!!!!!
Another excellent video. You really immerse yourself where you are, learning the language and living with a local family. Looked like you enjoyed the dance lesson, I tried salsa dancing twenty years ago and was always amazed at how fast my instructor could move his feet. Looking forward to the next update. You are an inspiration to lots of budding backpackers not to mention potential vloggers.
That's very interesting I speak spanish but I have northern mexico accent ^^ which yeah it's pretty different, my family lives in a different state and sometimes i don't understand what they say 😅 so have a lot of patience and know what spanish you're learning. You can do it! :D
wow, I am moving to Bogota soon, thank you so much for posting this its made me feel at complete ease about learning Spanish. The Colombian people are so helpful and love foreigners to visit their incredible country
Me encanta lo comprometida que estas con aprender español! I feel oddly proud at how good you are getting. so many people don't even make the effort of learing a few words in the language of the countries they visit, so this is soo cool, and it seems like the Whee institute is quite a cool one, taking you to Ciudad Bolivar and all
Aw thanks Lucila! I wanna improve so much! I think I'm a slow learner though 😅 hopefully I will be pretty good by the time I finish my travels! Yaas Whee Institute were fabulous!
Yay! I've been waiting for your next Colombia video!!!! It's finally here haha. Learning a different language in a foreign country is something I have always wanted to do so I really enjoyed this little insight into Spanish school in Colombia :)
This looks so good!! I'd love to do a trip like this soon so I'm so glad I have a good Spanish school recommendation now. Can't wait to see more in this series 😍😍
OMG i love your Videos, i live in curacao wich is pretty close to colombia. thanks to your videos i made the choice to go Backpacking for the first time in december this year and i am going "SOLO" , I love to look at your vlogs for information and tips!!
It's incredible how colorful you make Bogotá look like. I've been living here since 3 years, and I am used to it as a gray and not interesting city, but now I'd like to know my city again.
Only just catching up with all your vlogs now and it feels like i'm binging on a travel show! Spanish school looks so fun and rewarding - your homestay family are also the cutest. Those moves! Feels special reliving all of this through your eyes! 💛
You are absolutely amazing! I really want to go to South America and learn Spanish and stay with a family so this was so perfect and unexpected to see! Thanks for all your amazing content!
Ayyyy!! Estoy aprendiendo Espanol para 6 meses. It looks like such a cool experience and one I need to do!! That cable car at the end as well looked LOOOOONG! Love following this adventure!
Good idea to learn Spanish since you’re going to be there for a few months. Even a little will help make your life so much easier. Love that you’re such a brave and adventurous soul!
Great to see you !! I really enjoyed the video. . I know how good the feeling it is to learn a language I spent 4 years in the middle east and after a long time picked up the language ...its funny when you can hear people talking around you or about you and you know what's going on they get a shock tho when you answer them in there own language!!😅 ... but more importantly you get to know the people and the country really well !!! Well done keep up the great work you Top Banana !!
ahh i loved this so much! Especially all of you dancing at your homestay! Cool to see what it is actually like in Colombia right now. I want to add it in to a trip I am taking through Ecuador and Peru.
Hi Christianne! Really enjoying your Columbia series. It's really a beautiful country. Lovin the mountains and the scenery. A funny little trivia about "fartsy" cable cars that go up high. Changes in altitude (atmospheric pressure) can cause people's digestive tracts to produce and release these "pockets of bowel gas". Lol! Now you know! 👍😉
You've inspired me to start learning spanish before my trip next year, ive downloaded Duolingo for a taster. hmmm definitely not an easy thing to pickup over an app but im VERY slowly starting to understand the basic concepts. I suspect a classroom environment will help, so I will investigate schools for when i first arrive into South America :)
Well done on learning Spanish! Have you managed to keep it up? I loved seeing the bachata lesson! It's my favourite style of dance. It should be on strictly!
@@BackpackingBananas you'll be fluent before you know it! 😘 yes I think bachata takes more getting used to. There's a few different styles of it. It's more of an acquired taste I think, once you know the songs. Are you going to take more salsa lessons
Omg you took a Bachata class, how awesome! I'm loving this trip. You look so adorable talking spanish, makes me wonder how I actually look when I talk in English xd, you're doing it great btw! Saludos desde Venezuela ❤
Awesome video! I prefer nature over cities(that's how I found your channel - when researching about philippines) but I can see the homestay and language school plus dance classes make it a way more interesting. Can't wait for the videos from Cali and Medellin etc.. 😁😁
Don't worry about tap water in Colombia. It actually is one of the purest in the world because it comes from the Paramo, a high mountain ecosystem where sponge like plants called Frailejones absorb cloud moisture and turn it into water, then that water trickles downstream and becomes ponds, then rivers and finally reach one of the many reservoirs that produce energy as well as secure the drinking water of millions, then the waters gets treatment that meets all international standards and arrives to your home. Beware about the water in places like the Llanos (If you go) or La Guajira, high temperatures and high mosquito populations in these areas mean water is not as drinkable but for the most part, water in Colombia is clean and drinkable, there's no need for a special water bottle!! 🙂🙂
Such a great idea to do this at the beginning of a South America trip! This is making me so nostalgic for a very similar Spanish school that I went to in Quito in 2011!
My parents are Colombian. The last time I went to Colombia was about nine years ago. I need to go back soon! I would love to stay for at least a month and really explore the country.
Thanks for the video! I'm planning to have Spanish courses in Bogota but I'm very sad to know they have closed down the school due to the pandemic. :( But thanks for sharing your experience, I'm planning a one-week course in Bogota and two more weeks in other cities in South America during my vacations.
The music you were dancing to in the dance class is Carmesi by Vicente Garcia. Im from the Dominican Republic where bachata was "invented" i guess hahaha. Vicente Garcia is one of my favorite!
I think singing the novena is such a great idea. Ofter language classes can be boring and having that social activity can be more entertaining and a way to understand Colombian traditions.
I loved this video, the parts with the family were so cute. I have learnt a lot about packing from your videos. I hope to meet you sometime if you come to Costa Rica!
Hola, que tal?, como van?, Los mejores y más cordiales Saludos desde puente piedra, lima, Perú, ojalá que puedas venir en algún momento a mi país y que disfrutes mucho de todo por aquí, con la familia y los amigos,felicidades por tus vídeos..
Nice thank you. I'm 53 years old looking to spend few months in a beautiful play in Bogota Columbia were it some English speaking. I'm a childcare provider. Just me & my pup
You are an amazing woman 👩🏼! I intend to give my daughter a healthy upbringing and life so she can be as adventurous and courageous as you are! You have such an awesome heart ♥️ for learning and enjoying life! -j
Great vlog! I could have used a warning though. I had lemonade and ice tea squirting out my nose because of the "smells of farts" comment. I guess I won't drink when watching you anymore! 98.9k...you're gonna do it soon!
I feel nervous about doing a homestay alone in Colombia as a solo female traveller. I wish I had a male who was also doing it with me like you did, I'd want someone else there
Your video just fell in my inbox. TH-cam must be reading my mind, I’m thinking of moving to Bogotá later in the year and thinking about taking Spanish classes with either The Whee Institute or Nueva lengua. Why did you choose Whee? Great video by the way.
I can’t wait to travel in June!!! Fuck I’m so exited! So happy I found your Channel a few weeks ago. Can’t wait for a new video soon! Hope you having a good time, stay safe :)
I look forward to your Colombian vlogs so much! It’s one of the places I want to visit.
I have sooooo many in the pipeline 😅😅
Muy bueno ver a gente de habla inglesa aprender español! I feel like is always us who have to learn english haha. Greetings from Uruguay!!!
Learning a new language is life changing! Also, you are almost at 100K Subscribers! 😮
Im so stoked to be improving! It feels so good to finally start understanding people better. Ahhh yesss!! So close 🤯🤯🤯
@@BackpackingBananas go off
I loved /traveled in Colombia for ~9months and its my favorite country, people are so kind and welcoming! So cheap to travel around the country and all the fruits omg! Please get a ton of footage from Medellin, my favorite city ever !
Liza Castrellon
Where are you from? What parts of the country did you visit?
Brian Young I’m from Mexico! I visited bogota, Medellin and surrounding areas, Pereira, sale to, taganga, sta Marta, Cartagena, Leticia and surrounding areas! I miss it so much, I’m planning on going back this year
Liza Castrellon
I’m glad you liked it!
I grew up in a place just 20 minutes from Salento, closer to Armenia, and we still have our house there.
Now, I have lived in the US for many years.
I also miss it so much there.
Always welcome to Colombia :)
Medellín is way overrated
JFNC
Why? What is the city lacking?
Hola gracias por visitarnos, nos agrada tu compañia.
Yes I needed this! I'm planning a trip down to Guatemala within the next few months to attend a Spanish school and stay in a homestay! Your school and family seem incredible! Your family especially seems so nice and fun, I loved the scene when you were dancing. It was nice getting insight into a similar trip that I'm trying to plan. This video made me so excited!
Ah yay you will love it! My friend did the same thing in Guatemala and she loved it!
I'm travelling around Mexico in March, hoping to see Guatamala as well. Enjoy (:
@@kieron8505 I hope you have a wonderful trip!
Yes! highlight of my day is watching your video! love your channel, it makes me want to book a trip somewhere every time i watch your videos!
Aw yay ❤️❤️ thanks so much! That means a lot 😊
Omg I loved every second of the video. I'm gonna watch it again. I'll defenitely to the same someday, Colombia is one of my dream!
You are amazing , and you are showing Colombia at such a positive side. Proud Colombian here
Aww thanks Laura ❤️ I've honestly had such a positive experience my entire time in the country so far!
You're too much fun! I love your videos and I adore Colombia! Thanks for sharing!
I love how you embrace each culture !!!
Also, thank you for documenting your travels, Im getting ready to do my first solo travel and your videos are REALLY HELPING ME CALM MY DARN NERVES❤ .... also,,,, aprendiste bien el espanol !!!!! 😬😬
PS.i live in southern CA - email me I can show you around!!!!!
Nerves are totally normal! ❤️❤️ I'm so glad these videos are helping 😊😊
i did the same last summer. travelling solo is an amazing exprience you wont regret it
Backpacking Bananas I live in Southern California and I would love to show you the cultures thrive through LA like Mexican, Salvadoran etc.
I think that drawn out, slightly awkward "si" was my most used word when I lived in spain
😅😅😅
Pues...si...
Another excellent video. You really immerse yourself where you are, learning the language and living with a local family. Looked like you enjoyed the dance lesson, I tried salsa dancing twenty years ago and was always amazed at how fast my instructor could move his feet. Looking forward to the next update. You are an inspiration to lots of budding backpackers not to mention potential vloggers.
Thanks so much ❤️❤️ omg I love learning new dances 😅😅 yesss same with my salsa teacher (in future episodes 🤫) I couldn't keep up with his feet!
Yay so happy u uploaded! I get so happy when u post a new video
My dream is to learn Spanish through immersion too - grew up is Australia and my dad is venezuelan, and never taught me the language. Love the video!
That's very interesting I speak spanish but I have northern mexico accent ^^ which yeah it's pretty different, my family lives in a different state and sometimes i don't understand what they say 😅 so have a lot of patience and know what spanish you're learning. You can do it! :D
Currently daydreaming through your vlogs 😍. Can’t wait until I eventually make my way there!
I admire You !!! Thank You for sharing. I am going to look into this school and home stay !!!
Such a well put together vlog, Christianne! You're so inspiring - thank you!
wow, I am moving to Bogota soon, thank you so much for posting this its made me feel at complete ease about learning Spanish. The Colombian people are so helpful and love foreigners to visit their incredible country
Me encanta lo comprometida que estas con aprender español! I feel oddly proud at how good you are getting. so many people don't even make the effort of learing a few words in the language of the countries they visit, so this is soo cool, and it seems like the Whee institute is quite a cool one, taking you to Ciudad Bolivar and all
Aw thanks Lucila! I wanna improve so much! I think I'm a slow learner though 😅 hopefully I will be pretty good by the time I finish my travels! Yaas Whee Institute were fabulous!
Yay! I've been waiting for your next Colombia video!!!! It's finally here haha. Learning a different language in a foreign country is something I have always wanted to do so I really enjoyed this little insight into Spanish school in Colombia :)
Woohooo 🙌🏼🙌🏼 finally managed to get it out 😅
You’ve inspired me. I am going to take the plunge and travel to Columbia in late 2023. Thank you for all of the effort you made with this video x
Que cool que estés aprendiendo español...saludos desde Panamá 🙋🏻
Oh girl, I am so happy for you! I was smiling all the way through this vlog. Looks like your having the best time! ❤️
This looks so good!! I'd love to do a trip like this soon so I'm so glad I have a good Spanish school recommendation now. Can't wait to see more in this series 😍😍
Yesss! Highly recommend them!! I learnt so much and I loved all the extra activities that were organised as well
What a fab video Christianne! Totally makes me want to visit, loved the style of this video so much.
Thanks Jennifer! ❤️
OMG i love your Videos, i live in curacao wich is pretty close to colombia. thanks to your videos i made the choice to go Backpacking for the first time in december this year and i am going "SOLO" , I love to look at your vlogs for information and tips!!
Ah that makes me so happy 😍😍❤️❤️
So glad you’re having a great time, you make Columbia look like a great place to go for a holiday.
ColOmbia
It's incredible how colorful you make Bogotá look like. I've been living here since 3 years, and I am used to it as a gray and not interesting city, but now I'd like to know my city again.
Only just catching up with all your vlogs now and it feels like i'm binging on a travel show! Spanish school looks so fun and rewarding - your homestay family are also the cutest. Those moves! Feels special reliving all of this through your eyes! 💛
Beautiful country, was there exactly 2 years ago. Enjoy!
Nice! Thanks 😊
You are absolutely amazing! I really want to go to South America and learn Spanish and stay with a family so this was so perfect and unexpected to see! Thanks for all your amazing content!
Aw yay! Glad I could give you a good insight! It was a fantastic experience 😊
Ayyyy!! Estoy aprendiendo Espanol para 6 meses. It looks like such a cool experience and one I need to do!! That cable car at the end as well looked LOOOOONG! Love following this adventure!
Good idea to learn Spanish since you’re going to be there for a few months. Even a little will help make your life so much easier. Love that you’re such a brave and adventurous soul!
what neighborhood are you staying in? you should go to my cousin's restaurant - Insurgentes in Chapinero Alto. enjoy Bogotá! xx lina
I was staying in Teusaquillo! I'm not in Bogota anymore (so behind on editing as per 🥴) but if I return I'll have to go check it out! Xx
Me encantó!!! Soy bogotana y mostraste cosas que no conocía
Great to see you !!
I really enjoyed the video. . I know how good the feeling it is to learn a language I spent 4 years in the middle east and after a long time picked up the language ...its funny when you can hear people talking around you or about you and you know what's going on they get a shock tho when you answer them in there own language!!😅 ... but more importantly you get to know the people and the country really well !!! Well done keep up the great work you Top Banana !!
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ahh i loved this so much! Especially all of you dancing at your homestay! Cool to see what it is actually like in Colombia right now. I want to add it in to a trip I am taking through Ecuador and Peru.
Agradezco tu video. Es muy interesante.
Hi Christianne! Really enjoying your Columbia series. It's really a beautiful country. Lovin the mountains and the scenery. A funny little trivia about "fartsy" cable cars that go up high. Changes in altitude (atmospheric pressure) can cause people's digestive tracts to produce and release these "pockets of bowel gas". Lol! Now you know! 👍😉
Luis and Maritza are the best Colombian family ever!! Great video.
Thank god a new vlog!!!! Great to see your trip update 😘❤
Woohooo 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 finally!
One of my favorite videos
You've inspired me to start learning spanish before my trip next year, ive downloaded Duolingo for a taster. hmmm definitely not an easy thing to pickup over an app but im VERY slowly starting to understand the basic concepts. I suspect a classroom environment will help, so I will investigate schools for when i first arrive into South America :)
Well done on learning Spanish! Have you managed to keep it up? I loved seeing the bachata lesson! It's my favourite style of dance. It should be on strictly!
Thanks!! Yes! Improving everyday as I travel through the country. Si Bachata was cool, I definitely prefer salsa though!
@@BackpackingBananas you'll be fluent before you know it! 😘 yes I think bachata takes more getting used to. There's a few different styles of it. It's more of an acquired taste I think, once you know the songs. Are you going to take more salsa lessons
Me gustan mucho tus vídeos. Bendiciones y que disfrutes tu viaje
Omg you took a Bachata class, how awesome! I'm loving this trip. You look so adorable talking spanish, makes me wonder how I actually look when I talk in English xd, you're doing it great btw! Saludos desde Venezuela ❤
you have to visit villa de leyva its near bogota
Awesome video! I prefer nature over cities(that's how I found your channel - when researching about philippines) but I can see the homestay and language school plus dance classes make it a way more interesting. Can't wait for the videos from Cali and Medellin etc.. 😁😁
Don't worry about tap water in Colombia. It actually is one of the purest in the world because it comes from the Paramo, a high mountain ecosystem where sponge like plants called Frailejones absorb cloud moisture and turn it into water, then that water trickles downstream and becomes ponds, then rivers and finally reach one of the many reservoirs that produce energy as well as secure the drinking water of millions, then the waters gets treatment that meets all international standards and arrives to your home. Beware about the water in places like the Llanos (If you go) or La Guajira, high temperatures and high mosquito populations in these areas mean water is not as drinkable but for the most part, water in Colombia is clean and drinkable, there's no need for a special water bottle!! 🙂🙂
Pronto estarás a 100k!!! Loving the videos too, been keeping up to date on Instagram so I’m excited for what’s to come 😆😆
Sii!! 🤯🤯 Ah yay! Omg so much to come 😅
Bachata is a mood! I love ittt
Looks like you are having a wonderful time. Thank you for sharing 😊
I love watching your vlogs, you give so much information that is really useful cannot wait to see the next one!
Such a great idea to do this at the beginning of a South America trip! This is making me so nostalgic for a very similar Spanish school that I went to in Quito in 2011!
i truly loved this video!!! keep up with the great content, i can’t wait to see more of your adventures 😍
Ahhhh I love your travel vlogs! And I love the idea of Spanish school/the home-stay - so cool! Xo
My parents are Colombian. The last time I went to Colombia was about nine years ago. I need to go back soon! I would love to stay for at least a month and really explore the country.
I miss South America so muuuch! Hope you're having a wonderful time! :D
great job. Excelent way to learn spanish and a culture.
Thanks for the video! I'm planning to have Spanish courses in Bogota but I'm very sad to know they have closed down the school due to the pandemic. :( But thanks for sharing your experience, I'm planning a one-week course in Bogota and two more weeks in other cities in South America during my vacations.
Loved your video and how you enjoyed your experience in Bogota !
The music you were dancing to in the dance class is Carmesi by Vicente Garcia. Im from the Dominican Republic where bachata was "invented" i guess hahaha. Vicente Garcia is one of my favorite!
I think singing the novena is such a great idea. Ofter language classes can be boring and having that social activity can be more entertaining and a way to understand Colombian traditions.
Next time you come to Bogotá try to visit other nice places such as Calle 85 and Usaquén
Hello, I felt so excited when I look our perfect performance in dancing hahaha. Thank you so much for visiting my country. :D
Needed this video right now! My night bus broke down and we’ve been stuck in the middle of Cambodia for 6 hours now 😫
Loved this vlog lovely Christie!!! ❤ Looks like you are having an amazing time!!! 😊
Thanks Sean! Indeed! It was a successful week 😊
@@BackpackingBananas Looking forward to seeing more vlogs from Colombia!!!
Hi, they say colombia 🇨🇴 is the best country to learn Spanish cause we speak clearly, good luck, greetings from USA 🇺🇲🙏🇨🇴
I loved this video, the parts with the family were so cute. I have learnt a lot about packing from your videos. I hope to meet you sometime if you come to Costa Rica!
Me gusta mucho tus vídeos ...espero ver pronto el de Cali...
Hola, que tal?, como van?,
Los mejores y más cordiales Saludos desde puente piedra, lima, Perú, ojalá que puedas venir en algún momento a mi país y que disfrutes mucho de todo por aquí, con la familia y los amigos,felicidades por tus vídeos..
Wow I would LOVE to do a course like this.
I work in Spain as a tour guide with very broke Spanish so this would be so helpful!
Nice videos Colombia... 👈👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👍👍👍
Lovely video. Was that filmed now? The weather looks gorgeous.
It was filmed mid December 😊
if you are lucky, check the normal weather on Bogota.
Lo mejor el profe Camilo!!!
thank you for these videos, viva colombia
I loved you all entire experience! Go girl ✊🏻
Nice video!!! Qué buen video... Estas invitada a Medellín..
wow that's so cool you did that
Nice thank you. I'm 53 years old looking to spend few months in a beautiful play in Bogota Columbia were it some English speaking. I'm a childcare provider. Just me & my pup
The water in Bogota is some of the highest quality in the world. The water comes straight from the Paramo. You're spoiling it with that bottle.
I love this 🥺my wanderlust is tingling !!
Wow you inspire me so much!
You are an amazing woman 👩🏼! I intend to give my daughter a healthy upbringing and life so she can be as adventurous and courageous as you are! You have such an awesome heart ♥️ for learning and enjoying life! -j
That's very sweet and flattering, thank you ❤️
Backpacking Bananas MUCH respect!
Yooooo i stayed in Selina my first 8 days in Colombia for the new years this year😂absolutely loved it
Great vlog! I could have used a warning though. I had lemonade and ice tea squirting out my nose because of the "smells of farts" comment. I guess I won't drink when watching you anymore! 98.9k...you're gonna do it soon!
Haha thanks Bill. You can always rely on me to give you the honest truth about all my senses 😅😅
I'm a native Spanish speaker and you have a great Spanish accent (don't sound like a gringa lol) Love your channel and your videos!
Great! Many people say that the best way to learn English is in Bogotá
Ow my.. Me too. I'm so eager to learn Spanish... Just the basics tho...
My fav word to say is "Por fin"
😅😅 random favourite!
The school is very cute, makes me wanna go and enroll in that school
thanks so much for theses videos!
So close to 100K !!!
Siiiii 🤩🤩🤩
Downloaded the video for repeat viewing :)
I feel nervous about doing a homestay alone in Colombia as a solo female traveller. I wish I had a male who was also doing it with me like you did, I'd want someone else there
Your video just fell in my inbox. TH-cam must be reading my mind, I’m thinking of moving to Bogotá later in the year and thinking about taking Spanish classes with either The Whee Institute or Nueva lengua. Why did you choose Whee? Great video by the way.
Nice dancing!
Thanks 😅 I promise it gets better
Love ❤❤❤
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I can’t wait to travel in June!!! Fuck I’m so exited! So happy I found your Channel a few weeks ago. Can’t wait for a new video soon! Hope you having a good time, stay safe :)
What a coincidence I signed up for 12 weeks this fall.