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Durch den Saft einer Pflanze am Amazonas, f\u00e4rbte sich meine Haut blau und bei einem Spaziergang durch den Regenwald, ist das Foto entstanden.<\/p><\/div>\n
It wasn\u2019t all the exterior noises that impressed me, most memorable were the noises inside my head. A nearly unbearable buzz broke out in situations of panic or shock. For instance, when you\u2019re climbing a tree next to the Amazon river and your hand finds its way into the web of a really real and really hairy Tarantula or when something strives your leg while invading the home of piranhas, anacondas and pink dolphins. The last one would rather be delightful.<\/p>\n
So, what is this story about? It is about going out of my comfort zone, it also is about the local connections that I\u2019ve made, but personally it\u2019s about a place I\u2019ll never forget. Moreover, it\u2019s about a single moment. The moment I climbed up a wooden scaffolding and just listened. There were birds singing of course, but truly memorable was the silence in my head. The Amazon river clothed in the rainforest at sunset. Every attempt of describing it would be a disgrace to mother nature. A place I\u2019ll never forget.<\/p>\n
In the end, it\u2019s all about the people you meet. That\u2019s what I\u2019ve learned after every journey. Visiting the southernmost city of Colombia, which borders Peru and Brazil, has taught me different. The city is called Leticia and is most famous for the river that passes by. The Amazon river that captures about a third of the south American continent was something I had to see while working and travelling in Colombia. I grabbed a friend, I found in Bogot\u00e1 and we decided to fly to Leticia with no plan whatsoever.<\/p>\n
Before the adventure would unfold itself, we met the ornithologist Ottoniel, or short Otto. He ended up guiding us for the next days. As a tourist, I don\u2019t want to take a selfie with a monkey on a leash, neither do I want a well-structured vacation. I\u2019m looking for spontaneity and authenticity. My motto as a tourist isn’t to make noise, but to listen.<\/p>\n
And oh boy, did I listen. The first early morning, I watched a swarm of parrots turn a green and still tree into a colorful and lively one, in the park. Sounds beyond beautiful, and it was, but the sound of the birds was simply deafening. Colorful and lively also were the streets of Leticia, on which you haven\u2019t been if you hadn\u2019t had a near-death experience with a roaring Tuk Tuk or scooter. I listened to a Shaman\u2019s words to move into the woods and I listened to the gentle sound of the water when a caiman dove down shallowly. Enough to be overwhelmed as a 19-year-old, or anybody who travels with an opened mind.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t all the exterior noises that impressed me, most memorable were the noises inside my head. A nearly unbearable buzz broke out in situations of panic or shock. For instance, when you\u2019re climbing a tree next to the Amazon river and your hand finds its way into the web of a really real and really hairy Tarantula or when something strives your leg while invading the home of piranhas, anacondas and pink dolphins. Now, as I mention it, the last one sounds rather delightful.<\/p>\n
So, what is this story about? It is about going out of my comfort zone, it also is about the local connections that I\u2019ve made, but personally it\u2019s about a place I\u2019ll never forget. Moreover, it\u2019s about a single moment. The moment I climbed up a wooden scaffolding and just listened. There were birds singing of course, but truly memorable was the silence in my head. The Amazon river clothed in the rainforest at sunset. My dreams could have taken me anywhere at that moment. Every attempt of describing it would be a disgrace to mother nature. A place I listened to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the end, it\u2019s all about the people you meet.That\u2019s what I\u2019ve learned after every journey. Visiting the southernmost city of Colombia, which borders Peru and Brazil, has taught me different. The city is called Leticia and is most famous … Weiterlesen