anmaoueslati
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Born, raised, and partially educated in Colombia. Lived in the USA for about nine years, also in Tunisia for about a year and a half. I'm a foreign language teacher.
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Inscrevi-me ao expat.com no dia 02 Março 2012.
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I want to live the rest of my life in this country,
I love how cultivated most people are. Bilingualism or multilingualism is common here. Beautiful places to visit, I like the weather...I hate the heat. People are mostly kind. J'adoreMontréal!
Traffic! People here don't respect the speed limit and follow too closely. If you come from the USA, you'll see the difference.
Teaching Spanish at a local school.
There are so many things to do, places to go, more diversity than rural areas.
Traffic is a nightmare sometimes, and crime has increased quite a bit. Gas prices, rent and taxes are more expensive in Charlotte than in Martinsville, VA...so I need to get used to that.
I came here with the idea of having some teaching experience in this country and to learn Arabic.
It has beautiful places, kind people, history, culture, languages, how the Islam is practiced on a free country is fantastic! I love the fact that women don't need to show everything to look nice, and I admire the respect for family values and for women here.
Trash in many places, the smoking on public places including taxis, the employment of foreign people is very complicated and even impossible for some people. I DEFINITIVELY HATE THE SHOOTING OF STRAY DOGS!!! I can't stand it! It's overwhelming and sad. There should be a better way (refuges, sterilization, penalties to people for abandoning their pets, the injection instead of GUN SHOTS)
I went to teach, learn, travel, and save $ Also: Collinsville, VA Martinsville, VA
I love the organization, the discipline and consciousness of most people, the salary and the cost of living are coherent. In the United States, you can work, buy a car, travel anywhere, and you'll still have enough money to save. I like how the system works, it's organized! The driving is great compared to Colombia and Tunisia. The streets are clean and you can see people respecting lines, and your personal space. You can find food from many countries and talk to people from everywhere. I love the diversity!
Health care plans and premiums are extremely expensive, there are lots of racial issues and tensions in some areas. In the places I lived, racism and discrimination scenes take place everyday. I hated the way students treated each other for their color of the skin, their origins, accents, income, etc,. There is little tolerance and respect towards teachers in some high schools. But the worst for me was the racial tension, students questioning your education and credentials for belonging to the ethnic group "Hispanic".
I studied at a catholic school "San José" where my brain couldn't be washed but inspired to discover more about the world. I studied Modern Languages at the Universidad del Valle.
It's a beautiful country! It has all seasons 365 days of the year in different regions. We have different scenarios in the same country: the Caribbean, the Andean Mountains, Amazons, the Pacific Ocean. cosmopolitan cities, and little towns. A wide variety of fruits and vegetables, restaurants, dancing, cultural events all year...!!! ¡Colombia es hermosa! Tiene frutas, verduras, paisajes incomparables. El clima es fantástico; se puede tener frío todo el año, calor todo el año...no tener estaciones es muy interesante. Lo que más me gusta es mi familia :)
You must be careful with your belongings at all times, the government is very corrupted, education is very expensive, many people don't do their best at their jobs, lots of indiscipline, there is no punctuality. Many Colombians are superficial, the physical appearance is very important...being skinny or slim is a must in some cities to fit the "beauty" standards. La inseguridad, la corrupción de los gobernantes, la conchudez de alguna gente para no trabajar ni hacer las cosas al 100%, hay mucha pereza, irresponsabilidad, incumplimiento por parte de algunos...no me gusta esa vida indisciplinada. Lo que menos me gusta es que en Colombia se da mucha importancia al aspecto físico de las personas, se critica mucho a los demás por el "cómo se ven".
