Steve, so do you plan to stay in Colombia for some time?
Coffee: Colombian coffees are among my favorites, especially those grown in the mountains. In Colombia there are some of the best coffees in the world and those grown above 1500 mt (4500 feet) have at least half, if not one third the caffeine of the common western bar coffees. If you have a chance, try to find some coffee of the Geisha variety, they are usually very tasty and different from those we know.
I also tasted some excellent Colombian decaff. I am actively searching for decaffeinated coffees that are comparable in taste to the best caffeinated coffees, but that's not easy. I drink lots of decaff, and caffeinated only in the morning, and the variety with less caffeine.
I’ll check into this since my two roommates know a lot about Columbian culture and food as well as U.S. They’ve been to both countries. Yes and the Catholic Religion is so prevalent that I often stop in one of their cathedrals and meditate and pray. This is a huge cathedral, all lit up at night, on a mountain quite close to where I am living. I took a photo of it from below tonight.
Since you asked I’ll respond to your inquiry. The friend I have here I’m fortunate to have had most my life; Surprisingly to me both Diego and Ruben like Donald Trump. Diego has been talking about bringing some ‘high mountain coffee’ that is the same as what you’ve described here. Ruben and I have never let politics interfere with our friendship. We just discuss politics and religion even though our views are quite different. Ruben was kind enough to tell me I could stay here as long as I want and live here if I choose. But I have many other ideas as well and still would like to go to Amma’s ashram in Kerala and SRF at Ranchi. I’m just fortunate to have friends that are so kind to me. We are only supposed to stay in a country like this for 90 days and then return home or extend our visa by entering a neighboring country for a short time and then returning to (in this case) Columbia.
Amma toured the U.S. with her nuns and monks last summer. If she chooses to do so again in 2025 i definitely want to be in the states and travel as well as serve her philanthropy
and spiritual communities.
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