Learning Activity 2

Evidence: Cultural literacy around the world

A few years ago, I traveled to Bogotá for a month. I was participating in an academic event
and I stayed with my cousin and her boyfriend who is from Bogotá. Visited a lot of places
and I learned about their culture, which is very different that mine. The life in Bogotá is so
busy and more complicated and here in the coast are more relaxed and many things
happen because ´aja´. People from Bogotá, who are called ´Cachacos´ aren´t as friendly as
´Costeños´ but they are kind people.
The weather there is cool so people wear with coats and bots for the rain and their way to
talk, which have a special accent, is very different that the other cities of Colombia.
Regarding ideologies, they are more liberal than us who are more conservatives, however
there are a lot of religions that are practiced because if the confluence of people from
over the world.
The food is different too; they eat some fruits then are not common in the coast like
´Curuba´ and one of typical plates is ‘Changua´ that is a soup with milk, eggs and bread.
How Bogotá is the capital of the country is very developing Regarding transportation,
education and technology. You can move on bus, cab, Transmilenio or on cycle because
there are a lot of bike lines so is safe move on it. Also, you can run into people from all the
parts of the city, which are working or studying here, so it a perfect place to cultural
literacy of all the regions in Colombia.
There are many activities to do every day, from festivals to concerts or politic events, so it
´s very interesting know about it.
I really enjoyed my travel and I could know more about their customs, culture, their way
to talk and more.