DonWon
English expat in Colombia
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Lives in Bucaramanga
Registration: 10 October 2012
Foreigners in BUCARAMANGA!! by Rahul2604
hi guys, i am from India and will be moving to BUCARAMANAGA by next month, so i would like to know some useful information about the city, first of all is it safe place to live?? i will be coming as an assistant professor of English language to ...
they already exist , infact i think there is one in meetup already Read More
Foreigners in BUCARAMANGA!! by Rahul2604
hi guys, i am from India and will be moving to BUCARAMANAGA by next month, so i would like to know some useful information about the city, first of all is it safe place to live?? i will be coming as an assistant professor of English language to ...
there is a network on facebook networking bucaramanga which has lots of expats. Also you might want to hangout at kasa huane the local hostal, plenty of expats go there for a beer at the weekend. that is probably a good place to find a shared flat. ... Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hi there, Bucaramanga is a great place to live, I have been here for nearly 2 years. There are a few of us kicking around :) if you wanted to meet more expats check our kasa guane or the facebook group networking bucaramanga. When are you thinking ... Read More
Foreigners in BUCARAMANGA!! by Rahul2604
hi guys, i am from India and will be moving to BUCARAMANAGA by next month, so i would like to know some useful information about the city, first of all is it safe place to live?? i will be coming as an assistant professor of English language to ...
Bucaramanga is a great place, even better if you have abit of Spanish i have been here for over a year Read More
English teacher on the move! by Crisla
Hi there! I would like to move to Colombia to teach English, l'm a CELTA qualified and experienced teacher :) can anyone give me some info? Is it easy to find a job as anEnglish teacher over there ? I'm thinking about Bucaramanga but ...
Hi there, I live in Bucaramanga . To give you some advice, the easiest way is to get here and go around the academies. Why Bucaramanga? Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hi , like anywhere it has it's problems, but it really is not anything like what the mvoies and news say. bucaramanga is a safe place. i have been living here over a year without problems. Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Send us your CV please info@practicalenglish.com.co Read More
Bucaramanga
Great, Well there is a hostal .. kasa guana. most people stop there first while looking for somewhere to live. Read More
Bucaramanga
Welcome, You have picked a great city to come to. Whats you plans for while you are here? With regards to apartment renting, If you need furnished it can be pretty expensive. Do you know Bucara? any ideas exactly what areas you want to live. Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hey guys, just thought I would bring this post up again and see how you are all doing. Anyone fancy getting together at some point? Read More
Foreigners in BUCARAMANGA!! by Rahul2604
hi guys, i am from India and will be moving to BUCARAMANAGA by next month, so i would like to know some useful information about the city, first of all is it safe place to live?? i will be coming as an assistant professor of English language to ...
Hey rob hows it going????? long time no speak With regards to the 4 million peso mark.. i think this is a little high to be honest. the average here for a manager is probably 2.5 million. Bucaramanga is cheaper than Bogota With regards to expat ... Read More
Foreigners in BUCARAMANGA!! by Rahul2604
hi guys, i am from India and will be moving to BUCARAMANAGA by next month, so i would like to know some useful information about the city, first of all is it safe place to live?? i will be coming as an assistant professor of English language to ...
Hi, Bucaramanaga is a great place to live, reasonably safe (Much safer than Bogota) General costs of living is low, all depends on your life style. This goes for you accommodation also. Where are you going to work? Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hows the learning spanish going? Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hi , I'm maybe not the person to speak to regarding schools, my daughter is still too young. . i can ask around Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hi there, well if you want to be a full time teacher will be working for the man he will just be colombian hahaha. You will need to have proof of your english level tofl and get a tefl which you can do online. There are plenty of academies ... Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hi Aubrie, You will be surprised, well anyway. if you want classes i have several teachers who a fluent in Spanish. I actually run a small English academy but we do every now anything have expats who need Spanish. Studying Spanish here in the local ... Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hi Aubrie888 What level are you? I know several people who can help you. infact your best thing to do is an intercambio, help someone with English in return for Spanish What are you doing here in Bucaramanga? Read More
cedula by incagold
good day.....would some persons reply as to how long it took to receive their cedula.....I applied may 4 in medellin and they said 2 weeks and to check their website to see if my 5 digit number they stamped in my passport on my conjugal visa was ...
It is true you can open account with just your passport. It is a very new thing so if they tell you otherwise tell them to check with someone above as it is very possible. Read More
cedula by incagold
good day.....would some persons reply as to how long it took to receive their cedula.....I applied may 4 in medellin and they said 2 weeks and to check their website to see if my 5 digit number they stamped in my passport on my conjugal visa was ...
Hi there, Mine took a matter of weeks. I have the husband visa and there were no problems. A trip to Bog for paper work and an interview type thing and that was it back to Bucaramanga and waited another week, Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
It is called networking Bucaramanga facebook.com/groups/459397654134612/ Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
yeh give me a shout when you are here Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
There are more gringos than you think Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
When are we going to get together? As i have mentioned before i have setup a group networking bucaramanga in facebook [moderated] Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
HI Sorry, my fault. Try again Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hey everyone, Hows things? Just to let you all know I have created a networking group in facebook for Bucaramanga if you are interested. I can't put a link here so just search for Networking Bucaramanga Don Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hey everyone I have some how missed some of these messages :s When are we all going to get together? hey John where do you teach english? Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hi Mate, Not sure I can make it that early, I'm in the process of moving house / buy the contents of a house and decorating so my Saturday would be pretty busy during the day. Oh not to mention I have a first communion on saturday Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hi Guys, I'm finally back after 3 months of packing up my house in Spain, what a pain in the ass. So I'm up for meeting up any time you fancy. I might be out this Friday, in fact might go and see some friend in Kasa Guane if anyone fancies a beer ... Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hi all how's it going' so when are you all thinking of getting together? I'll be back next week Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
HI all, Sounds great to meet up in April. Hey i don't know if I have told any of you this. I run a website about Colombia, Started a while back when I started coming to Colombia and everyone was asking me what it was like so I jotted a lot of my ... Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hi all, no not back yet, busy sorting the house out. I'm back in April. Kasa Guane is a good place, I know the owners. You will find a few more expats, mainly back packers who are here for a few months. The turn over as you would expect of expats ... Read More
Doing business in Colombia by Julien
Hi, are foreign investors welcome in Colombia? Is it complicated to register a company in Colombia? What is the procedure? What is the corporate tax rate in Colombia? Is it easy to recruit? Any advice you would share with ...
How did the business idea go, I interested to know how people are getting on with new businesses in Colombia. I'm based there. Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hi Jacob, Good luck with the move. You will love it here. Well i say here, I'm now back in Spain for a month or too then back to wonderful bucaramanga. teaching English is a way to help the community if you wanted to do volunteer stuff, and you ... Read More
bucaramanga by chirodenia
hi my name is Oliver i am french and i am living to spain,i am DC Doctor of Chiropractic and i would like to know more about Bucaramanga....thanks for yours answer (i speak english,je parle fran莽ais,hoblo espanol (castellano) gracias,thanks..
Has anyone found an expat group in bucaramanga... I have not found one yet. Read More
bucaramanga by chirodenia
hi my name is Oliver i am french and i am living to spain,i am DC Doctor of Chiropractic and i would like to know more about Bucaramanga....thanks for yours answer (i speak english,je parle fran莽ais,hoblo espanol (castellano) gracias,thanks..
Hi Oliver, As mentioned above all is true, I'm currently living in Bucarrmanga and it is a great place to be. Read More
Anyone in Bucaramanga? by rob_d
Hi, Moved to Bucaramanga from the UK a couple of months ago, and enjoying it alot so far. There seem to be very few English speakers here, so I'd like to get in touch with others. Cheers Rob
Hi Rob hows it going, how are you finding bucaramanga? I have just moved to Bucaramanga, i got married here over a year ago but finally moved here. (well until jan then back to spain to move the house over) How are you finding everything? have ... Read More