Are you a Medellin Guru?

If anyone knows how to navigate the system in

order to stop the payment via Patreon -- three

dollars a month, I recall in my case -- please

post it on this thread.

I just read on a Facebook post that the admin/owner of the site, Jeff I believe is his name, passed away a few months ago.

@South American Voyager Yikes. Do you mind posting the link to that story? Thanks.

I need to look for it as it was posted on one of the number of Fackbook groups for Medellin Expat or the like.

According to a Facebook page posting by "Medellin Guru"

on April 5, Jeff was in and out of the hospital around

that time (multiple ER stays) .. and had spent a total of

five days in hospital.

The page also contained several "2022 Update/s"

on various topics and scores of other articles,

all dated March 31 or the first week in April.

I just queried Patreon via their online-support

messaging, about the Medellín Guru situation

and Jeff.

I will report back if they respond.

cccmedia

member, Expat.com experts team for Colombia

Starved for news from the Paisa capital?

Patreon has not responded ..and  the Guru site

or ex-site's welcome page is apparently

still not reachable.

Consider a visit to the free page(s) at

www.medellinherald.com ...

cccmedia

Medellin Guru is no more. Website is offline so no images or articles come up. all we have now is a title of an article with empty images...
@JAMES LINDZEY

As a former private investigator and current guru living in Medellin, we wish to hire you, pro bono, to find out where is Jeff

Patreon sent me a form to fill out, which they

use in case a Creator (i.e. Medellín Guru)

cannot be reached for a cancellation refund.

I am asking them for a six-month refund

($18 US en toto) since I believe the site has been

without updates since March or April.

cccmedia

Saw this comment on the guru's Face page from 5 days ago.  I have to shake my head at the lack of reliable sources on the internet.

Adriana Gutierrez

UPDATE - Reports of Jeff’s demise were in error. He is recovering and unable to attend to Medellin Guru at this time. Hope he is on his feet soon! Heard on another FB group that sadly, Jeff passed away earlier this year. RIP Jeff. His Medellin Guru was such an amazing resource.

@N.Barley Facebook is a real dump of awful "human beings" (most still are, I assume) and misinformation. The only thing it's good for now is local shopping and dank memes. I should have dumped my META shares 6 months ago... but of course hindsight is always 20/20.

Does anyone here have suggestions for other websites that offer similar information to what medellin guru used to provide?

@ScottU

Yes, expat.com

Latest FB comment:

Not true that he is recovering. Please do not spread lies

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ … 3643284407

RIP Jeff and thank you for the great solid info.

A video obituary has been posted online for the

late Jeff Paschke of Medellín Guru.

It's at Expat DCBornRob's channel .. in which

Rob includes a statement from an Expat group

that confirmed Jeff's passing.

Rob also includes his own thoughts about the

important work Jeff did during the first two years

of the pandemic.

Search at YouTube.com's DCBornRob channel:

medellin guru tragic passing of well known expat

What site do you guys get when go the address medellinguru.com?

angelaberrioseguros.com

(Insurance broker)

Offers insurance to Expats and Colombians.

@N.Barley The owner and founder passed away -- not sure if this is the reason for the deletion of the website.

@N.Barley The owner and founder passed away -- not sure if this is the reason for the deletion of the website.
-@Stoneecash

Yes, thanks. The "In Memorian" available through the link of Hutch convinced me. The redirect to the  insurance broker is a name that sounds familiar. I think Jeff may have mentioned her in an article on health insurance.

angelaberrioseguros.com
(Insurance broker)

Offers insurance to Expats and Colombians.
-@cccmedia

It appears the old site is back.   

Yes, the site's welcome page is back -- maybe someone

inherited the site.  However, the content appears to be

seven-plus months old, from March 30-April 2, 2022

according to the dates indicated.

I would treat this as a scam until someone at

medellinguru.com takes responsibility in a

credible manner.  In other words, don't subscribe

or authorize a Patreon payment until is confirmable

that new content is being produced.

Note that Jeff P. is prominently pictured on the

welcome page with no acknowledgment of his

recent passing.

cccmedia

I have spotted a modest update to the Guru's website, with a 2023 update to an article on How to get a Marriage visa. 

As expected, the Medellin Guru has been renewed.