jubiliado
American expat in Colombia
Forum posts
7
About me
American
Lives in Barranquilla
Registration: 30 July 2015
Activity
Looking for a divorce attorney in Barranquilla
Can anyone recommend a divorce attorney in Barranquilla or who is licensed to practice in Barranquilla? Thank you. Read More
Cost of living in Colombia - 2017 by Priscilla
Hello, Before moving to Colombia, it is important to investigate the cost of living in the country. As we did in 2015, we give you the opportunity to share your experience and tell us more about products and services average recorded prices ...
Speaking Spanish in Colombia by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking Spanish is essential for a successful integration in Colombia. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Spanish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language ...
Ejercicio is the word for exercise in Spanish. I am curious to know what the 12 words are that you are referring to. I can't think of that many and I am advance level fluent. Read More
Speaking Spanish in Colombia by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking Spanish is essential for a successful integration in Colombia. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Spanish? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language ...
I am native born USA gringo but have been speaking Spanish for many years. Although very fluent, I still consider my Spanish to be about 50% as effective as my English. To answer the question, yes, Spanish is essential (indispensable as the ... Read More
Receive money in Colombia from outside by Didetune
We have created our society and will work with foreign countries. They will pay us from Europe. How can we receive the money in Colombia? We can't use paypal in Colombia and the transfer with the swip code seems to be complicated, is there ...
We are looking for a bank in Colombia that is expat friendly (if such exists). We want to do a wire transfer from the USA to Colombia and can you recommend a bank that is easy to work with? Thanks, Loren Pearce Read More
Colombian banks make it difficult to wire money from USA
My Colombian wife has an account with Davivienda and when we transfer money from the USA to her account, Davividenda turns it into a major complication and bureaucratic nightmare. We have to spend hours with them justifying the transfer, the ... Read More
Safety in Colombia by Christine
Hi, We would like to talk about a sensitive but important topic: do you feel safe in Colombia? How would you define the level of safety in the country? Can you walk safely during the day and at night without any fear? Do you think there ...
I agree with all the other posters. I live in Barranquilla which is one of the safer cities in Colombia. I have lived all over the USA and I think Colombia is as safe, if not more so than most cities in the USA. I don't like all the ... Read More