Brian
@topperZZ99
Canadian looking for information about Japan
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Lives in Yokohama, Kanagawa
Speaks English, Spanish, French
Registration: 10 January 2014
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Some things bear repeating....hahaha Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Sounds great. You sure found your niche and complete happiness in Colombia. Congratulations. Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Yes, that is very good advice. No place is perfect. Those whacko nut-bars are just a bunch of low-life criminals. But they have people like that in almost every country all over the world. You just have to listen to the locals on how to stay safe, ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
So what is your totally different experience in Colombia ? Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
There is crime in every country and in every big city all over the world, including the United States and Canada where I live. Mexico is full of crime, drug cartels, etc. Italy has lots of crime and lots of organized crime, but that does not stop ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
The nutbar Maoist-style crazies and guerillas are mostly confined to jungle and remote areas Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Obviously. Good advice. And don't walk through dirt poor barrios in major cities like Medellin, Bogota, Cali late at night all by yourself after you've had a few drinks. Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
and the cheaper cost of living Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
maybe they all have Colombian wives and girl friends.... or maybe they just like the lifestyle .....and the climate .....and the culture.... and the short 3 hr flight from Miami, Florida Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
I just wonder why there are so many American and Canadian expats living in Medellin and other cities in Colombia if it is all so dangerous Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
There is lots of serious crime all over the United States .....whether you want to admit it or not......in virtually every major city.....New Orleans, Miami, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, etc., etc. etc. ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
But Colombia is changing now, and has been for the last 5-10 years. They still have a long way to go, for sure, but they have made major changes. I think they made a tentative peace agreement with FARC, so that's a good thing and a sign of real ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
I know there are problems in Colombia, serious problems, the same as there are in every country, especially in the United States. But the problems of displaced persons, and on-again, off-again guerilla warfare, are mostly confined to certain ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
If Colombia is so bad, why are you living there ? Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
As a matter of fact, I played sports all my life...baseball, ice hockey, swimming,, gymnastics, boxing, karate. OK, OK, I know there is crime there, even serious crime, the same as we have here in Canada and the same as you have all over the place ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
you should really stop whining and complaining all the time about Colombia....it's very annoying.....and the Colombian people really do not care whether you like it or not.....you sound like a real downer.......get with the program.......jump on ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
so move to Iceland......they got some really cool bars there...ice bars, in fact...as a Canadian, you should feel right at home there....hahaha Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
You sound very bitter. Maybe, you would be happier living in the Bronx in NYC. ....hahaha. Plenty of people there that you can't trust too.....guys like Bernie Madoff....hahaha Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
If you really think that things are that bad in Colombia, maybe you should just move on out of there. Nobody is forcing you to live there. Sounds like you got a real chip on your shoulder about the Colombian people. Maybe, you should just open your ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
That applies to gold-digging, ultra materialistic, whiny, forever complaining, bitchy, dress like slobs American women too......lol. Nothing is ever good enough for them. Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Floridaray, I did visit Colombia 5 times and met lots of nice people. There are good people & bad people in every country. There is crime in every major city. There are gold-digging women with hidden agendas everywhere, including NYC, ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Wow, you sure do have a very low opinion of Colombian people, men and women, and Colombian women in particular, and especially even more so for a guy who actually lives in Colombia. It makes me wonder why you are even living in Colombia. I know an ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
they have gangs & drugs & guns infested areas in just about every big city in the USA Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Yes, I heard that Mendoza, Argentina is really nice, even though I never went there myself, but a good Argentinian friend of mine is from there and he told me all about it. By the way, just out of curiosity, why did you move to Colombia ? Any ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
if you're too picky, it's almost 100% guaranteed that you'll never meet a woman anywhere ....not in Colombia...and not anywhere else either for that matter...maybe you should just learn to relax and go with the flow...chill out Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
they have gang & drug infested areas or comunas everywhere....how about Chicago ? Los Angeles ? New York ? Rio de Janeiro ? Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Believe it or not, Colombian women are picky too...and it's not just all about the money either. Glad you have lots of Colombian friends. So I guess you do like living in Colombia which is a good thing Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
you don't even have to speak the language...if they like you....trust me on that one too ...I speak the international language.....lol...and I'm just an average guy with next to no money Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
it's all about your personality....and making them laugh & have lots of fun ....trust me Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
you're wrong about Colombian women.....they really don't care about whether or not you have money or not....if they don't like you, it doesn't matter if you have tons of money......it's all about your personality and making them ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
I met an American Hispanic guy there from San Antonio, Texas....he was an airline pilot...young, handsome, had a good job & lots of money, he even spoke perfectly fluent Spanish...he went out with 3 different Colombian girls...and he flamed out ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
you seem to have a very low opinion of Colombian women, buddy....so why did you marry a Colombian woman ? and why do you even want to move to Colombia and live there ? maybe, you would be happier living in the US of A, or maybe Ecuador, or maybe ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
not so, buddy.......like i said, i just went there on a tour group and all the women I met there were good honest hard-working professional women...doctors, dentists, engineers, lawyers, fashion designers Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
just for your information, most of the Americans that I met there in Medellin-Colombia were really sleazy & whore-mongers Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
it was a travel tour group party, pal, and all the women were professionals, not hookers as you imply Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
I made lots of good friends in Colombia too......the only people I met there who I did not trust at all were fast-talking, slick Americans trying to see you real estate & condominiums Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
and that applies to every country in the world, basically Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
it was a private party put on by the tour group for professional singles and all the women there were great.....and I had no problem whatsoever communicating with them and making them laugh & have fun ...once again, not all Colombian women are ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
hahaha.................I just went there for a 2-week holiday on a tour in June-2010.......and I met lots of very good, nice, professional women....like I said, they were not all poor girls from the barrios up in the hills looking for a ticket to ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
haha .. i agree...life's a beach....kids ? - been there, done that....marriage ? - been there, done that..haha Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
I think criminal assassinations happen in Italy too.......and France.......and the United States, and Canada and lots of them in Mexico....but that does not stop people from visiting there or moving there. Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
no sir, it's all true, i know that for a fact, i was there 5 times in Medellin.....girls were literally throwing their cellular #'s at me ...i went to one private party where there were 250 girls and only 23 guys...that is a ratio of over 10 ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
I went to a private party at a boutique hotel in El Poblado in June-2010, and met around 250 girls in only 4 hours and had lined up 20 girls and telephone #'s and dates with them in 3 hours time...too many girls, so little lime....I could not ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Wow Quechimba.....you sound really down on Colombia...and really down Colombian women .....so why are you even living there ? 1) Actually, I visited Colombia 5 times.....2 weeks, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 5 weeks, 1 week....and loved it. 2) Yes, I ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Thanks for your advice. But I am not in the top 1% of my game. And I am definitely not interested in moving to Alberta or even setting up a company there. Alberta and Manitoba are just as cold as SK. And I hate cold weather, since,as a Canadian, I ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
A note to everybody. Now listen up. Why even bother getting married at all in the USA or Colombia ? Just live together for 10-25 years first to see if you are compatible.....marriage is going the way of the do-do bird. And what's the deal ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
there are lots of wholesome women everywhere, not just Colombia Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
heh, there are lots & lots of poor or working poor Americans as well who barely have enough money to pay the rent and put food on the table.....I read 50% of Americans have trouble paying the damn rent & putting food on the table just the ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
yeah, we all know the real reason why so many gringos are moving or want to move to Medellin....simple....it's the women.....8 women for every guy...simple math...... but of course there are beautiful women living and working everywhere in ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
same as everywhere else...you're either rich or poor...or the working poor....hahaha Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
No offence, but with all the complaints about Colombia, why are you even living there ? I guess anywhere is better than Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, which is like Siberia in the winter (average winter temperature is around - 40C to - 50C, ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Yeah, well you could always move to Spain or the Canary islands where the air is clean. By the way, I have to wonder why so many American men are moving to Medellin....it must be that ratio of 8 beautiful single women of all ages for every single ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
that's true anywhere, not just in Colombia...actually, I went there to Medellin & met lots of nice good looking Colombian women Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
the US is so totally screwed up, it's not even funny.....it's a complete disaster zone now in the USA......,..no wonder so many Americans want to leave there & move to Colombia, Brazil, Spain, France, Italy, Thailand, etc. ....lucky for ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
yeah man, most Colombian guys, 90% of them, wouldn't even think about getting married...besides, most of them are just as poor as the women......which is maybe why so many dirt poor Colombian women are looking to meet rich gringos and they ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
women aren't cows....and that advice would apply to any country anywhere in the world Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
ya figure....lol...real men in the good old US of A & Canada are now an endangered species....haven't you heard ? Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
Hell, why even get married at all...just live with the woman...that's what most of the (poor) Colombian guys do...and if the women give them a hard time, they just pack their suitcase & leave them high & dry after they have had 2-3 kids ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
probably the divorce rate in US/Canada is 50% overall on average, but more like 75% between the younger ages of 18-30. Those are not very good odds for getting married in the US/Canada. You might have better luck in a casino in Las Vegas....hahaha Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
From what I have seen personally on the ground in Medellin, Colombia, most gringos/foreigners who go to Medellin, Colombia for 1-2 weeks holidays just want to "play" with the women there and have lots of fun and then they just jump on the ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
not all Colombian women do that....especially the wealthy ones, and especially Colombian women with professional careers (examples - doctors, nurses, plastic surgeons, dentists, lawyers, engineers, accountants, and real estate managers) Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
Sounds like you are talking about American women, not Colombian women. American women are a lot more focused on their professional careers now. travel, having fun, etc., and don't even think about getting ,married & having kids until ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
Yeah, let's get real here, women want security (defined as money) and the nice big house with the white picket fence and 4-10 kids and a bunch of credit cards so they can go shopping till they drop & lunching with their girl friends all the ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
Birds of a feather flock together !!! I mean when was the last time you saw a dirt poor woman going out with a filthy rich handsome man from Hollywood ? Rich women marry rich men from their own social circle. Every dirt poor woman's dream is to ... Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
women are basically ingrained with the motto of: follow the money....lol....and they play the game very well....just ask any divorce layer in the U.S., Canada, Europe Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
besides, there are plenty of conniving gold diggers up here in North America and Europe too......it's a universal thing. Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
it's called the game of life, the big circle of life, sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose, but if you want it all, you gotta pony up. , Read More
Marriage advice by Kully
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can give me some helpful advice. I am from London, UK and my girlfriend is Colombian and we are planning on getting married in Bogota in the new year. What is the correct way of going about this including documents ...
Yeah, that's right, but only when the gold-digging women are dirt poor, have no professional job, have no money of their own, and have zero prospects for a better life. In any case, it's partly the fault of all the men, or most men, who ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
The air quality is not that bad......I went there 5 times and I never even noticed. In any case, it's a lot better than Beijing, Shanghai, Mumbai, Mexico City, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), etc. where you pretty well have to wear a mask. ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Heh Ross, It sounds like your previous I.T. skills and experience would be in high demand in Medellin. If you want, you could even possibly write travel articles for travel magazines in Colombia and even the Colombian Tourism Department, and of ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
You could probably even get a job teaching English full-time or part-time at the University of Medellin in Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia ....or at the University of San Martin in Sabaneta (in Medellin) on the outskirts of the city of Medellin ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
You can check out all kinds of fully furnished executive-style apartments & condominiums for rent with First American Realty Medellin ....their website is: www.farinternational.com ...I stayed in their apartments 4 times...perfect....and really ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
I traveled all over the world (United States, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Germany, Austria, Japan, Hong Kong) , and Colombia was by far the best & most friendly place I ever went. COLOMBIA ROCKS !!! Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Forget all the bad things you ever heard or read about Colombia, They are just scare stories. It is a fantastic beautiful country with open, warm, friendly, happy, wonderful, educated, hard working people. You can read all kinds of recent traveler ... Read More
English (and French) speaker, prospects in Colombia? by MiskatonicPhD
I'm visiting in a few months, but people keep telling me I'll love it and want to stay. My Spanish is currently poor, though of course improving it then immersing myself is a priority. What I'd like to know is, how might my marketable ...
Hello Miskatonic, Read your blogs here. Maybe I can help you. I'm Brian and live in Canada, previously in Toronto, ON, and now in Fredericton, NB. I have been to Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia (pop. about 3,800,000) 5 times previously ... Read More
New members of the Colombia forum, introduce yourself here – 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Colombia forum? DonÂ’t 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 Alex, This woman in Medellin, Colombia - Daniela Orellana Ospina - is looking to offer a job to an American guy from the United States, the job is in the IT/Networking/Computer industry. Are you interested ? Brian Read More
New members of the Colombia forum, introduce yourself here – 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Colombia forum? DonÂ’t 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 Alex, Just to let you know, a Colombian woman in Medellin named Daniela Ospina is looking for an IT guy in Medellin to work there in Medellin in the IT/Networking industry. This job could have your name on it, Alex. Brian Read More
local /private schools for my children by RobyneL
My family of 4 ( 2 pre-teen daughters, myself and hubby) will be moving to Colombia in 2018. I am having difficulty navigating the seemingly small list of Medellin schools. I'm not looking for expensive International schools full of foreigner ...
Hi RobyneL, Check out that Canadian private school in Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia at: www.colegiocanadiense.edu.co Brian Read More
local /private schools for my children by RobyneL
My family of 4 ( 2 pre-teen daughters, myself and hubby) will be moving to Colombia in 2018. I am having difficulty navigating the seemingly small list of Medellin schools. I'm not looking for expensive International schools full of foreigner ...
Hi RobyneL, I'm Brian, a fellow Canadian. I previously visited Medellin 5x between 2010-2012. It is a fantastic city, the best city all round in all of Colombia in my opinion. You are in luck. They have an excellent Canadian middle/high school ... Read More
New members of the Colombia forum, introduce yourself here – 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Colombia forum? DonÂ’t 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 Colleen, I'm Brian, a citizen of Canada. The absolute best city all round in all of Colombia is Medellin.. I went there 5x in 2 years from 2010-2012 and absolutely loved it. I made lots of local friends there too. the City of Medellin ... Read More
New members of the Colombia forum, introduce yourself here – 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Colombia forum? DonÂ’t 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 ...
What kind of business are you involved in down in Medellin ? I love that city !!! Brian Read More
Good places to look for teaching jobs
If you teach English privately online via Skype, you will be your own boss and you can create your own schedule to suit yourself and there is no commuting back and forth.....you can find lots if students everywhere...post flyers in shopping malls, ... Read More
Good places to look for teaching jobs
My advice is to just create your own job and just teach English online in Colombia via Skype for 25,000 to 30,000 COP per hour Brian Read More
Teaching English Online via Skype in Medellin, Colombia by topperZZ99
Would it be possible to teach English / ESL online with private lessons entirely online via Skype in Medellin, Colombia ?
Thanks Robert. I greatly appreciate your good advice regarding teaching English online on Skype. That's kind of what I thought too. anything is possible. I live in Canada right now but would like to move to Medellin, and I have already visited ... Read More
Teaching English Online via Skype in Medellin, Colombia by topperZZ99
Would it be possible to teach English / ESL online with private lessons entirely online via Skype in Medellin, Colombia ?
Thanks for the good advice. That's just what I wanted to hear. Read More
Best cities to live in Colombia by Julien
Hi, ItÂ’s not always easy to decide in which area to settle in when moving to Colombia. According to you, what are the best cites to live in? Which regions offer most of the job opportunities, a good quality of life, an affordable cost of ...
Medellin is the absolute best city overall in all of Colombia ! Medellin is the crown jewel of Colombia ! It has everything you need in a good size city, and also has a perfect climate and very warm, friendly people too. Brian Read More
Teaching English Online via Skype in Medellin, Colombia
Would it be possible to teach English / ESL online with private lessons entirely online via Skype in Medellin, Colombia ? Read More
Business Outfit for Woman in Medellin? by KarinaColumbia
Hello, I am wondering how to style myself when working in a Office and in Sales. Here in Germany I do not use any make up, do not care much for my nails and also do not wear jewellery. Might that seem for Columbians not appropriate or even ...
and she better learn how to spell Colombians too,, not ColUmbians ....hahahaha......every time I read her first message, I laugh ....I mean like, what planet is this woman from ? Read More
Business Outfit for Woman in Medellin? by KarinaColumbia
Hello, I am wondering how to style myself when working in a Office and in Sales. Here in Germany I do not use any make up, do not care much for my nails and also do not wear jewellery. Might that seem for Columbians not appropriate or even ...
It's not a matter of trust, it's a matter of dressing properly for a professional work environment, especially if she is working in sales or marketing. She should dress to impress down there, just like all the other women. Just because she ... Read More
Business Outfit for Woman in Medellin? by KarinaColumbia
Hello, I am wondering how to style myself when working in a Office and in Sales. Here in Germany I do not use any make up, do not care much for my nails and also do not wear jewellery. Might that seem for Columbians not appropriate or even ...
is that woman from germany even serious ? she says she does not use makeup, she does not care that much for her nails, and she wears suits but no jewellery, and she doesn't wear heels, and she works in sales ?????. OMG, somebody should tell her ... Read More
Business Outfit for Woman in Medellin? by KarinaColumbia
Hello, I am wondering how to style myself when working in a Office and in Sales. Here in Germany I do not use any make up, do not care much for my nails and also do not wear jewellery. Might that seem for Columbians not appropriate or even ...
yes, when in rome, do as the romans do !!! colombia is not the united states, and medellin is not like the rest of colombia, medellin is completely unique. i know, i have been down there to medellin 5 times, met lots of very nice local people down ... Read More
Business Outfit for Woman in Medellin? by KarinaColumbia
Hello, I am wondering how to style myself when working in a Office and in Sales. Here in Germany I do not use any make up, do not care much for my nails and also do not wear jewellery. Might that seem for Columbians not appropriate or even ...
simple solution...just look at what all the other local women are wearing, bu they all look & dress very fashionably in medellin...you can wear whatever you want, but you might look out of place if your dress as you describe...medellin is the ... Read More
Business Outfit for Woman in Medellin? by KarinaColumbia
Hello, I am wondering how to style myself when working in a Office and in Sales. Here in Germany I do not use any make up, do not care much for my nails and also do not wear jewellery. Might that seem for Columbians not appropriate or even ...
sorry to tell you this, but people will laugh at you if you dress like that in colombia.......brian Read More