Cost of living in medellin and informations about Health Insurance

hi jade,
i lived in Medellin for 2 months last summer and loved it.  i found it very inexpensive - $1 each way for bus and metro - can't beat that!  i rented a room in a Very nice apartment that was housing 2 other Americans (a married couple) and then the owner who was just such a sweetheart (single woman).  i paid $450/mo for a very nice room in a great location - close to everything, esp the Metro.  i don't know about the health insurance but things are so inexpensive that you can almost pay for everything.  i broke my toe and had an x-ray and dr visit for about $135 for everything - that would have cost a fortune in the US.  there is a great school for learning Spanish there - EAFIT - it's a university with spanish classes offered.  UPB is another university offering them which i heard from several people was not that great.  there are LOTS of spanish teachers there that you can pay hourly also.  if you have any questions, please let me know - send to my email - [email protected].  i would be happy to help you out.  thinking of going back for a visit in november.  :-)  i was going like 3-4 times/yr and now haven't been since last summer.  december is a Great time to be there with all the festivities and beautiful las luces de Navidad (Christmas lights).  :-)

Linda