Colombia Cali Mission

So another tip for the culture in Colombia and South America in general is when someone offers you something whether it be food or drink or whatever it's impolite to say no thank you or deny for the first little bit and then I feel like in the United States when someone offers us something it's considered polite to be like oh no thank you and then if they say oh no I insist then you can accept it but South America it's kind of impolite to do that and sometimes South Americans will get offended and feel like you're not accepting their appreciation or their affection

So in Columbia, people have their biggest meals at lunchtime. So once I started to adjust to that and fit in, it helped me associate and build relationships with members there, people down there, and my friends.

A cultural tip that helped me adjust to life in Colombia is the biggest meals you'll have are at lunchtime. So even at dinner, those are more of like snacks to tie you over until the next morning. That being said, there's also the siesta time right after lunch where shops will close down. Most people aren't very active and the whole world kind of shuts down for a while right around that lunchtime period. So as long as you're not too alarmed by those and you're kind of going with your eyes open, the adjustment should be fairly easy.