Juliana Thompson
@julianat
American looking for information about Colombia
Forum posts
6
Contacts
2
About me
American
Lives in Seattle
Speaks English, Spanish , German (some)
Registration: 29 October 2011
About
Occupation
I am Self-employed.
My expat journey
Seattle, Colombia
My life has been happy. My projects have been numerous - some successful, some not.
CPA specializing in taxation. Entrepreneur and business consultant.
Beautiful mountains and sea with easy access, good economy, casual dress, great Asian food, many foreigners live here, a more "open" society to new ideas and values than East Coast, fun.
The winters are too long, wet, cold and grey. And they start in about October and go to about May. "Summer" is maybe the month of August if one is lucky and then Winter starts again. I like to be outdoors; the winter is hampering my style. The cost of living is quite high. It's another of those places in the US that you need to spend all of your time making money so that you can afford to live here.
Medellin, USA
Activity
Would like to create a group of Expats/Foreigner in MANIZALES by _caro_
Hola, Hello, I'd like to establish a group of expats/foreigners in Manizales, because I've tried looking information but is not available, perhaps because it's a small town, however in my experience I find very necessary to create a ...
I have lived in Medellin for three years but would like to move to Manizales. I am planning another visit to your fair city soon and would like to meet other expats who live there. Are you available to meet with me in early October? Do you know ... Read More
Colombia Property Declaration by mtbe
My wife (Colombian) and I (USA) purchased a 'finca' near Pereira in Colombia last year. She has dual citizenship and I do not (again, USA). Both our names are on the property. I'm not sure what she did, but she says she declared ...
Lots of Colombian CPAs (Contador P煤blico) don't know Colombian tax law. Lots of USA CPAs don't know US tax law either. Read More
Colombia Property Declaration by mtbe
My wife (Colombian) and I (USA) purchased a 'finca' near Pereira in Colombia last year. She has dual citizenship and I do not (again, USA). Both our names are on the property. I'm not sure what she did, but she says she declared ...
Colombia has a wealth tax, if you are so lucky to have any. Your wife is correct to report her wealth on her Colombian tax return. Her wealth includes 50% of jointly owned property. If you are resident in Colombia for 183 days or more in 2014 you ... Read More
Proposed Get Together In April by pbunch
I would like to propose a get together here in Medellin on the first Sunday in April at the botanical gardens. There should be a Mercado Verde (similar to a framers market) that day. In any case hanging out in the patio adjacent to the In Situ ...
Well, Phil, it's June and I'm not living in Medellin yet. Otherwise I would have replied to your March post re the Farmers Market meet-up in April. Thank goodness I now know where the FM is! My plans are to be there in October, maybe before if I ... Read More
Presentation of members in Medellin by expat.com
Hello and welcome on 天美麻豆! We invite the new members in Medellin and surroundings to present themselves in this discussion :) Are you living here since some time or did you just arrive? What brought you to Medellin? What passionates you, do ...
Hello Russ. I too intend to be moving to Medellin in about September/October. I'm in Seattle right now and do speak some Spanish learned mostly in class. When I get to Medellin I will hire a tutor because that is the BEST way to actually learn to ... Read More
Presentation of members in Medellin by expat.com
Hello and welcome on 天美麻豆! We invite the new members in Medellin and surroundings to present themselves in this discussion :) Are you living here since some time or did you just arrive? What brought you to Medellin? What passionates you, do ...
Hello Brigitte, I am planning on visiting Medellin from December 24 through January with the intent of a permanent move to yoiur city. I know some Colombians but none of them have contacts in Medellin. Well, I do know one, but have not heard back ... Read More