Medellin Reports

[Osteoknot]

As if someone above turned on a faucet and I have never been in a harder thicker rainstorm than one of these, including Florida hurricanes. I am not a meteorologist, but my theory is the rainclouds build up pressure on the far ascending sides of the mountains until they are read to burst, and then when the rain clouds hit the peaks and cross over into the valley, the sudden drop in pressure dumps the water. These storms always start at the top of a mountain and then work there way down the side of the mountain toward the city and are usually depleted by the time they get to the bottom of the valley. Lot of flash flooding and some significant mudslides on the mountains, and it will shut down cable cars.

[Osteoknot]

Here you go.

I always heard there were two rainy seasons in Medellin (MDE), and your graph does show a bimodal distribution and we are in one now. I grew up in Florida and the rainy seasons here' are no worse. You can generally dodge the rain and not alter your activities. It's NOT like Thailand where you will be wading up to your mid-shins in water.

What I love about the rainy season now is it seems like at least half if not more of the rain falls during the nighttime. I am not saying it's the only place in the world like that but I have never seen it anywhere else. I did a shallow dive on the InterWeb and I could not find any data that showed rainfall per day by the hour. Who doesn't like to sleep with windows open and listening to rain? And when you wake up, everything is freshly washed.

They do have a strange awesome phenomenon here I call faucet storms if you look at the foto you can see why. I got caught in one of those deluges. Sat in out in a bar for about an hour. The overhead cable cars would not run afterwards, and there was some non lethal mudslides. And I have been on one side of the valley with the sun shining and watching a faucet storm on the other side and never got wet. Anyone you talk to on phone here will tell you if it's raining first thing in the convo sort of like an early warning system. Today, I spoke to two people who told me it was raining hard where they were and not a drop where I was. Than at dinner a few hours later eating outside under cover like most restaurants here, it poured hard, and we had to wait 20 minutes before we trotted back to the hotel.

In summary, the two features about rain that stand out to me in MDE are the faucet storms, and the nightime rains. Ostee Out.

[Lois Sanborn]

I'm not Asian but have a friend who is Asian that spends six months a year here. You will most probably be a "tourist attraction" for most Colombians as it would be very rare for them to encounter Asians in Medellin.

With that being said, you will actually be a babe magnet, especially in El Centro, which could be very good in some ways.

Just curious. Why would it be especially good in Centro? Is it because it's mostly Venezuelans and they're not used to seeing Asian people?

[Lois Sanborn]

I get the feeling that you are not alone. I have said before, my audience is not the frequent fliers here. Guys like us are already set in their ways. I never claimed to be an expert on Medellin. But the psychology behind mongering is pretty much the same whether you are in Medellin, Banjul, Christchurch, Sparks, Munich, or Pattaya. I am sure you also gleamed a lot of good "nuts and bolts" advice from the mongerers here who have spent years here. My total time here is still less than one year. My assigned nickname my entire life educationally and professionally that I don't use was "Quick Study. " And my hashtag is #sarcastic, attention whoring asshole. I believe both are evident here. Keep on Keepin' On!

Whenever I read one of your stories, I think, "This filthy fucking degenerate. " I say that as a sincere compliment. I see the lifestyle you convey in your posts as one of the higher planes of hedonism. A lifestyle I would want to live if I weren't shackled by things like my drive for stability and regular income in my life, as well as fear of STDs, knocking up some chick, social rejection from peers and family for the lifestyle, and my general risk aversiveness inculcated in my upbringing. Due to this, I have to settle for working a regular 9-5 and taking my measly vacations to bang putas (with condom of course) for a week and going back to drudgery the rest of the time. Some other posters may give you shit but I am living vicariously through your posts. Keep up the good "work", LOL.

[MongerHunger]

Hung out in El Centro for a bit. Checked out Botero and the area around Vera Cruz. Carrera 53 and Calle 51 and vicinity. It was lively, seen a few older gringos entertaining very young chicas playing loud music and drinking. The area is quite a spectacle. Many SWs were below average and a few doable. I like Santa Fe in Bogota better. I posted up in a bar that plays Vallenato and Mexican music. I had the bartender play a few songs that I liked. Grabbed some Pilsens Grandes for 5 k and people watched the streets. Someone needs to get the homeless lady with the missing leg below the knee some crutches. She needs a better way to get around. Anyways I winded up talking to 2 chicas that were cousins. Shared some drinks and they did the same. Also shot down some Aguardente. One chica told me that she use to sell beers on the street but the police shut her down. Once her cousin found out that I was trying to hook up with her she started cockblocking. Damnit. She was ready and her prima blocked every effort. Oh well.

It got late and some places started to close but others were still open. By the time I walked back through Botero the cleaning teams were pressure washing and buffing the plaza and the street sweepers were cleaning the surrounding streets with the trash trucks. It was very late or early morning, depends on how you look at it.

[RiceRocket99]

Long ways to go to be retired, but def working on early retirement. Job is semi-remote in a way. My best advice to learning Spanish is to practice with anyone and everyone you can. I can't really recommend any apps or programs since I don't have much experience using them. But yeah, locals are at first shocked at how I can speak Spanish, and once they know I can speak like them with all the slang and mannerisms, it's game over. They like this chino paisa parcero right away haha, and the Bello girls are just easy pickings. Non pro action is for the taking. There's lots of pros that live in Bello of course, but they're a very small fraction of the population. Anyways, just remember it's super dangerous in Bello so don't come out here please for your safety (wink wink).

QUOTE=BlackThought;2593067]Are you retired or have a fully remote job? I've been trying to learn Spanish using the duo-lingo app, but it's been tough jaja. Are the locals shocked when you bust out the Spanish? QUOTE].

[DiegoSan4]

Awesome report Bluechange. Question. Are you able to get face pics from any of these agencies before ordering?

Not much of an agency guy but my experience is that it's usually difficult to get one.

[DiegoSan4]

I see a lot of guys have used Tinder successfully. But how well would it work without a profile picture? I can fill out the rest of the personal info accurately except for real name.

Just don't want to take a chance that the wrong people will see me and mess up the rest of my personal life. Only looking for prepagos etc. On a 2 week Medellin trip coming up.

[BlackThought]

In Bello, I rarely see any gringos and almost never see any Asians. The only chinos I see are the ones working at mom and pop Chinese restaurants LOL. Lots of paisas are into Asians. I grew up in California, so I'm into modern style and fashion so most paisas like the way I talk and dress, especially when I can speak with their cultural slang and swag. You'll get non pro action like a kid in a candy store. But from time to time, I do get stereotyped because people will ask me what part of China I'm from or how is it over there in China when I wasn't born there or grew up there. I still have some family in Hong Kong. Anyways, don't matter if you're Korean, Japanese or Chinese, you'll get called a chino. I had to educate many on the differences and similarities between the countries. BTW, I was born in Panama so I actually grew up speaking Spanish, so I just got lucky.

Are you retired or have a fully remote job? I've been trying to learn Spanish using the duo-lingo app, but it's been tough jaja. Are the locals shocked when you bust out the Spanish?

[RiceRocket99]

Thanks, once you drive by the Niquia metro station, there's a bunch of high rise buildings in that area. You'll def be able to spot mine. I love the area I'm in. In the last 6 months that I've stayed in Colombia, I've spent about 5 of them in Bello. Yes, Bello gets a bad rep for being dangerous and such. That's fine with me, even if Medellin gets overrun by gringos, Bello will still be a no go zone for most of them. Panama City is too expensive and use the USD. And not interested much in Bogota.

Nicely done!

We drove around Bello in June I was looking around for newer bldgs to see if we could spot your bldg? We drove all the way up the hill where the apt complexes are and dead ends, I liked Bello.

I like the idea of living around locals not gringos, nothing against your choice, but you say you have a Panamanian passport, why not a nice condo in P city? Or Bogota?

I hear great things about Rio? What is it about MDE that made you choose it?

I must say my #1 dislike of MDE is its size, I consider it a pretty small city in a valley (I believe only 3-4 m?

And I love Bogota weather.

[RiceRocket99]

In Bello, I rarely see any gringos and almost never see any Asians. The only chinos I see are the ones working at mom and pop Chinese restaurants LOL. Lots of paisas are into Asians. I grew up in California, so I'm into modern style and fashion so most paisas like the way I talk and dress, especially when I can speak with their cultural slang and swag. You'll get non pro action like a kid in a candy store. But from time to time, I do get stereotyped because people will ask me what part of China I'm from or how is it over there in China when I wasn't born there or grew up there. I still have some family in Hong Kong. Anyways, don't matter if you're Korean, Japanese or Chinese, you'll get called a chino. I had to educate many on the differences and similarities between the countries. BTW, I was born in Panama so I actually grew up speaking Spanish, so I just got lucky.

Hey fellow Asian. So I'm a couple years behind you (34 to be exact). As an Asian, has your race played a factor at all in your interactions with the chicas, either positively or negatively? I'm guessing great since you moved there but curious to see what stereotypes they have about Asians that might be different or the same as in the US and see if I could use any of those stereotypes to my advantage. Also, how long did it take for you to pick up Spanish? Cheers!

[Regnom3000]

Jaja definitely not at the beach.

I'm based in laureles so I pretty. Much stick with spots close to the barrio.

Angeles spa is Carrera 81#42-60 apartment 202 and the other is Cra38 n84_97 in campo alegre, yo creo.

I am also curious. How would you find the location? The photos could lead one to believe it's a pool oasis of sorts located in Laureles but that's unlikely. I guess that is just a promotional photo as is the girl that looks to have an incredible body. But where is it? TYVM.

[Chicafan]

Found these two different casas in Laureles and curious if anyone has experience with either one.

Angeles.

https://co.mileroticos.com/escorts/t...sion/17447224/

https://co.mileroticos.com/escorts/a...idad/12448316/

I am also curious. How would you find the location? The photos could lead one to believe it's a pool oasis of sorts located in Laureles but that's unlikely. I guess that is just a promotional photo as is the girl that looks to have an incredible body. But where is it? TYVM.

[Osteoknot]

As someone who has been been reading for months in the background learning from these gems that you call pearls, I appreciate it. Collecting all the important info that I need while I wait for my passport. Will be my first time venturing outside the US and planning a 2 week trip. If all goes as planned, I'll have a chica waiting for me for each day haha. My only concern is not knowing any Spanish and going into these tolerance areas where 70% of the guys there are watching everything. I'm young (28) so I'll most likely be hitting up the clubs, university bars, tinder, and escort sites for the empty handed nights.

I get the feeling that you are not alone. I have said before, my audience is not the frequent fliers here. Guys like us are already set in their ways. I never claimed to be an expert on Medellin. But the psychology behind mongering is pretty much the same whether you are in Medellin, Banjul, Christchurch, Sparks, Munich, or Pattaya. I am sure you also gleamed a lot of good "nuts and bolts" advice from the mongerers here who have spent years here. My total time here is still less than one year. My assigned nickname my entire life educationally and professionally that I don't use was "Quick Study. " And my hashtag is #sarcastic, attention whoring asshole. I believe both are evident here. Keep on Keepin' On!

[Wolf662]

How is the weather like in November? ?

Here you go.