My Bogota trip - Day 2

[lswote]

To pick up where I left off yesterday:

I had a 2:00 appointment yesterday with a girl that really impressed me.  We got along really well and I would have like to have talked with her longer but she had to get back for a 3:00 appointment. Well her next appointment conducted his interview in the meeting room where the computers are and where I was online.  I couldn´t help but overhear this other guy asking questions that I would rather not hear asked of someone I was interested in (not dirty stuff, but stuff like "if we were married").  This made for an interesting learning aspect of the agency process ... other guys are going to be talking to girls you are interested in. Get used to it.

I didn´t do much for a couple hours and then around 5:00 I went down to LLM (Latin Love Match).  They convinced me to pay them $50 to come back at 7:00 for a social.  LAI didn´t have anything going on til 9:00 so I went there for a couple hours.  There were a few attractive women, but they didn´t have much interest in me and I ended up talking mostly with less attractive women that I am not interested in.  I don´t know if I will go there again.

I got back to LAI a little before 9:00 and found an interview had been scheduled for me at 8:00, but fortunately the girl was late and had only been waiting about 10 minutes.  She was fairly attractive, and nice, but reserved and there was not really any interest on either my part or hers.

After the interview I went to an LAI dance social.  Not a lot of attractive women showed up.  However the girl from my 2:00 was there, but she showed no interest in talking with me, so I guess I learned another lesson today about being quick to form an opinion of how an interview went.  I stayed for about an hour and then went home.

This morning they had a breakfast social.  Not a lot of attractive women again, plus not many English speakers.  The girl from my 1:00 interview was there and we eventually had a short conversation.

I have a couple interviews set up late in the afternoon and there is another social tonight.  I am hoping since it is Friday the turnout will be better.

By the way, I took taxis several times yesterday to go between LAI and LLM and they were convenient, cheap and safe.  I just showed them a business card with the address of where I wanted to go and they got me there quickly.  Well sort of safely.  In Bogota, stop lights and stop signs are just suggestions.  Drivers run them if no one is coming, usually without even slowing down.  Only major intersections cause them to stop for sure.

More later.

[pablo]

... in response to My Bogota trip - Day 2, posted by lswote on Aug 30, 2002

Hola Iswote,

You are bringing back memories of an earlier trip I had in Bogotá using the services of LAI.  I was there three weeks and met some very nice women.  I don't know how long your visit is, but I hope you have a great time and meet some nice ladies.  I appreciate your posts and enjoy reading them.

A suggestion, as we are about the same age.  Don't be afraid to approach these ladies!  If you tend to be shy at times, fight that tendency and be more outgoing.  The ladies I met there were very warm and friendly and quite frankly, I was at first a little unaccustomed to this but quickly warmed up to these gregarious creatures.  They like sociable confident guys that are well mannered with good senses of humor making the first move.

Also, what age range are you looking at?  If this is your first trip, you might be pleasantly surprised that some mid-twenty year old women can be interested in older guys.  Not all, but some.  After questioning one attractive 25 year old about this subject she finally looked at me and said her last Colombian boyfriend was older than me and what was my big concern?  I can get dates with 30+ year old AW but it was a learning experience for me with these younger LW that were interested in older guys.  That age range might not be your cup o' tea but it is worth considering as I met a number of young yet mature professional ladies.

It is disappointing that you said there were not many attractive ladies presently attending the socials but hey, it only takes one cutie to ring them chimes.  Any of the new women not posted at the web site attractive?  

Have a great time and don't waste a minute.  

[lswote]

... in response to My Bogota trip - Day 2, posted by lswote on Aug 30, 2002

I took a long nap after the morning breakfast.  I have trouble sleeping in part to I am not in my own bed and in part because of the altitude making me uncomfortable.  Bogota is at about 8500 feet.

I was woken at about 2:45 by Lucas, one of the LAI guys reminding me of a 3:00 appointment.  It was with one of the girls I was looking forward to meeting and things went pretty well, though we didn´t make any plans for a follow-up date.

I got back from that date only to find out that my 7:00 date had shown up early.  I had actually thought the date was at 7:30 and I was supposed to have another date at 8:00 which wouldn´t leave much time for the first date so I was glad she was early.  Plus it was with the girl I had wanted to meet more than any other on my schedule.  She is extremely attractive and her profile made her sound nice and people had told me she was nice.  She wasn´t quite as stunning in person as her pictures but still very beautiful.  She has an 11 year old daughter but I felt that was something I could accept.  We had a very good time together and spent almost 3 hours together and made plans for tomorrow.  The only reason I came back when I did was because of my 8:00 date.  The 8:00 girl is fairly attractive and very nice but I was already pretty taken with the previous girl so was doing my best just to have a meaningful conversation and try to give the girl the attention she deserved for being kind enough to schedule a date with me.  As soon as the interview ended around 9:00 I went back to my room and changed for the dance party that started a little after 9:00:  As soon as I got back to the party, there was my 5:00 girl.  I thought she was waiting for me as I had told her my plan to go to my 8:00 interview, change and come to the party.  But she seemed standoffish and uncomfortable.  I would find us staring at each other and I sensed she was uncomfortable with it.  I danced with her once and she seemed embarrassed.  I tried to talk to her and it didn´t seem to be going anywhere so finally I asked to step to a private area to talk.  I told her I sensed she was uncomfortable with me.  She said I shouldn´t assume what another person is feeling, but of course as any person who has been around the block a time or two will tell you, you had better be paying some attention to what other people might be feeling or you could find yourself getting sucker-punched.  Anyway that didn´t do our budding relationship any good and I honestly don´t know if anything is going to come of it now.

The dance party is only so-so.  I am either a dancing machine or shy, I seem to have no in between.  I am finding myself shy tonight since I would rather be talking and dancing with the new gal, so I may go to bed early.

More later.

[lswote]

... in response to My Bogota trip - Day 2, posted by lswote on Aug 30, 2002

I took a long nap after the morning breakfast.  I have trouble sleeping in part to I am not in my own bed and in part because of the altitude making me uncomfortable.  Bogota is at about 8500 feet.

I was woken at about 2:45 by Lucas, one of the LAI guys reminding me of a 3:00 appointment.  It was with one of the girls I was looking forward to meeting and things went pretty well, though we didn´t make any plans for a follow-up date.

I got back from that date only to find out that my 7:00 date had shown up early.  I had actually thought the date was at 7:30 and I was supposed to have another date at 8:00 which wouldn´t leave much time for the first date so I was glad she was early.  Plus it was with the girl I had wanted to meet more than any other on my schedule.  She is extremely attractive and her profile made her sound nice and people had told me she was nice.  She wasn´t quite as stunning in person as her pictures but still very beautiful.  She has an 11 year old daughter but I felt that was something I could accept.  We had a very good time together and spent almost 3 hours together and made plans for tomorrow.  The only reason I came back when I did was because of my 8:00 date.  The 8:00 girl is fairly attractive and very nice but I was already pretty taken with the previous girl so was doing my best just to have a meaningful conversation and try to give the girl the attention she deserved for being kind enough to schedule a date with me.  As soon as the interview ended around 9:00 I went back to my room and changed for the dance party that started a little after 9:00:  As soon as I got back to the party, there was my 5:00 girl.  I thought she was waiting for me as I had told her my plan to go to my 8:00 interview, change and come to the party.  But she seemed standoffish and uncomfortable.  I would find us staring at each other and I sensed she was uncomfortable with it.  I danced with her once and she seemed embarrassed.  I tried to talk to her and it didn´t seem to be going anywhere so finally I asked to step to a private area to talk.  I told her I sensed she was uncomfortable with me.  She said I shouldn´t assume what another person is feeling, but of course as any person who has been around the block a time or two will tell you, you had better be paying some attention to what other people might be feeling or you could find yourself getting sucker-punched.  Anyway that didn´t do our budding relationship any good and I honestly don´t know if anything is going to come of it now.

The dance party is only so-so.  I am either a dancing machine or shy, I seem to have no in between.  I am finding myself shy tonight since I would rather be talking and dancing with the new gal, so I may go to bed early.

More later.

[Craig]

... in response to My Bogota trip - Day 2, posted by lswote on Aug 30, 2002

When you go to your interviews/party's make sure you are dressed, stylish. Say dockers pants, ironed, with say a collar less shirt black sport jacket, dress shoes, brown slip on's if you have it. Try some cool water cologne. Remember act like your confident, when you speak always make eye contact, laugh, and smile. Find a trait you find attractive about her and comment on it. I think this will help...
Craig

[Craig]

... in response to Re: My Bogota trip some pointers, posted by Craig on Aug 30, 2002

Well to those who understood my point, and commented in a positive way Gracias

[robbysanjuan]

... in response to Re: Re: My Bogota trip some pointers, posted by Craig on Aug 31, 2002

Craig,
Makes you wonder why some guys can't meet a chic here. Mullets, denim jackets, no colonge, that gives a signal that you are a real winner.....in a trailer park!

[mudd]

... in response to My Bogota trip - Day 2, posted by lswote on Aug 30, 2002

who is latin love match. i did not see their name on the agency list. is it the same as latin life mates? sorry to hear that you are not doing too well with the women. maybe you have time to go to barranquilla or medelin? keep posting!!!

[Pete E]

... in response to My Bogota trip - Day 2, posted by lswote on Aug 30, 2002

Bruce,
Some of your comments about several get togethers having"not to attractive women" makes me think you might be more impressed with the girls in Cali.You have some time left so hopefully things will look up.
We don't get alot of Bogota reports like yours,so its good to have them.Some of the past reports sounded like guys had found someone on the internet first and didn't really shop the agencies.I don't remember getting an "interview by interview report" report.

Pete