Man pushing wheelbarrow full of bananas in the centre of Medellin

I work in the centre of Medellin, which is “a bit dodge”. I like it because it’s extremely hectic with people everywhere, car horns a-beeping and hundreds of street sellers.

My favourite street sellers are the men who push around wheelbarrows full to the brim with bananas. It’s hilarious – you’ll be trying to walk through the street, amongst hoards of people, and suddenly you’ll have to dive out of way for some guy tearing through the crowd with a wheelbarrow of bananas.

I actually hate bananas (more to come on this subject), but I think they look very cool.

The city centre can be a tad upsetting because there are so so so many homeless people sleeping on the pavement, rummaging through bins or smoking crack pipes. But I’d like to focus on the positives for now so here is my drawing of a Colombian banana seller.

Drawn 18/03/13

Hot and sweaty on Calle San Juan

This was my first taste of Medellin. There I am on the left looking confused and sweaty.

Laura was frantically trying to find a postal service who would do next day delivery to a rural part of the country. Continue reading →