A Day in Cartagena— A Visual Story

Photos shot on iPhone— Cartagena, July 2019

This place may be the most touristy place here in Colombia, but when you're in the area of Bocagrande, aka around the beachside, it seems like you forget about everything, and your mind kind of shut down itself, like you just simply forget about whatever problem you may have and just relax and have the greatest time of your life, at least, this is what I feel whenever I come back to this place and it was exactly how I felt that day. 

This trip was not a vacation one, but even in the chaos of what was going on at the moment, I got to see the good in the bad, it gave even more meaning as to why one should enjoy life and whatever it throws at us, because at the end there is always a light, there is always a victory, a triumph. Life is not  only about good times but also bad times that too shall pass, because they're temporary and this trip made me think of it quite a lot! 

I took these photos while my dad was driving the car, and I am very happy with the outcome, I used my phone to be more spontaneous— again this was not a vacation trip, we went there due to a  family calamity  —and even if it may have been rude of me to do use my phone while I should not have, this was a way for me to disconnect myself from real world and try not to put so much thought into what was happening around me in that moment, because I have my own way to deal with problems.

While I was taking each one of these photos and just being back at this place even if the circunstances were other, it gave me some type of peacefulness when we were all just too tired, stressed and very emotional all at once. These photos are the representation of us arriving, heading to where we were supposed to go and then en route back home. 

It may have not been a vacation trip, but this trip made me appreciate even more my family and every second I get to spend with them, there are a few months left for the year to be over, but this year has been so perfect so far, I couldn’t trade it for anything in the world and I am so thankful for that and if I were to describe it now with one word, it has to be “family”, this year has been all about my family and I'm keeping all these memories with me. 

And even though this time was a slightly different type of visit, I was yet to enjoy the beauty of this place and the joy it brings to my life even if I'm at my worst. It left this bittersweet moment on me as I wanted to stay longer, but I know I'll be back there sometime soon.