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Foto del Día: Challenging Gravity at La Mitad del Mundo (w/Clara)

Latin America Travel Photography by Jamie Killen: La Mitad del Mundo, Pichincha, Ecuador

    Due to certain phenomena that occurs along the line that divides the northern and southern hemisphere (a.k.a the Equator) gravity can actually help you balance an egg — stand it straight up — over the head of a nail, as the yolk is being pulled straight down towards the center of the Equator. […]

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Introducing La Foto del Día: Daily Travel Photography From Latin America and Beyond on TITMW.com

Register in your memory. Do not forget...Bogotá Street Art by artist Toxicómano (Location: Bogotá, Colombia Camera: GoPro Hero II
Exposure Settings: 1/1800 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100

“Photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” – Elliott Erwitt Welcome to “La Foto del Día“of TellittomeWalking.com! This post marks the beginning of what I like […]

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TITMW.com Presents… Los Ritmos de Colombia Mixtape Vol. II

TellittomeWalking.com Latin America Travel Blog and Spanish Audio Language Learning Podcast

Here we are back again with the second installment of our Mixtape series dedicated to the sounds and rhythms of Colombia (If you missed Vol. 1, Check it out here). Within it, you’ll find a very eclectic selection of music that represents a wide variety of regions, styles and sounds throughout the country. Again, I didn’t stray too […]

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Plan de Acción 2013: Lookin’ Up and Out (and Back) on Travel, Learning and Life

Looking up and out and back on key moments while learning spanish, traveling, and photographing South America (Ecuador and Colombia) in 2012

“If you don’t build your dream someone will hire you to build theirs.” — Tony Gaskins “If you’re going to try, go all the way, there is no other feeling like that. / you will be alone with the gods / and the nights will flame with fire…. you will ride life straight to / perfect […]

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TITMW.com Presents…Una Oda al Nach Scratch Mixtape

In honor of Nach Scratch performing in Quito, Ecuador for the first time in 2 days -- I've compiled a Mixtape of some of his best tracks for all of you to enjoy...

In honor of my favorite, I say, favorite Spanish language rapero, Nach Scratch,  performing in Quito, Ecuador in 2 days — for the first time ever at latitud 0 —  I’ve put together a mixtape composed with some of my favorite cuts, rimas and ritmos for all of you to enjoy, hopefully as much as […]

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Why I Travel (Part 3): ¡A Huevo! Mexicano Dishwashers

The Tellittomewalking.com Why I Travel Series attempts to trace the origins of Author Jamie Killen's own wanderlust. and somehow shed light on the reasons why he finds himself in Ecuador

“Who’s more indispensable during the Saturday night dinner rush: the French chef or the Mexican dishwasher?” “The dishwasher. We can make it through the night without the chef. If the dishwasher doesn’t show up, we’re doomed. “  – Anthony Bourdain. “The limits of my language are the limits of my universe” – Austrian Philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein […]

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Why I Travel (Part 2): Hip Hop, “White Lightning,” and the Disposable Camera

This is part 2 of my "Why I Travel" series in which I trace the origins of my wanderlust and try to pinpoint exactly where and why I travel on TellittomeWalking.com

  “I speak with criminal slang, that’s just the way that I talk yo, vocabulary spills, I’m ill…” – From “Ebonics” by Big L When I first discovered Hip-Hop I was in the 6th Grade. The year was 1997 and I was eleven years old. It came to me one fine morning in the form […]

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Dímelo Caminando 003: Un Tour Por La Plaza de Bolívar (con Diana la Bogotana)

Come and take a tour en español colombiano through la plaza de Bolívar in Bogotá Colombia with the Dímelo Caminando Spanish Audio Language Learning Podcast

Right click here to download the conversation transcript for session 003 Dímelo Caminando In this session of the Dímelo Caminando Podcast we find ourselves in the epicenter of la Ciudad 2600 metros más cerca de las estrellas — Bogotá — specifically in La Plaza de Bolívar, la plaza mayor, or main plaza, the most important […]

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Hip Hop for Spanish Language Learners EXPLAINED: Calle, Cuerpo y Patrimonio en Bogotá, Colombia

Hip Hop lives in Bogotá, Colombia. Learn Colombian Spanish and hip hop terminology with the Calle, Cuerpo Patrimonio Exhibit and TellittomeWalking.com travel'/language blog

It came to some in the form of a beat, a rhythm, a rhyme. It came to others in the form of a dance move, bubble letters blasted on colonial walls, or movies like Flashdance and Beat Street. It came to me in the form of the Wu-Tang Clan (but’s that’s another story). Hip Hop. […]

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Dímelo Caminando 002: Y Entonces…More Colombian Spanish (con Santiago)

TellittomeWalking.com Travel Blog and Dímelo Caminando Latin America Spanish Audio Language Learning Podcast

Right click here to download the conversation transcript for session 002 Dímelo Caminando Annnnnnnnnd we’re back! Estamos de vuelta acá para otro episodio de Dímelo Caminando. Les digo gracias por volver… Running a little behind schedule with today’s episode, but still  — mejor un poco tarde que nunca, sabes… So in today’s session we’re going to […]

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Dímelo Caminando 005: Exploring the Roots of Colombia’s National Sport: ¡El TEJO!

Turmequé Indigenous Roots Colombia's National Sport - El Tejo - Dímelo Caminando Spanish Language Learning Podcast

Welcome back mis queridos oyentes new and old to Dímelo Caminando! I’m your host, Jamie Killen, and this is the […]

Dímelo Caminando 004: VIAJAR ES REGRESAR – TO TRAVEL IS TO RETURN

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VIAJAR ES REGRESAR By Gabriel García Márquez (translated by me, Jamie Killen) Music by Nosaj Thing — Aquarium. Viajar es […]

TITMW.com Presents…The Sounds and Rhythms of Colombia Mixtape Vol. III

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Here you have yet another installment of our mixtape series dedicated to the sounds and rhythms of COLOMBIA!!! ¡¡¡QUE LO […]

Dímelo Caminando Podcast Update: Todavía Vamos Por Buen Camino – Just A Little Slower Than Expected – Y Un Favorcito…

Tarjeta Postal Learn Latin America Spanish Podcast Dímelo Caminando

  Queridos amigos y amigas de El Dímelo Caminando Podcast, ¡¿Cómo me les va?! Espero todo chévere. Les vuelvo a […]

Dímelo Caminando Podcast Update: VAMOS POR BUEN CAMINO — New Episodes Coming in One Week!!!

Learn authentic latin america spanish with the Dimelo Caminando Podcast of Tellittomewalking.com

  Queridos amigos y amigas de TellittomeWalking.com y El Dímelo Caminando Podcast, ¿!Qué Más?!? ¿Cómo les ha ido? I write […]