@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘I’m glad to see that all of the children being baptised today have been given saints’ names.’ That was the opinion of the priest who presided over a recent group christening that I...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Yes, it’s that moment you’ve all been waiting for, the Wrong Way Corrigan Loser and Winner of the Year Awards 2020. We’ve had plenty of contenders for the former, the latter has been much more...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Each year throws up its surprises that catch us off guard, leave us badly exposed. From a global perspective, this year has, um, trumped them all since, arguably, the end of World War II. Covid contradictions...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] A common complaint you’ll hear from Colombians when the C-bomb gets dropped in their company is that the biggest, most problematic issue at play is the drug’s use by foreigners in developed nations....
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘Choose where you want to live and then find ways to make your life sustainable there.’ In those pre-coronavirus days that now seem like a lifetime ago, for many open-minded people with...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘As everyone does, I have microorganisms on my skin. However, one has become particularly irksome of late. Health hazard Its rapidly increasing numbers is one reason for this. As unpleasant as that is, I...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] In the 1972 classic, Godfather, there’s an early scene where Don Corleone berates his godson, Johnny Fontaine, for crying because he didn’t get a part in a movie. ‘Godfather, I don’t know...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Back in my largely innocent childhood days one of the most depressing times was when Christmas came to an end. In fact, the painful comedown started to kick in shortly after the 25th of December. Everything was...
Wrong Way's love for Colombia, while not unconditional, has been clear these last few years. Colombian officialdom is now severely testing it.
Migración Colombia is struggling to deal with a backlog of cases after resuming services that had been suspended due to the pandemic.
