I’ve heard it been said that everyone has a twin some where in the world. I’m starting to believe it’s true. We met Rick’s Colombian twin in Cali… he lived across the street from the house we stayed in. His name is Juan Carlos and even without communicating very well, he and Rick were up to mischief from the get go. They both love soccer. They both think they are good at soccer… but Juan Carlos has videos to prove his story.
We taught Juan Carlos and his kids how to play Ticket to Ride one evening. Juan Carlos “helped” Larisa by illegally putting her trains on the board when no one noticed. Later he got the Spanish/English dictionary and thumbed through it for some time before he came out with the accusation against the other players, “They are deceitful.” See? Rick in another body! Larisa was winning for quite a while and he said it was because of his help. When she ended up losing, he said she didn’t listen to him.
Both Rick and Juan Carlos love Mexican/Colombian food. The foods are so similar… the only difference is that the Mexicans use tortillas and the Colombians use arepas. Juan Carlos hooked us up with some sumptuous food more than once…. SOOOO something Rick would do! He also invited us to go with he and his wife to the neighborhood fiesta. He tried to teach Rick to Salsa dance….. later he gave Rick a Salsa dancing video. I guess his teaching skills require students with promise.
We didn’t just gain a daughter in Colombia. We gained life-long friends (and cohorts.)
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