Wow, my 1st trip report from Colombia, the good, the bad and the ugly, let's go!

[Colgando]

This is Colgando, aka iz_he_real! Just got back from my 1st trip to BAQ and wanted to go ahead and start my trip report while everything is still fresh in my mind. I stayed for 10 days at Jamie’s place and will do my trip report in installments. Whitey was right, everything is different now, I am hooked, the Colombianas have spoiled me for AW, one Colombiana in particular, Latina #1. So much to write, I wrote everyday in a notebook so I will summarize my thoughts. I will try and keep this concise. Events happen in real time as I experienced them.

Day 1

I left on a Friday and the night before, a fuel tank pump exploded at the Miami airport and burned thousands of gallons of fuel. 100s of flights were cancelled and delayed on Thurs and Fri. The day before my departure, American Airlines cancelled the majority of their flights, Miami is their hub, I was hoping my flight would not be cancelled; I flew Avianca, that would not be a good start to my trip. My flight left on-time which was great. I was sitting in the terminal and I felt apprehensive, not knowing what I was getting myself into, was this a good idea? I did not have high expectations of meeting anyone special. I was thinking, I paid the money for the tour so I have to go now.

On the plane ride, I sat next to two women, one of them was terrified of flying and she grabbed my hand at one point during the flight. We talked in Spanish, they said my Spanish was good, they taught me some new words and I shared about myself and so did they. They were on the way back from shopping in Miami. I had a Scotch (or “Whiskey” as the Colombians order it, I still don’t get that) for the first time, take the edge off and do as the Colombians do.

I get off the plane and Latina #4 and the translator were waiting for me. I had the same translator that David and Maria Cristina had from the Documentary, crazy, she is working for Jamie now. I talked with Latina #4 in Spanish the whole ride to the agency. Latina #4 was sweet, beautiful, humble, not complicated and funny. She lives in a Strata #1 neighborhood the translator said, she would not take me there. The whole trip, the translator served me as a Spanish Language Instructor, helped me out when I did not understand what the women were saying and when I could not convey what I needed to say, she watched my back and served as a fantastic wing woman, more on that later. She said I did not need a translator, but I am happy that I had her with me. My Spanish is better than I give myself credit for apparently, I want to be fluent one day, but I am not there yet.

I had my first group meeting that night, 13 women, 4 stood out. This group intro turned out to be the best and most exciting. I had dinner with Latina #1 right after the group meeting. She was great and was my Latina #1 from the first time we talked at the group intro, all the way to the end of my trip when things took a turn for the worse with her, more on her in later installments. Latina #1 and I had instant chemistry, great conversation, she may talk more than I do and that is a hard thing to do, but alas, I had many, many more women to meet and date. The translator asked Latina #1 what she did not like about me after our first date, she said nothing. Needless to say, I am feeling like the man right now after my first night, all these sexy females desiring me, good times. All the women gave me great reviews from this group meeting, I spoke 95% Spanish at the group meeting which was a lot of fun, very exciting. They all wanted to go out on a date with me, talk about an ego boost and my ego does not need any boosting, but I choose only 4 to go out on a date. After the group intro, I was talking with my translator about the women I liked, I was a bit overwhelmed in a good way, my adrenaline was pumping something serious. Jamie walks in and says, this is not the time for chit chat, I need you to give me your top 4 in order, I got a trip out of that, Jamie was strictly business the whole time. Speaking Spanish to the women made it real for them, allowed me to connect with each of them, and they were all impressed. They all had stuff going on in their lives, most of them work, go to school or both. They all wanted a good decent man, one was looking to move to Canada, the majority of them had friends and family in the US, Latina #1 does not know anyone in the US. Another benefit of speaking Spanish is that I could see which ones would slow down for me, be patient with me, who were the best teachers. Some of the women were incapable of slowing down for me or teaching me. I could not tell you what BAQ looked like as a city after the first day, I could tell you what Latina #1 and #4 looked like though, very sweet and sexy! After day #1, I felt great, still full of energy thinking what does tomorrow have in store for me, this was a good idea I thought to myself. Stay tuned fellas and ladies, the saga will continue…….

[Dan Las Vegas]

great start, looking forward to the rest of the report. I still remember my first trip to Colombia sitting at the airport and wondering if  was making a big mistake, quite a bit of nerves sitting in Miami waiting for the flight to Medellin. But once I landed at Rio Negro and saw the smile on the woman waiting for me, made it all worthwhile!  Good luck with this great adventure you have begun.

Dan LV

[Colgando]

Day 2
I woke up feeling great, full of energy, excited about the day. I had a breakfast date with a Latina no-show. She did not show up. She originally said no, but the agency called her and said I looked much better in person and she should come and meet me. I am not photogenic at all, one of the reasons I hate online dating because the camera does not like me, I do much better in person. Not a good start to the day, but it did not faze me because I had so many more dates and intros lined up. I had breakfast with Latina #8, she was beautiful and petite, beautiful eyes. We ate lunch at my favorite restaurant, Dulcerna, the food there is so fresh. I was her first date from the agency, she recently joined. I did not have any chemistry with her. She was into cosmetology like many of the women are. I had a chance to look out the window of the zapetico today since there was not much conversation with Latina #8. I had to pull stuff out of her, tough to have a conversation with her when I was the only one doing all of the prompting. I did not see her again, but she still came in at #8.

I had another group intro immediately after lunch, 5 women were at this one. All the women gave me great reviews from this group, my ego is still flying high. Latina #10 was sitting to my immediate right. On my personal hotness scale, she was a 9, sexy body, good height, nice body proportions, beautiful, sweet, tender face and look, beautiful skin complexion. She gave me the highest rating possible. As the group intro progressed, I had to consciously make sure to look at the other women. I caught myself one-time looking at Latina #10 while another one was answering a question, crazy. Latina #10 is a surgical assistant, hard-working, she was a bit reserved during the group intro. I had to make sure to prompt her so that she was not overshadowed by the other women. Latina #10 looked much different than her photos, she looked much better in person. We planned a date which I was looking forward to. Latina #5 was in this group as well, she was really, sweet, sexy and tender, morena with good lips, eyes, body. She is into cosmetology too, I have nothing on cosmetology.

Immediately after the group intro, I had a lunch date with Latina #9. We did not have any chemistry. I was very bored with her. She comes from a Strata 1 neighborhood with dirt roads. I had to pull stuff out of this one too, she had nothing to say. I was ready to get the check 15 minutes into the date. The translator and I could not remember her name afterwards, that is how forgettable she was to me.

I had another group date that evening where only 2 showed up. Latina no-rank was a Gemini, accelerada as she described herself. She was high energy, balls to the wall, studying to be a lawyer, works as the equivalent of a paralegal here in the US at a Law Firm. This was her first group intro as well. She was like me in many ways. She was ok looking, I was not attracted to her mouth or lips, so that is a deal breaker. The other woman was forgettable for me, I was not attracted to her and I could not even tell you what she looked like, I only remember her name because I wrote it down.

I had a dinner date with Latina #4, my airport pick-up. She is very sweet, but would not slow down for me so I could understand her Spanish. She did not pronounce her works in a way that I could understand. She made the translator tired, having to keep prompting her to slow down and pronounce her words better. The translator did not think she was a good fit for me and I agreed. She would have difficulty adapting to life in the US, my life. Latina #4 came over to the agency after dinner, I showed her my pictures. We had a make-out session, which was good, not great. I felt bad afterwards because I kinda shoplifted the make-out session. She could not operate the remote on the TV and had no patience to learn or try. I did not see Latina #4 again, she called the agency asking for me to see if I wanted to go out with her again, she still came in at #4 though. Tomorrow, I have one on one dates lined up and more group intros. Right now, I am most attracted to Latina #10 and I am really excited about our dinner date tomorrow. I still have not seen much of BAQ except the occasionally peaking out the window of the zapetico. The first 2 days were action packed with dates and group intros, my energy level is still up and I am still looking forward to meeting more women. Stay tuned, the saga continues……

[euforia51]

great start, looking forward to the rest of the report. I still remember my first trip to Colombia sitting at the airport and wondering if  was making a big mistake, quite a bit of nerves sitting in Miami waiting for the flight to Medellin. But once I landed at Rio Negro and saw the smile on the woman waiting for me, made it all worthwhile!

Ditto Colgando ... glad you made it down, finally. Looking forward to more!

Funny how Dan's comment struck a nerve with me about sitting in Miami waiting for the flight to Medellin. I thought I was the only one who was nervous ... wondering if it was going to be a big mistake. And yep, the woman waiting on the other side made it all worthwhile.

Saga, my arse, Colgando ... you had the time of your life and you know it!  Can't wait to hear more!

[Kiltboy1]

Nice Report

I too looked at the small stuff like if they could operate the remote control, etc. If they are that back asswards, would not fit into my lifestyle at all. I wanted someone with a lot of education, not everone does, but for me the small details were dealbreakers. Look forward to hearing more.

KB

[AndyLee]

Excellent stuff Colgando, your story is fascinating, I'm eager to hear more. What an adventure! Thanks for sharing it with us.

[Colgando]

Day 3
Ok, this is going to be a little pathetic and not the best form. I woke up dreaming of Latina #10 and was so looking forward to mackin on her this evening. Something about these Latinas that bring out my best game and best form. I fell in love with her beauty at first site. I still played it cool, these are my inner thoughts, she was just one of many sexy women, but her look was good for me. Not too short, not too tall, nice butt, nice hip proportion, nice chest, gorgeous face, lips, nose, eyes, hair. Yeah, I am a little too infatuated with this woman, pretty pathetic I must say. I was thinking to myself, will this end up like all the other women whose beauty I fell in love with, pathetic thoughts, not strong thoughts at all? I was thinking is she intelligent, will we have chemistry, will she be engaging? I had 2 more one on one dates before dinner with Latina #10 so I have to give those women my undivided attention, which is easy to do. Good thing about these Latinas is that there are so many sexy ones interested in me, it is so easy to forgot about the others when you are with one of them. I am convinced I could not live in Colombia and be faithful.

I had lunch with Latina #3. She was great, great personality, engaging, Christian woman who reads her Bible, she is a Chef, she taught me all the Spanish words for the food we were eating. She wrote them down for me so I could understand. She was very happy, very positive, a lot of energy, great conversation. She left her parents house at 16 due to a bad home situation and has been supporting herself and her brother ever since. I had a really good time with her, we went back to the agency, chilled for a while, I showed her my pictures, we got along really well……..but…..I was not attracted to her physically….nooooooo…..whyyyyyyyy. I know I need to be physically attracted to my wife, so I did not see Latina #3 again. She still came at #3 though, she was really cool, real fun, real chill.

I had another one on one date as well, but I did not write it down, and yep, I forgot about it all ready. Good thing I wrote this stuff down or else I would not be able to remember, too many women, too many conversations, too many looks for me to remember all.

Well, Latina #10 was a no-show for dinner, her phone was not picking up either. The translator and I were pissed off about it, she never called back either, did not call to cancel, change of heart I suppose, or something else, whatever. Her loss, another woman’s gain. We called an audible and scheduled a dinner with Latina no-rank. She is a Christian woman as well. She spent 6 years in what Colombians call a “fanatic” church. I finally understand what they mean when they say "I am not a fanatic". There are churches in Col which I would call "legalistic" where they put a bunch of rules on people, like no drinking, no dancing. When the translator described my religious beliefs to the women, she would say I am not a fanatic, I drink alcohol and dance, interesting. Surprisingly, many of the woman consider themselves Christian and not Catholic, I was pleasantly surprised by this. This Latina no-rank looked emotionally damaged and a bit desperate for a relationship. She was upset that I did not call her name out at the group meeting. I called several women by their names, but I just could not remember all of their names. I am starting to get really tired now, these 3 days are starting to wear on me, I was such a drag at this last date, I have not been sleeping much.

Tonight, I met the other guy who was staying at Jamie’s, we will call him Auzzie #1. This was a really cool dude, around my age, over my trip, we ended up talking a lot about the women, his business, my business, he was staying for a month getting to know his woman better. I will keep in touch with him, we may do some business, he is looking into something for me. Now I was introduced to Aguila Light, that is some good beer, light beer in the US is terrible to me, but the Aguila light was great, I like it better than the Aguila full flavor.

I am super tired now after to talking to Auzzie #1 for a couple of hours until 2 am, drank a few beers, I have not been sleeping well, too much adrenaline running through my veins. 3 days down, 7 more to go….

[Colgando]

Day 4
I had a group intro at 11 am with 3 women. I was glad because I rested in the am, I needed it. Another Latina no-rank was a complete bore. She did not say anything, I asked her why she does not talk much, she said she is analyzing what I am saying and what the other women were saying. Another Latina no-rank had a child, deal breaker for me. Come to find out, she made it to the intro because she had no selected for if she has children or not. She was sweet, sexy, really wanted a family and a husband, but she has a child, I am not up for that, raising another man’s child, I am not that thrilled about raising my own kids, I was bad kid, so those memories haunt me a bit. She would not slow down when she spoke Spanish for me, that was irritating. The translator kept telling her to slow down, but she would not do it or try. Ahhhh, but alas, I discovered Latina #2 in this group, she is a true gem. She is a clothing store manager at Buena Vista mall. Really sexy, really beautiful, great skin complexion, nice butt, chest, she is shaped like a Coca Cola bottle. We liked the same music, she is engaging, intelligent, good conversation, wants a decent man and wants to move to the US.

Immediately after this group intro, we went to Buena Vista mall, had lunch with Latina #2, she showed me her store, introduced me to her co-worker. Great conversation, she has a very seductive look, she is full figured, she lost a lot of weight recently, but looks great now. The clothes in her store were super expensive; one shirt was 120 Mil pesos, ~$60 US. The food was expensive too at the mall. She is solid, stable, responsible, and intelligent, she knows some English, she spoke English to me, we would play English-Spanish word games. She learns English online and by listening to and translating English music. The time flew by with her, her face, her lips, were very easy on the eyes. But alas, I did not have the same Chemistry with Latina #2 as I did with Latina #1, but, I am keeping my options open with her because she is a good catch, wifey material for sure, and she would do well here in the US, she has what it takes to adapt and she would fit into my lifestyle. She slowed down her Spanish for me, I could understand her well, when I didn't understand something, she would find a different way to say it so I would understand.

That evening, I had an intro with Latina no-rank. She gave me the lowest ranking out of all the women, she was the only one to give me a low ranking. I had trouble understanding her Spanish, she would not slow down and spoke with a lisps. She buys and sells clothes all over Colombia. She is a Christian woman as well and her faith is very important to her. I did not see her again, she was not into to me so I did not even bother. She was good looking, had great hair, smooth, jet black hair.

Ok ladies and gentleman, I have had 4 days of intros to around 25, suitable women at this point. I have a date with Latina #1 tonight. I have not seen her since Day 1. We scheduled the date with her and she said she is very interested. I am excited about the date now because I have meet and sized up so many women at this point that Latina #1 really stands out in my mind at this time. Latina #1 arrives in the taxi, the chemistry is still there, we immediately embraced each other and we never let go of each other for the entire time we were together. It is so natural, so electric, so smooth, so comfortable and sensual with her. We went to a lounge at Punto Multiplex, I love that place, it has all these different restaurants and bars in one location. We had a couple of drinks, she had a daiquiri, I had a long island ice tea. We had our first kiss at this lounge, she had these full, juicy lips. Our lips were very compatible, she kisses just like I do, great kissing with her, this was an amazing night. We left the lounge, dropped me off at the agency, I gave her a good night kiss. More on Latina #1 as the trip progresses.

I stayed up until 2 am again talking to Auzzie #1, he is really cool dude. We talked about economics, his business, my business, and of course, the women. This was a great day, the 2nd best day. I am still tired, but I am in the clouds right now after my date with Latina #1. The best and worst days are still to come…….. 

[euforia51]

Day 3
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Now I was introduced to Aguila Light, that is some good beer, light beer in the US is terrible to me, but the Aguila light was great, I like it better than the Aguila full flavor.

Hey Colgando, you must be leading us all up to knock one out of the park in the coming days, huh? Latina 10 a no-show?

Man, that's funny ... Aguila Light.  I wasn't much of a fan of this.

[Colgando]

Day 5

I had a one on one date with Latina #7 in the am. She was a moto girl, it takes a special person to ride a moto in BAQ, very dangerous driving conditions and patterns. She was real chill, tough woman, she used to work as a bartender. I could tell she was a willed one for sure, a freak. She mentioned that she went out on a date with a guy from the agency who would call his dates linda perras, pretty b$tches, he would also want to mark the women by pinching and twisting their skin. The translator and I got a trip out of that. She was a really cool chic, one you can chill with and have a beer, like one of the dudes. At this point, my mind and heart were starting to fall for Latina #1. As soon as I was done with the date with Latina #7, my mind went straight back to Latina #1. Latina #1 became my heart string at this point.

I had lunch with Latina #2 at Buena Vista mall on her lunch break. We ate at El Corral, great burgers I thought. She is a beautiful woman, I would give her an 8.5 on my scale. It is so easy with her, she trys to speak English with me all the time, she learns quick and already has a good english vocabulary. She had a new hair style today, sexy lady. We went to her store again and she showed me what she does at her store. I confirmed that she is a good catch, smart, responsible, knows some English, just a normal girl who wants to do fashion design and marry a decent man. She is 27 years old.

Latina #5 called and cancelled our dinner date, she just got off work and did not have a change of clothes. I was fine with it because Latina #1 was coming over at 9 pm to spend the rest of the evening with me at the agency. At this point, honestly, I did not want to see any other women except Latina #1. She came over at 9 pm, I showed her my Passport, Driver’s License, photos, she showed me her National ID Card. She has a curious mind, she was asking me all kinds of questions about our IDs in the US, very inquisitive woman. She just turned 23, more on this in the coming days. I am falling harder for Latina #1 at this point, I just let myself go with her, completely natural, I am my true self with her. I still need to talk to her a little more about her spirituality. She is Christian and attends church so that is good for me to give her the green light. We had another make-out session, she loves my lips and I hers, great kissing with her. The chemistry is top-notch. I asked the translator for a 2nd opinion about the chemistry and how quick our relationship was progressing. She said it happens all the time, when the chemistry is there, thats what happens. Latina #1 went out on dates with 2 other guys from the agency. She said one spoke Spanish like I did, but was too boring for her. The other was just passing through she said. She has not had a boyfriend for over a year, she has had one 4 year relationship and one 1 year relationship, only 2 boyfriends. She told me that she did not think I would want to go out with her again. Yessss, a hot, sexy woman without an ego, I am loving it. I could not believe this is happening, I thought it was too good to be true, turns out I was right, more to come in later days on that. At this point, I have dated and met more beautiful women in 5 days that were really into me to last for the next 10 years. Latina #1 is so patient with me in speaking Spanish, she is at the point now where she speaks to me naturally in a way that I can understand her, she teaches me new words and if I do not understand something, she will say it a different way. I showed her the pocket translator this evening, she learned how to operate it within 2 minutes without the instructions. I had to read the instructions to learn to use it. I was very impressed by this. She was absolutely fascinated by the translator, muy practico she said. Latina #1 speaks some English. She said she writes better and is not confident to speak it. As she got more comfortable with me, she started speaking more and more English to me. She is so cute when she speaks English, it is like a different person almost when she talks to me in English.

Ok, we are heading to the climax of the trip on Day 6, the best day. Day 7 through 10 were all bad days from my point of view, it gets bad in these days. Day 6 is Latina #1’s birthday, perfect timing I thought. She told me that all she cares is that we are together on her birthday. I told her I wanted to go to Cartegena, at first she was not sure because she already had plans with her mom and family. But she blew off her friends and family to spend the day with me. Day 6 is her only day off of work, come to find out that the way she handled her friends and family in this situation is a major character flaw of hers. I bought her a teddy bear from Juicy Lu’s at Buena Vista mall, they wrapped it up all nice with all that girly stuff, glitter and ribbons and all that. I gave her the teddy bear that night on her birthday eve before she left, she loved me for it and expressed it with her kisses and affectionate hands and arms. She gave the teddy bear my nickname, so sweet. She is the most affectionate woman that I have ever been with. She is really into me, things are going really great with her right now.

Ok, I am still in the clouds, I have fallen for Latina #1 at this point and I only have been on 3 dates with her. More on her characteristics in the coming days. With her words and actions, she had fallen for me too, so it seemed, but that may not be the case………..

[AndyLee]

great story telling....you've got us sitting on the edge of our seats, right now we're all hoping it comes together with your Latina #1.

[whitey]

Que suspenso! Mas!

[Colgando]

Day 6

This is easily one of the best days of my life. Latina #1 has arrived promptly for all of our dates and this morning was no exception. She arrived at 7 am and we took the puerta a puerta to Cartagena. She did not sleep much the prior night, she stayed with me until midnight and the lights went off at her house which made it real hot, she woke up at 3 am and could not go back to sleep. But she was still there on time. She looked great as always. She always wanted to hold my hand and always wanted to be close to me, she is so sweet and affectionate. We were stopped at one of those police check points, I did not have my passport, just a copy of it. I was really worried, the police man said where is the original, I said it is at home, I was really worried, those police men are a bit intimidating in their uniforms, and plus I do not like cops, they make me nervous, they have the power to take a man's freedom, I had problems with cops in  my youth, still haunts me a little to this day, but Latina #1 said everything is fine, she told the police man I was from the US.

We arrived at Cartagena and the van drops us at boca grande, a beach there at Cartagena. When we get there, she needs to use the restroom so she asks one of the women on the beach to take her to one. Immediately, all the vendedores descend upon us, selling t-shirts, jewlrey, massages, 6 of them, no shame in their game. Come to find out, I must have a big sign on my forehead that says Gringo, come try and sell me something. When she was in the restroom, this woman starts massaging my neck, I did not ask her to do this, but I did not tell her to stop either. When Latina #1 comes out, I go in to the restroom, and when I come out, she is getting a massage too. When they were finished, I asked how much and they told me 80 mil pesos. Yeah, they raped me, I knew I was being raped, pretty ugly, I just paid them the money and didn’t haggle with them. That did not and will not happen again.

We sat down under one of the tents for a couple of hours, had a beer and gaseosa, I love that word for soda, great conversation, really deep and meaningful. We became novios right there on that beach, I will never forget that time we had on the beach. I hated that beach, not pretty at all, and every 5 minutes, a vendedor would come by trying to sell us the same stuff that the previous one tried to sell us. Very annoying and irritating, not relaxing at all. They were worse than the ones in Mexico, I forgot how to handle them at first, but then remembered, no thanks, we already have it, already did it. We had to tell some of them no 3 or 4 times. This one guy stopped and started rapping, when he was finished, he just stood there. Latina #1 gave him 1 mil pesos and he went to the next person. One does not go to Cartagena for the beaches come to find out, one goes to Santa Marta for the beaches. Sitting there with Latina #1 was great, our conversation is now moving to serious topics about what will I tell my mom about her, when will I come back, how do we see our long distance relationship unfolding, what she will do if she goes to the US. We walked by a woman giving her boyfriend a massage, and she said she will do that for me, she does not know how, but she will learn, I am thinking yes, this is good. We talked about how she will make time to be with me the next trip and that we could go to Santa Marta. Talked about taking things slowly to see how it goes with us. Now that I think about, a red flag may have been when I told her I had more dates and what did she think. She said fine, go and talk with them no problem. At first, I thought great, she is not too jealous. But, we are suppose to be novios and she is cool with me seeing other women at the agency. Maybe I played that wrong, maybe I should not have even mentioned it or been more macho with it, I am not sure. The agency thing is bit complicated dating so many women at the same time. I am trying to think where things went wrong me and Latina #1.

Next, we went and ate at a great seafood restaurant; we both had the sea bass. We then walked around the streets of Cartagena. I love that city, the antique look is incredible, 100 times better to look at than BAQ. We took pictures. Apparently, it was very obvious I was a gringo, everyone would speak to me in English first trying to sell me something. Latina #1 said I look like a Gringo, the clothes I wore, the towel I had to wipe the sweat off my brow, the backpack. That is one ridiculously hot city, I was overheated after the trip, I was sweating my a$$ off. We sat down, cooled off at a restaurant; she started speaking more English to me, I was loving it.

Her phone was not working and she could not receive calls from her mom and friends. I asked her if she wanted to call them using llamadas, she said no. On 2nd thought, this may have been a red flag, many of her friends did not know where she was, they were suppose to hang-out for her b-day and she did not call them, only one new where she was, she was worried about that but did not feel the need to call them. She focused all her attention on me and the time we had together. We could have easily called them so everyone knew she was ok, the right thing to do would be to call her friends instead of ignoring them. We left at 3:30, got back around 5. Tonight we are going out with her friends for her birthday.

Latina #1 and her friends arrive at the agency at 10 pm, there were 4 of them including Latina #1. She looked the best out of all her friends, yes, I was feeling good about that. We went to Punto Multiplex, had a couple of drinks, fun, not serious conversation with all her friends, girls being silly and drinking, cute. The translator was great this night because I could not understand her friends. I can understand Latina #1 because she knows how to speak Spanish to me now so I understand. Even when she spoke to her friends in Spanish, she would speak to them the way she speaks to me so I can understand. Her friends were fun, having a good time. The whole time, Latina #1 was very attentive and affectionate to me with her friends around. One of her best friends is a bit immature, kinda of crazy when she gets a couple of drinks in her. One friend was the Angelita of the group, quiet and reserved, the other was my age with a couple of kids, she practiced her English with me, she was showing off a bit.

We left the sports bar and went back to the agency for dancing and arguardiente in my room. Originally, they invited me to go to one of the friend’s apartments to have arguardiente and dance. The translator said this was not safe for me and she arranged for us to go back to the agency, that was a good look on her part, I would have gone to the friends house which may not have been safe for me, I learned a lesson with that, don’t go around people you do not know at that time of night, to a strange neighborhood, not safe. Latina #1 would always ask how I am doing, when the food platter came out, she made my plate, very attentive woman. She made sure her friends had the drink they wanted.

So we get back to my place and have a private party from 12 to 2. They played all their favorite music on you tube, we danced. Latina #1 is a good dancer and we moved well together. She taught me how to dance vallenato. Her favorite is reaggeaton which is easy to dance to. They left at 2 am, she kissed me goodnight and told me to rest well mi amor. We made plans for her to come over tomorrow at 4 pm. She is turning in her resignation at her old job and is starting a new job on Monday, I think this has a lot to do with why things went south with us. She will be driving a moto delivering items from different factories; I did not get a chance to go into more detail about it with her. She is happy about the change in jobs.

Ok, this was the last good day that I had, me and Latina #1 were like peas in a pod at this point. Days 7 to 10 were a let-down, some bad a pathetic stuff happened, but I believe everything happens for a reason……..

[JimD]

call his dates linda perras, pretty b$tches

Yup good story. "Perra" actualy means slut, a girl who sleeps around with a lot of guys.

[Colgando]

Day 7

This day was a letdown, I did not have any dates this day. I cancelled the date at 12 pm with Latina #7, we told Latina #1 that I was going to this. All I could think about was her and our emerging relationship. When I was with other girls, all I could think about was Latina #1. I was there with the other women in body, but my mind and heart were not there with the other women, they were with Latina #1.

We called Latina #1 and she said that the new job actually wanted her to sign the contract on Day 8 so she was very busy resigning from the old job and getting her papers ready to sign the contract on Day 7. She sounded very busy and stressed when we called her to confirm our date. Latina #1 is an only child and she supports her mother who does not work. She is very independent and told me she does not want to be dependent on me. She is graduating this December with an Engineering discipline. If she does not marry a foreigner, her plans are to move to Bogota to work and support her mom. She is also about to take an accelerated English Language program. She is a very serious woman and has responsibilities. If it worked out with us, we would def have to send money to support her mom. Latina #1 wants to have a career in the US but also wants to stay home with her children when they are babies, this is important to her, and I really liked that about her.

Well, Latina #1 said she would be there by 6 pm, she did not show up or call and this is the last we heard from her to this day. We called her mom in the morning on Day 8 to make sure she was ok because this was very unusually behavior for her. Her mom said that her phone is not working and she used her phone last night. Her mom also said that she went to school on Day 7 in the evening and that on Day 8 she was starting the new job. Latina #1 was too busy for me I suppose and she should have just said she did not have time for me if that was the case, but she didn't. She did not call to let us know what was going on. She flaked out on me completely, fell off the grid. Her phone was not working, her mom's phone stopped working.

Jamie asked me if I wanted to line up another date which could have easily been done, my top 5 Latinas were available that night for a date. I told them no for now, let’s wait to see if we hear from Latina #1 in the morning on Day 8. I only had two days left and I wanted to spend all of my time with her.

So, I just chilled on Day 7 and took it easy. I felt like I had accomplished something with Latina #1 and she would call tomorrow on Day 8. This gets pretty pathetic here, this is what I wrote in my journal that night, what I was feeling, I read over this and I sound like a love sick puppy……full disclosure….I am falling in love with Latina #1, she is everything I dreamed about in a woman, she is beautiful, intelligent, has a curious, active mind, quick on her feet, resourceful, lively, animated, full of energy, a talker, Christian woman, serious about her relationships, her work, her career, attentive to me and others around her, she speaks some English and has the ability to become fluent in English, she is very physical with me, she is really into me, I can understand her when she speaks Spanish to me, she is patient, she has great lips, she loves to dance and have fun, she will have a couple of drinks with me, prompt for every date up until this point, confident, she is the total package for me based on everything up until this point. I hope it works out with her, I would not be surprised if I married her, I believe God has given me my wife……yeah, I know, pretty pathetic, I cannot really know a person in such a short amount of time. She was just very open, honest and outgoing and we covered a lot of ground in our conversations and I enjoyed every moment we spent together. I got all caught up in the moment with her, live and you learn, I will be a better man for my next trip down south…….stay tuned, Day 8 is more pathetic in my journal as I read back over it…….

[Colgando]

Day 8

Well, I must be an April fool, Day 8 was April 1st. I have not heard from Latina #1 since Day 7 at 2 pm when she confirmed she was coming over at 6 pm on Day 7. She still has not called and none of her phones are working, it is after 4 pm now and I do not have dates lined up. People at the agency were pretty pissed off at this, I was not pissed yet, I was more worried about her at this point. They asked me if I did something, and I am not aware that I did anything to turn her off. The last time we were together, she kissed me goodnight and called me mi amor, we had a great day together on Day 6, like peas in a pod. I was really sad when Latina #1 lost touch with me, I felt like a little punk, pathetic I must say, it really hurt when she blew me off and did not call. Normally, the girls let the agency know they are not interested in a guy anymore, sometimes they just do not show up to show they are not interested, but Jamie does not tolerate that behavior, many girls would call and cancel or reschedule dates. She should have called, she will get banned from the agency if she does not call and explain herself. Jamie does not tolerate that kind of behavior. I am glad too that she showed this side of her, that is a major character flaw, whatever the reason is, she should have called and I know she could have if she felt it was necessary, she is resourceful. Another translator said she may be embarrassed at this point. I think she is still into me, this is just not a good time for her with the new job, or she may not be into me anymore for whatever reason and is too embarrassed to call and say so. The way she is, I would not be surprised if all of this was too much for her to handle right now, with her work, school and a budding relationship with me. I got the short end of the stick for whatever reason, just wish she would have called, I did not have any closure with her, she left me hanging.

So now I am like d$mn, what am I going to do, guess Latina #1 and I really were not novios, I believe all things happen for a reason, but I just hate that feeling inside when someone you care about lets you down. Glad she flaked out on me now and not later, so that was a good thing, I can move on sooner rather than later. I have mixed emotions now, sad, happy, angry. Good thing for me is I left my options open and I still had a bunch of sexy women interested in me, pobrecito. We quickly called an audible and set dates up with Latina #2, #5 and #7 for the remainder of my time. Now, Latina #2 looks just as good or better than Latina #1. I just do not have the same chemistry with Latina #2. Her personality is more reserved, calm, conservative, stable, less spontaneous, less lively, less animated. Now that Latina #1 is a bust, I must move on, I hope I can focus my attention on Latina #2 to see if there is anything there between us.

I had dinner at Arepas and Arepas with the translator, cool spot, cheap, how regular Colombians eat, not all those fancy, expensive restaurants. I also went to the Zoo with the translator which I thought was cool, all the girls were working and not available at that time of day. Latina #2 invited me to go out with her and her co-workers to Kilamangaro on the beach at Hotel Pradamor. I loved this spot, they had a dance floor right there on the beach. Latina #2 is into me big time, she is the kind of girl that takes things slowly. We danced the night away from 11 pm to 3 am. It was a blast, me and Latina #2 move well together, she became more affectionate with me this night. She told me she is not sucio. Latina #2 looked great tonight, very elegant and sexy. I taught her how to booty dance to hip-hop, that was a lot of fun! Her body is a 9.5 on my scale. Interesting thing happened with Latina #2, we are sitting on the beach in some chairs, all hugged up holding hands, I think this is a great time to make my move so I try to kiss her. She pulls back and tells me to calm down. She had this look on her face like what are you doing. Auzzie #1 said his girlfriend did the same thing to him when he tried to kiss her the 1st time. Latina #2 is more interested if and when I will come back to see her before she takes it to the next level in our relationship, I can respect that.

Well, Day 8 turned out to be a really fun day, I love dancing, and I love dancing on the beach with pretty women even better. When I get home, and settled down, my heart was still sunk, I am longing for Latina #1, she was my heart string at this point. The translator must have been sick of me talking about her all day and speculating what happened, did I do something wrong, etc. Day 9 is still a little more pathetic, but good times like all the days, just mixed emotions and feelings and all that stuff…..

[Colgando]

Day 9

I had breakfast with Latina #7, the moto girl, she really was into me. She rated me a 10 on a scale of 1 to 5, they told her that scale only goes to 5, she still said he is a 10. I appreciated that the way I was feeling. She is wild one, a freak for sure. She was affectionate with me from the jump. She was feeling my chest and arms, she made a comment that my chest was bigger than hers. At this point, I was drained from speaking Spanish, it felt weird to speak in English, but much more relaxing because I do not have to try to speak English since it is my native language. I used the translator for this date. We had a good date. The moto girl had gotten into an accident and laid her moto down on the way to our date. She was worked up about that but she still wanted to go out, she is a tough girl, gotta be tough to ride a moto in BAQ. She was petite and sexy, she did not look as good as her photos. We ate, went back to the agency for a while, since she could feel me up, I took the liberty and felt her up, she was ready for it. She is not wifey material for me, but she sure would be fun to spend some time with. I am not interested in sex for fun, so I had to put the brakes on, I joked with the staff at the agency that she could be my rebound interest after the falling out with Latina #1, but I told them that is not the kind of person I am and I do not want to see Latina #7 anymore, I still got her contact info, and she wants me to keep in touch, the devil inside of me at work.

I had lunch with Latina #5 at the beach at Hotel Pradamoor on the beach, good times, I love chillen on the beach, she had the cuzuella, good stuff. Latina #5 is very homely, simple, basic kind of girl. She is absolutely gorgeous, she is a morena with a sweet, tender look and beautiful lips. I was attracted to her beauty mostly, she is into cosmetology and did not have much to say. I enjoyed the time with her, practicing my Spanish and enjoying her beauty and company. I got her contact information as well, I will send her the photos of us, she wants to keep in touch.

Latina #2 was very tired from the previous night of dancing until 3 am, she had to work from 9 am to 9 pm on Day 9. She came over for about 30 minutes and said goodbye to me. She was very affectionate with me and I appreciated that she came by and said farewell. We exchanged contact info and she wants to stay in touch and that the next time I come down, we can get together. I must admit, it is hard for me now, I need about a week or two for the feelings for Latina #1 to go away, which they will, I will be able to think more clearly then. I exchanged contact info with Auzzie #1, we will keep in touch. There is another client coming on Day 10 so the staff has to do it again.

I wrote Jamie an email and thanked him for his service and that I would recommend him to my friends if they want to use an agency. He and his staff did a great job, very professional in what they do. I would do it all over again, so I know I still made the right decision. I explained to Jamie about my experience with Latina #1 in the email. I do not have the contact info for Latina #1 so I asked him to forward a message to her from me. The message went something like, she showed herself to be unreliable and disrespectful, she was better than that, she should have called and said she was not interested in seeing me anymore, this is unacceptable behavior for my novia, we are no longer novios (which was obvious but I was writing for closure), she needs to apologize to me and give me a truthful explanation of why she did not contact me the last 3 days of my trip, I enjoyed every moment we spent together and would not change anything, I hope the best for her, I prayed that God would keep her safe on her moto, I have the pictures of us and her friends and that she should ask Jamie for my email and she can contact me and I can send her the pictures. I doubt I will ever hear from her again and she will get banned from the agency and classified as a bad girl.

I packed my bags, that was it, talked to Auzzie #1 for a bit, said our farewells and well wishes. Flight leaves at 10 am on day 10......

[dennislevy]

Congratulions, you ve pulled out all the stops and written a fablous sequence of`posts. it took me back to my first agency expereince in Bogota in 2008, all the excitment and antiicpation. ranking the girls and bonding with the men client. To this day, my best friends in Colombia are two American guys I met at the agency in 2008-

If I can. let me offer some thoughts and i realize Im a crapload of years older then you!
You made a mistake by telling number 1 that you were going to meet women after you had made the novios committment. it may have been the reason why she went south

Let me assure you, Jamie isnt going to pull her from the agency, not if she is the ball of fire yous ay she is.

Thanks for your honesty

[Colgando]

Day 10

One of the translators road with me to the airport. She was cool. They searched my bags at the ticket counter, busters. I was sitting at the gate and saw so many beautiful women, this cheered me up, there are so many more that I can take a look at. This airport sucked, they patted me down 3 different times, I think some of these people are trying to look busy. They searched my carry-on three times. The muchacha at the Avianca gate jacked my Cologne, I was pissed off at that, it was a 3 ounce bottle and she said I could not carry it on the plane unless it was in a plastic bag, I told her I brought it with me with my carry on luggage, she still took it. What a waste.

Thanks for bearing with me with the long trip report, but you all just got everything I wrote in my journal. I will keep in touch will Latina #2, maybe our relationship will grow into something. I do not know though, after tasting Latina #1, I have a good sense of what I want in my Colombiana. I am going to recharge my batteries, get over Latina #1 over the next couple of weeks, recharge my bank account and head back south in 3 months. I do not use online dating sites, I abhor them, so I will most likely go and see Jamie again, give him some time to replenish the ranks. All I have to do is book a room at his place and he will set up with as many additional intros as I want. I am satisfied with the quality of women that I met there so I am fine with using him again.

That is all she wrote folks, got it all written down tonight, time to go to bed and go to work in the morning, I hope I still remember how to do my job!

[colcorazon]

I read your entire report tonight in one sitting.

Yea this kind of report both inspires and of course makes some of us guys wanting to do Jaimes have caution. Yes nothing is guaranteed but wow look at the time and effort you put in... the emotion you developed and BAM.... i dont know if i would like to to experience it in the way you did. Actually this is COMMON in reports here which is a bit well takes ya aback.

It sounded like the perfect situation with latina #1. Thats kinda what serious guys want. but the last part where she kinda just doesnt respond well i guess from 2 points in your report you could have guessed there were 2 red flags (the dissing her family for her Bday for you and not calling her friends when they didnt know where she was).

So maybe it iusnt such a surprise but doesnt hurt any less.

Well good luck!

good report tho lots of good info in it.

[Woody]

This gets pretty pathetic here, this is what I wrote in my journal that night, what I was feeling, I read over this and I sound like a love sick puppy……full disclosure….I am falling in love with Latina #1, she is everything I dreamed about in a woman, she is beautiful, intelligent, has a curious, active mind, quick on her feet, resourceful, lively, animated, full of energy, a talker, Christian woman, serious about her relationships, her work, her career, attentive to me and others around her, she speaks some English and has the ability to become fluent in English, she is very physical with me, she is really into me, I can understand her when she speaks Spanish to me, she is patient, she has great lips, she loves to dance and have fun, she will have a couple of drinks with me, prompt for every date up until this point, confident, she is the total package for me based on everything up until this point. I hope it works out with her, I would not be surprised if I married her, I believe God has given me my wife……yeah, I know, pretty pathetic, I cannot really know a person in such a short amount of time. She was just very open, honest and outgoing and we covered a lot of ground in our conversations and I enjoyed every moment we spent together. I got all caught up in the moment with her, live and you learn, I will be a better man for my next trip down south…….stay tuned, Day 8 is more pathetic in my journal as I read back over it…….

Nah, been there, done that. That is your emotions driving into high gear and you getting high on the endorphins. After a bit, once the high wears off, your mind starts working properly again.

[dennislevy]

Woody is right, if the workers in a personal intros agency do their jobs, the first time man will have an incredible high.

Just some thoughts. Im speaking as someone who has had Colombianas break up with him...and I ve broken up with more then a few.

As Americans, we want closure....and we think that we are entitled to an official breakup.We think that confrontation is a good thing, saves time and cuts to the chase. And this is what you wanted....Writing the email to get closure was the right idea...but the things you said about her will probably not get a response from her.

Colombian women do not do CONFRONTATION with men, as a general rule. If after being novios, you told her that you were going to go out with other women from the agency. she may well have thought you were the same as any Colombian man, a mujeriego (womanizer), and that may have been enough for her to take off.

How does a Colombian women break up?...they avoid or ignore the man after he tries to contact her. It s the same as if a man wants to go out with her, and when a Colombian woman ignores you, it shouldnt take any more then 3 unanswered calls or an unasnwered email or two to realize it. And from her point, its a polite way to terminate. And yes you ll say but I cared about her, I spent all this cash on her, but that is the way it is. Judge a Colombian woman not by what she says but by her actions, or inactions.

Its an important thing to understand about the culture here, some men never quite get it and the sooner you understamd it, the less time you ll waste on your next trip.

She may also not have told her family or her friends that she had joined am agency, whren things were good, she wanted to be with you for the birthday...but she wasnt about to mix up the different part oher life. Colombians do that, their lives are fragmented in different parts...and different realities in each part. You will never know a Colombian woman UNLESS you are in her home, you see how she lives, and you meet her family.

OK the next time you go back...you ll be sharper.

[Zon]

Good for you for SELF CORRECTING -

"yeah, I know, pretty pathetic, I cannot really know a person in such a short amount of time. She was just very open, honest and outgoing and we covered a lot of ground in our conversations and I enjoyed every moment we spent together. I got all caught up in the moment with her, live and you learn, I will be a better man for my next trip down south"

Take a deep breath ... what is a miracle back home is normal here. Adjust

[Kiltboy1]

I know this may sound strange to you but in my experience with Latinas in general is that if you come off as too interested in her, it is almost a turnoff. They like to be chased but they respond better to being ignored some themselves and end of thinking that they are missing out on a great guy. Sounds like you were a bit too serious with her from the start. The translator thing does not help either and could have put added pressure on her. You sound like you Analyze a lot and that is never a good thing when it comes to Latinas because nothing they do is rational  as we know it.

KB

[Researcher]

     Great report Colgando. Better luck next time.It's good you have that under your belt now when you return you will probably do better. Sounds like you met plenty of women and had several to choose from.

    I had a similar experience in Bogota. I was really into this teacher and we were novios.One day I couldn't get in touch with her. Just like Dennis mentioned I knew how Colombian women avoided confrontation so I moved on. I ended up with another novia that was awesome. About a month after I stopped hearing from the teacher she contacted me and said she had been in the hospital.She  wanted to resume our relationship but I had already found someone else. I told her the truth.I wanted to continue with the woman I was with, so I did.I married her.She is my wife now.So, the teacher losing contact with was the best thing that ever happened to me. It was too bad that the teacher was "in the hospital".I don't know if that was true or not.Anyway, it worked out for the best which will probably be the case for you. Don't let Latina#1 get you down.


         Researcher