Toronto-Colombia transition observations after 8 months:

1. People remember you. The barista, the doorman, the corner store owner — they remember your name, your face, what you ordered last time. After Toronto-anonymous-by-default this floored me.
2. Family is centered differently. In Canada my friends complain about Sunday calls with parents. Here, Sunday IS at parents'. Whole-family. Multi-generational. Every week.
3. Time means something else. "Ahorita" is a feeling, not a measurement.
4. Things will work out. And they do. Usually. Eventually.