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Twice Colombia

Adventure, Friendship, and Adoption in the Andes Mountains

By: Patricia L. Woodard

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Twice Colombia

Adventure, Friendship, and Adoption in the Andes Mountains

By: Patricia L. Woodard

Twice Colombia is the story of a young woman from a small southern town who follows a dream and finds herself living and working on a plateau high in the Andes Mountains of Colombia, SA. Part memoir, part travelogue, it’s a tale of adventure, friendship, and adoption set against the capital city of Bogotá and the lively city of Cali during the seventies and eighties. A dream to see the world and a curiosity about foreign cultures, and plain old good fortune, along with seized opportunities, all played a part in helping her discover a country that hasn’t always had the best press releases. A tribute, above all, to the culture of an often-misunderstood country, Twice Colombia tells a personal story of discovering and acknowledging the remarkable value of each other’s life experiences.

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Trafford Publishing

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169871646X

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9781698716466

We're Waiting for You

By: Patricia L. Woodard

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We're Waiting for You

By: Patricia L. Woodard

The author continues her journey through her beloved Colombia with this companion book to Twice Colombia. With a dream to return there on a permanent basis, she watches that dream slowly fade as the housing market in the US tanks, a destructive hurricane rolls in, and efforts to sell her house are unsuccessful. For the first time since her son's tragic death, she recalls his memory in detail and allows herself to grieve again. As she details some painful experiences, she also remembers the joy and hope his challenging adoption in Colombia brought her. She travels back to the country several times - for a family wedding, a class reunion at Colegio Bolvar and the book launch for Dos Veces en Colombia. The food, the music, the people, and the majestic Andes never loosen their grip on her. When she accepts that her relationship with Colombia has simply taken a different twist, she opens herself to possibilities of new adventures. She accepts that old dreams sometimes have to be replaced with new dreams, but there will never be any doubt that her love affair with Colombia will always hold that special place in her heart as her first love.

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Trafford Publishing

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1490764526

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9781490764528

Ava and Salomé

Welcome to Cali!

By: Patricia L. Woodard

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Ava and Salomé

Welcome to Cali!

By: Patricia L. Woodard

Ava is seven years old when her grandmother offers her a very special trip for her birthday. She lives in New Bern, North Carolina, but her grandmothers gift gives her the chance to visit Cali, Colombia. Ava is thrilled but also a little hesitant. She doesnt speak much Spanish, and shes never been on a long flight across the ocean before. But her grandmother used to live in Cali, and Ava has heard all her amazing stories and becomes curious about the country of Colombia and its people. Will they be very different from Ava? Will she fit in? When she meets Salomalso seven years oldAvas worries soon disappear as she realizes Saloms family is quite similar to her own. With Saloms help, Ava discovers new food, cat and frog art, and when not to take a picture. She also learns that a goat is not always a goat! The girls laugh, have fun, and dance til they drop, all the while learning new words in a foreign tongue. Ava finds that making new friends can happen anywhere, and she cant wait to return to Colombia for more adventures.

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Archway Publishing

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1480840998

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