Benjamin Shepard English Composition II

                 Come to Colombia! Previously known as New Grenada and Gran Colombia,  come visit the Gateway to South America.  With a history spanning hundreds of years, come to see   t he  ruins of ancient civilizations of the Amazon, the cobbled streets of colonial towns like  Villa de Leyva.  Colombia offers a unique blend of Amerindian and Spanish cultures just ready to be e xplored.     Situated on the coast of the Caribbean Sea , Colombia  offers white sandy beaches  of Cartagena , towering Andean peaks  of the Paisa region , and deep tropical rainforests  of Leticia .  While here you should see where your favorite breakfast beverage is grown and visit the Coffee plantations of  Caldas,  Quindío , and Risaralda,  responsible  for over 14 million bags of coffee a year!  After touring the coffee farms, you will want to relax and enjoy the nightlife of  Bogota . For drinks, you should visit the Chapinero neighborhood, sporting both upscale and dive bars for all crowds . If you wan

  Hello, I am Ben Shepard. I am a  20-year-old  BioSciences major. I was born in Leominster ,  Massachusetts  but grew up here in Gwinnett County. Some things about me,  I was in  Boy scouts  for 12 years and earned my eagle award in the spring of 2017, I graduated from Peachtree Ridge class of 2018,  I lived in Louisville, Kentucky for about a year and a half and worked on a culinary degree while there, and just before moving home during the Covid -19  crisis I w as living in the Florida Keys and working at a restaurant in the Ocean Reef Club Resort.  I am  bad  at writing about  myself  so I will structure this as a question and answer where I try to guess what questions you all would have about me and do my best to an swer them.   How long have I lived in  Gwinnett?   I have lived in Lawrenceville for about 18 years, my parents moved back to Georgia shortly before my first birthday. Eventually, I do want to move ba ck to Massachusetts to be closer to my sister who moved to the Bosto