Colombia has been referred to as “a humanitarian crisis,” “a failed state,” and “a geopolitical risk.” I am a Colombian who grew up in Canada. Often, when I think of family and home, my mind turns to Colombia. I want to know: why is it that my homeland, a three-hour plane ride from Miami, has landed in the same slot as Afghanistan and Pakistan? I itch to unravel this character “Colombia” for myself. – Paula
About Paula
Paula Delgado-Kling holds degrees in comparative literature/ French civilizations, international affairs, and creative writing from Brown, Columbia, and the Newschool, respectively. Currently, she is working on a book about Colombia, for which she has earned two grants from the Canadian Council for the Arts. She is the winner of the 2008 PALF OneWorld Nonfiction contest, judged by Josip Novakovich. She has been published in Narrative Magazine, The Literary Review and Pacifica Literary Review, amongst others. You can reach her at: colombiatalk@gmail.com.
Talking About Colombia 