The Colombians sure love thongs...

So today I woke up a bit late (as in, I had set my clock an hour late for Colombia time) but I made good time anyway. I got to the location which was a beautiful home with courtyards and fountains and small ponds and breeze ways and everything you would think to find in a tropical home.

I only modeled lingerie today which went surprisingly well. At first the thought of my not-so-model-sized butt in a thong (which almost every set of lingerie included, I was delighted when I got to the boyshort/bikini style panties) was daunting, but once I put on the underwear and everyone seemed pretty accepting, I became comfortable with the idea that I was in a Hispanic country, and they were not as obsessed with weight as Manhattan was. But my efforts a week before this shoot paid off, especially with regards to my stomach which was hard as rock (100 something crunches a day, thank you).

The poses were sometimes awkward and required a lot of energy (twisting to get certain angles, constantly sucking in, etc.) but all in all, I think came out well. The sets were fun (me encircled by pillows laughing, me laying on the ground surrounded by leaves) and the people are really nice! Although sometimes I feel left out because I literally know NO Spanish (except for "el nina beben" which I learned from my short time on Rosetta Stone for Espanol.) they often briefly translated what they were saying and gave me an idea of what their subject of conversation was. Many of the set crew knew no English but there were a few I could converse with.

After a whole day of shooting, a few of the ladies who spoke the most English took me out to a fancy dinner (we laughed at how small the portions were in an effort to be "chic"). After they drove me around a bit through some interesting parts of Medellin. One place was Zona Rosa (Rose Zone) where all the nightclubs and bars/restaurants were concentrated. I could tell from the neon lighting and the many restaurants/bars with their outdoor terraces that it would be quite the place to party on the weekend. They confirmed this belief and told me all of the young people flocked there on the weekends but on Mondays, it was quite dead and most places shut down early.

Time to pass out. Hasta manana!