Art Williams
@wanderingsalsero
American looking for information about Colombia
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About me
American
Lives in Medellin
Speaks English, a little Spanish
Registration: 03 January 2011
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Intercultural relationships in Colombia by Priscilla
Hello, We invite you to share some fun anecdotes and information regarding intercultural marriages and relationships in Colombia. This will provide some insight to current and future expats regarding relationship norms in mixed relationships and ...
I have seen so many black Colombian ladies that I think are absolutely gorgeous. But I have never had a chance to meet and socialize with one. I sure would like to. I live in Medellin too. Think maybe your wife could help me find a connection? Art Read More
Rentals in Medellin by Natrold
I have been looking at apartment rentals in Medellin and I see they are somewhat high. I live in Costa Rica and they are a lot cheaper. All of my looking has been on the internet so I see a lot of the tourist prices. I was told by a real estate ...
Barranquilla isn't bad. I lived at two different addresses during the 2.5 years I lived there before I came to Medellin about 6 months ago. First place I lived was on Calle 84 and Cr42 and the second was in the Siete Bocas area. If you like ... Read More
I arrived in Bogota two days back by jhdavies
Hi everybody, I'm Jonathan, from Sheffield in the UK. I'm a fully qualified English teacher with a love of music, travel and the outdoors. I arrived in Bogota two days back after securing a job with Wall Street English from back home in the ...
Hi Jonathan: Typing is a pain in the you-know-what. PM me and we'll coordinate a place and time to meet if you'd like. I'd be happy to share any knowledge I might have with you. I'm certainly not the most Medellin savvy guy here but ... Read More
Clarifying and comparing methods of renewing visa
I know this subject gets beat to death so I apologize for any redundancy here but I'm getting down to the wire on deciding whether I'm going oto (1) let an agency help me with renewing my TP7, or (2) Do it myself. I know that letting the ... Read More
Is Armenia, Colombia dangerous? by frankg69
Is Armenia, Colombia dangerous? Thanks!!
I hate to sound like a professional skeptic but that sounds hard to believe. Unless a person is going in really dangerous areas, I just don't think the average Colombian regardless of their economic strata, is that dangerous (for a guy). ... Read More
Rentals in Medellin by Natrold
I have been looking at apartment rentals in Medellin and I see they are somewhat high. I live in Costa Rica and they are a lot cheaper. All of my looking has been on the internet so I see a lot of the tourist prices. I was told by a real estate ...
Well, this crowd is amazing. They put matches in the sink rather than in the garbage. They put food packaging in the sink. They NEVER clean the stove. They think nothing of leaving a frying pan full of grease on the stove. They act like they just ... Read More
Rentals in Medellin by Natrold
I have been looking at apartment rentals in Medellin and I see they are somewhat high. I live in Costa Rica and they are a lot cheaper. All of my looking has been on the internet so I see a lot of the tourist prices. I was told by a real estate ...
Yeah, I used apartoapto. I’ve got a Colombian buddy who did most of the actual talking but I’ve corresponded with some of the agents/owners myself. Actually we wound up making a bad choice. Turned out that several of the Colombians who ... Read More
Rentals in Medellin by Natrold
I have been looking at apartment rentals in Medellin and I see they are somewhat high. I live in Costa Rica and they are a lot cheaper. All of my looking has been on the internet so I see a lot of the tourist prices. I was told by a real estate ...
I think it would be worthwhile to have some cards printed which state who you are, what you want, and what you’re willing to pay...and just talk to as many people as you can. The cards simply state your “unique selling proposition) USP. ... Read More
Rentals in Medellin by Natrold
I have been looking at apartment rentals in Medellin and I see they are somewhat high. I live in Costa Rica and they are a lot cheaper. All of my looking has been on the internet so I see a lot of the tourist prices. I was told by a real estate ...
Hey Abitibi I'm not the expert here and I don't want to muddy the water but my guess is that the real answer is, "it depends". If you're talking to somebody with property to rent and it's nothing but a cold, potentially ... Read More
Is Armenia, Colombia dangerous? by frankg69
Is Armenia, Colombia dangerous? Thanks!!
I enjoyed reading (a little) about Armenia here. I know the name and have seen some pictures of it on Google Images. I does look nice. Art Read More
New members of the Colombia forum, introduce yourself here 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Colombia forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Owen.. You are 'right on' brother about the deterioration in the moral fabric of 'the west'. I've tried to explain that to people in S.Korea, the Philippines, and Dubai and now here over the last 10 years. But they just ... Read More
New members of the Colombia forum, introduce yourself here 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Colombia forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi Duffield I think you can live in Colombia reasonably well on 1500$. Especially in non-Bogota or non-Medellin. You won't be a big spender but you'll be 2.5 times the national avg wage and you won't starve. You will of necessity learn ... Read More
New members of the Colombia forum, introduce yourself here 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Colombia forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi Jose. You are familiar with Santa Marta? I lived in Barranquilla for 2.5 years but never went to SM. I have two questions: How easy is it to find a reasonable apartment (in the 1 million COP range...or less), and... What's the 'single ... Read More
New members of the Colombia forum, introduce yourself here 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Colombia forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
I've seen the Google Images of Bucaramanga and they were amazingly beautiful. Art Read More
New members of the Colombia forum, introduce yourself here 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Colombia forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
I went to graduate school in Phonix (Glendale) and I'll never forget the day a bunch of us were going tubing on the river (can't remember the name) and I looked on the thermometer on that back door of the cafeteria where we were loading into ... Read More