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Today is the last blog post for Harper Builds Bikes in Colombia 😔 To end the wonderful trip, last night, we had a surprise dinner on a boat with our friends who live in Colombia (and their family and friends). It was terrific!  The view on the ocean was beautiful, and the food was delicious.  I also learned howContinue reading “A great ending to a great trip”

Yesterday morning we left Barranquilla and arrived in Cartagena.  We spent all day walking the streets of the city, and it was packed with more people than I’ve seen on this trip.  My favorite part about Cartagena is that the buildings are so colorful.  Although Cartagena is so lovely, it is also very loud and full of people.  WeContinue reading “Cartagena”

Today was the big day!  We left by bus early in the morning to reach the Alpes de Sevilla school in Galapa, Colombia.  When we arrived, it was steaming hot!  We saw all of the children, and got a tour of the school.  It looked nothing like the school that I attend.  Even though the school didn’t have as muchContinue reading “The great giveaway”

Yesterday we landed in Colombia!!  It felt so good to be out of the cold and into the warmth.  I enjoyed meeting Laura, who is with us this trip, and Mommy and I went swimming in the HUGE pool at our hotel to cool down.  Afterwards, at dusk, we went to a rainbow monument to see it lightContinue reading “First bike building day … and more”

Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. — Gustave Flaubert **I like this quote because it makes me feel like I will be expanding MY world and getting out of the only life I’ve known in Chicago and Wilmette. As I finish packing for my first internationalContinue reading “My First Blog Post”

I am a 3rd grader at Central Elementary School in Wilmette, IL. I am the oldest of 3 girls and I am named after the famous author Harper Lee, but it helped that my parents also love Ben Harper and Eddie Vedder’s daughter’s name “Harper Moon” Vedder. I play soccer, act in plays, have funContinue reading “My Name Is Harper Davis…”