Colombia has a steadily growing economy. Colombia is a rich country by growing like this. They are currently going through the exact opposite we are doing economy wise (the U.S). The Colombian government is lax about education. Colombia requires all children to go to school for at least five years. But, most schools for rural children only have 2 to 3 grades. That’s pretty sad. That can be better. Even the amount of years required. (World Book)
Colombia has an interesting culture in my opinion. Colombia's flag colors are yellow, red and blue all stand for something. Yellow stands for the golden, new world, red for blood shed for the independence, and blue for the Atlantic Ocean. Let's go in to the real stuff. Like what Colombians eat, they like starchy foods, such as potatoes, rice, noodles, ect... They enjoy stews and thick soups. Colombians drink a lot of beer made in their own country (Colombia). Nearly all Colombians are Roman Catholics. (World Book).
Colombia has very interesting events in their history. Colombia all started when Spanish explorers came on its Colombia's Caribbean coast. Two centuries later, (1780 – 1781) many people protested against new taxes set by Spain. Years go by, and later in 1810, Colombia declares its independence. I bet you’re probably wondering how its name got to be Colombia. The name “Colombia” was chosen in honor of Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer. But once Colombia declared its independence, it was called “Gran Colombia”. Gran Colombia owned Ecuador, Venezuela, and Panama. By 1830 only Venezuela and Ecuador had broken away and become separate nations. Now that those two territories, Venezuela and Ecuador, had broken away, it left “Gran Colombia” as what we know today, Colombia (World Book).
A Map of Gran Colombia
Colombia has had many civil wars. Disputes between the Liberal and Conservative parties often erupted into violence. The country has had eight constitutions 1821–1886. In 1903, Colombia lost Panama. Colombia lost Panama because the U.S. They wanted to sign a treaty to make a canal through the thin isthmus, Panama. Colombia refused to agree, and Panama revolted from Colombia with help from the U.S forces. Once Panama succeeded, Panama quickly agreed to the project. In 1922, the U.S paid $25 million for Colombia's loss of Panama. During World War II, however, Colombia helped keep the canal open. I know that’s kind of silly (World book).
Later on a lot of crazy things started happening in Colombia. But before that, Colombia's main civil war erupted from 1953 to 1964. Now for the craziness... Colombia was the world's largest producer of cocaine, which is a cause of many problems. Colombia had has other extreme things that have happened in my opinion, but it's not that crazy, by the way. Unlike in North America, where English is always changing, Colombia passed a law to prevent its main language (Spanish) from altering. (World book) I bet Ligia was probably forgotten about with all that interesting information. Let’s see her life and why she moved to Venezuela from Colombia to here, the United States of America.
1950. Many things happened. People died people cried and some were born and people laughed. Well less people in September born than the whole year of 1950. In Colombia, during September, just one day, the 4th. Ligia, my wonderful babysitter, was born. Growing up will be told later on. But one major thing happened Santiago, her father passed away do to cancer. Leaving the 12 siblings named, Marta, Fany, Anacruz, America, Gladis, Juan, Antonio, Henry, Ricardo, Luis, Jario, and Ligia. Ligia, being the oldest had more freedom and decided to move out to Washington D.C at 50 for a better future with her niece Carola.
If you were living an "ok" life, would you want a better future? Well, that's when Ligia decides to move to D.C. This was of those stay for 90 days, if I like it say. If I don't, then bye-bye, and back home. She was poor but that didn't effect on coming in to the U.S illegally through the dessert. But she flew on a typical commercial plane. If you were to step into her mind at the very moment of her flying on the plane, the first thing you would see is every feeling you could think of. Happy, sad, worried ect... Landing time!!
Here at last, in the airport and the moment is of happiness There's Carola! Later on, Carola introduces her co-worker's sister. Her sister, Cristina, has a family and is willing to give her a job babysitting her two year old daughter Mariana wich she had with Toni and soon to be born Sebastian. Being busy parents, the couple needed a babysitter for the two. So there you go, Gigi to the rescue!
Ligia's new name is Gigi all because baby Sebastian couldn't say Ligia. I think Gigi likes the U.S therefor she gets a green card in the year 2006. One year later, she goes back to her home country, Colombia, to get her stuff. 2007 was the first time she came home for a visit. By now she has eight kids to take care of. Mariana and Sebastian, Nicholas and Eleanor, Amanda, Samuel and, and me the only child without a sibling to be with, (except Amanda) Zavier.
At the end of December 2008, sadly the Fords move to Paris, France forever. The sad things are she loses income and another two kids she loves gone. Luckily she gets three new kids but only one she has to pick up from school, Melanie , the two year old Gisele and the infant Cheyenne. Now life goes on she lives in a nice apartment, has great kids, is in a good financial state, happiness goes on. Maybe some day she will drive a Mercedes-Benz and live in a mention. That hasn't happened yet, but that doesn't mean there is no hope for the future.
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I LOVED YOURS ZAVIER IT WAS SO INTERESTING!!!! I NEVER KNEW COLOMBIANS ONLY LOVED THE BEER THERE COUNTRY MADE IT REMINDS ME OF A SON G THAT GOES LIKE THIS:" PASAME LA BOTELLAAAAAA QUE VOY A TOMAR HASTA MI MUERTE!!!!" WELL THEN GOT TO GO LOVED IT TTYL!!
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