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The Best Life

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Do you remember life before the internet?

The best times in my life were before the internet came with social media. My family took summer vacations without having to post every photo on social media. We took pictures and put them in albums. We spent time together without looking at our phones to see who was watching our posts. We enjoyed each other. Those were the best of times for me—a more straightforward, more intimate gathering of our friends and families. Now, I don’t have albums and have lost so many moments to the internet photo albums. It isn’t the same.

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I'm an American woman who took a leap of faith and moved to Colombia 15 years ago after the devastating loss of my daughter. What began as a journey to find peace and heal a broken heart became an entirely new chapter of my life. Fifteen years later, Colombia isn't just where I live. It's my home, and a place that has taught me more about life, love, and myself than I ever could have imagined. I bought a villa in the mountains, renovated it, and created my own little piece of paradise, Villa Migelita Ecolodge. Along the way, I've embraced a new culture, learned Spanish (still a work in progress!), made wonderful friendships, and discovered that life has a funny way of surprising us when we least expect it. My life here is filled with hummingbirds, breathtaking mountain views, unexpected adventures, occasional chaos, and plenty of stories that sometimes seem too unbelievable to be true! Hummings from Paradise is my way of sharing it all. The beautiful moments, the challenges, the laughter, the tears, and the lessons I've learned along the way. I believe life is a book filled with chapters, and I'm still writing mine. Some chapters are heartbreaking, others are hilarious, but every one has helped shape the woman I am today. I hope you'll follow along as I continue discovering not only this beautiful country I've come to call home, but also a little more about myself. And believe me, there's never a dull moment in paradise!

5 thoughts on “The Best Life”

  1. Pingback: I was not there when internet did not excist yet – Worldviewer

  2. I just sat and looked at scrapbooks over the weekend! However, this morning I listened to two young Japanese boys, one who spoke perfect unaccented English… who told the interviewer they had learned from watching tv, watching movies, and playing games in English. It was remarkable. They said they could not sit and read a book in English, but that they had picked up the ability to speak fluently. My conclusion is that the internet CAN be a help, and I admit it can also be a nuisance!

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  3. Yes, I do remember life before the internet… I feel sorry for our younger generation who doesn’t. We may not have had information in an instant but we actually had to research on our own to get answers to our questions. Life was so much simpler & our joys were simpler too! I miss it!

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