Medellin Reports

I basically see only FB girls and most of them do not share their friend contacts. Of the girls that I have which share their friends (mostly gringos) I tend to avoid. FB makes friend suggestions based on your current list of friends. I have been pretty successful with that. I had one FB girl that provides excellent service tell me she does not share her friends because too many girls steal contacts. A lot of these girls do share among each other contact names when they are together. I know because I get contacted by girls that I don't know but I realize later they are friends of girls I had sessioned with. You may not get a response if you don't message them. I usually message them (in spanish) and tell them when I plan to be in Medellin and that I would like to see them. That usually works. Works so well that I have learned not to make too many knew friends because I wind up only seeing maybe 2 out of 5 of them.

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[QUOTE=KilledSoul;2329344]Because they are the ones who almost always accepts your friend request. Girls without gringo friends on FB, usually do not accept my friend request. Has someone tried just sending message to a girl without sending a friend request? Are normal chicas more responsive that way.



How do you determine they will be interested?




You are way ahead in the FB game than me. I will keep this in mind if one day I make your kind of FB network.

On a side note, I have observed which others also have mentioned in this forum, the inbox gets flooded once you reach Medellin and start posting pics of the city.[/QUOTE].

[QUOTE=KilledSoul;2329362]First, thanks to all the seniors who take their time and explain really trivial basics to us mongers sitting on their laptops at another corner of the world. Your patience is really really appreciated.

Taxi for airport: Arranged it through the manager of the Airbnb place I was staying in. Cost 77 k COP.

Local Sim: Exito sim. 30 K COP for 2 GB data. This worked good enough in El poblado but didn't work well when I was in strip clubs of Santa Fe, Bogota.

Local Taxi: EasyTaxi app. I didn't hook up my credit card to the app, paid in cash. Taxi guys in Medellin do not believe in algorithms of Google Maps, most them give zero fucks about the suggested routes of the app.

Food delivery: Rappi. Again my credit card didn't work so paid in cash.

Currency: Like Mr. E and others have repeatedly and painfully have said, don't bring your USD. You will get ripoff exchange rates. In my opinion ATM is the best option. And if you are American then get a Charles Schwab account..[/QUOTE]This is an excellent report--exactly the kind of intel I come here to find. Thanks for posting!

I agree as well that the report is well written. It was both informative and to the point. He didn't write about how great he is or of his personal sexual conquests. He stuck to what is informative and helpful. Thank you.

[QUOTE=TravisMcGee;2329569]This is an excellent report--exactly the kind of intel I come here to find. Thanks for posting![/QUOTE].

Quick question, how long do you guys usually go to Medellin for?

Planning my first trip there and I'm debating how many days I should do.

My biggest problem by far with the place is the climate. Every year the goes by I tolerate cold weather less. I always look for something positive so I can report that, compared to Medellin, Bogota has more quantity and variety overall.

[QUOTE=Surfer500;2329282]Bogota for me sucks but should be visited at least once and I suggest you go there first because if you go after Medellin you will be disappointed. Don't stay for more than a few days.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Trojan22;2329650]Quick question, how long do you guys usually go to Medellin for?

Planning my first trip there and I'm debating how many days I should do.[/QUOTE]There's too many variables for one easy answer. Some guys can get quick cheap flights and they will come in for 3 or 4 days every few months. Some guys prefer to come for 2-3 weeks a few times a year.

If you travel regularly and are considering Medellin as a place to visit routinely, I'd suggest 10-14 days. If it's a 1 time bucket list trip 5-10 days. If you're considering moving to Medellin, spend at least 3 months.

My reasoning behind the numbers:

If you spend lots of time traveling to mongering destinations already, you need time to get a fair impression. A couple of bad breaks early, could give you a tainted impression. It also gives a better idea about the city, climate, lodging and food.

If you're just wanting a bucket list type of trip, you're going to wear out after a few days. Come in, party hard and go home, before you burn out.

Obviously if you're planning on living full time in Colombia, you'll want to spend as much time as possible before making a decision.

[QUOTE=Surfer500;2329262]This should be a wake up call for any members of this board that spend a lot of time in Colombia and don't have the proper visa to do so.[/QUOTE]I know of one, a long term resident, who forgot to renew his Visa. He was initially told that he couldn't come back for 5 years. He ended up paying a big fine and got it taken care of, but there were a few days of worry.

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Can anyone suggest intensive language schools in Medellin. I just want to talk to my chicas between the leches. Jajaja.[/QUOTE]Probably the cheapest would be to go to centro and hire a streetwalker for 100 k / peso a day. That is 8 hrs just tell them no sex and you want to practice spanish all day, a lot of them would do it and would probably find it refreshing. But I guess that depends on your level of spanish, if you are a beginning a lot of the basic grammar and vocab can be learned out of a book but the value of the tutor comes in when you try to use the language and practice speaking and listening. If you can find a venezuelan they might actually speak a more standard spanish than the colombian streetwalkers because they tend to be more educated than colombian hood rats. At $30/8 hrs this is the cheapest language school you can find.

[QUOTE=Knowledge;2329667]My biggest problem by far with the place is the climate. Every year the goes by I tolerate cold weather less. I always look for something positive so I can report that, compared to Medellin, Bogota has more quantity and variety overall.[/QUOTE]I didn't personally find the cold there so bad, however the City is very congested and hard to get around anywhere because they don't have a Metro system which I use in MDE every day.

As far as Bogota's Santa Fe red light district I personally did not like it, not much of a street scene, just lots of bars and hotels with girls in front and there were no parks or other areas immediately nearby this area to go to.

I think for the typical board member they will find that in MDE there are venues relatively close and easy to get to versus in Bogota it's hard to travel around the City and time consuming, at least that was my experience there. I agree with you that the quantity of venues available and the variety is probably at least five fold as MDE.

Over the past several months, and especially the past two months, I have noticed a huge increase of Venezuelans hanging out between the area of the Veracruz Church and the Museum and the park in front of the Museum. It's like they have taken over the area and are squeezing the Colombians out. They typically hang out in groups of two or more girls versus the Colombians, and the majority of these girls are physically disgusting being grossly overweight and ugly. There are a few doable ones around, but I find the variety of the Colombians much more appealing.

I am curious as to other board members observations who frequent El Centro.

[QUOTE=SallySally;2329888]Probably the cheapest would be to go to centro and hire a streetwalker for 100 k / peso a day. That is 8 hrs just tell them no sex and you want to practice spanish all day, a lot of them would do it and would probably find it refreshing. But I guess that depends on your level of spanish, if you are a beginning a lot of the basic grammar and vocab can be learned out of a book but the value of the tutor comes in when you try to use the language and practice speaking and listening. If you can find a venezuelan they might actually speak a more standard spanish than the colombian streetwalkers because they tend to be more educated than colombian hood rats. At $30/8 hrs this is the cheapest language school you can find.[/QUOTE]I hope you are joking.

I moved to Medellin exactly a month ago and knew only basic Spanish. I enrolled in one of the better schools and have come a long way in 3 weeks.

Everyone learns languages differently and there is no universal best way to learn. Some can learn easily and pick things up from listening to conversations, music, television, studying online, etc. I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum and have great difficulty with learning languages.

In any event, I don't recommend a school in Medellin. While my school, Colombia Immersion Spanish School (in Laureles and Envigado) was excellent, the cost is way too much. The schools seemed to be priced similarly and there are many. There are also dozens and dozens of private tutors, most of whom cost significantly less. I am starting with a tutor tomorrow and saving 30% from what I paid for school. The caveat with tutors though is that one has to be careful who they hire. Some people advertise themselves as tutors simply because they're bilingual.

[QUOTE=KilledSoul;2329362]Can anyone suggest intensive language schools in Medellin. I just want to talk to my chicas between the leches. Jajaja.[/QUOTE]Buy Pimsleur. Use your tuition money to chat up hookers and don't waste your time closed up in a classroom.

[QUOTE=Jooks;2329920]I hope you are joking.

I moved to Medellin exactly a month ago and knew only basic Spanish. I enrolled in one of the better schools and have come a long way in 3 weeks.

Everyone learns languages differently and there is no universal best way to learn. Some can learn easily and pick things up from listening to conversations, music, television, studying online, etc. I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum and have great difficulty with learning languages.

In any event, I don't recommend a school in Medellin. While my school, Colombia Immersion Spanish School (in Laureles and Envigado) was excellent, the cost is way too much. The schools seemed to be priced similarly and there are many. There are also dozens and dozens of private tutors, most of whom cost significantly less. I am starting with a tutor tomorrow and saving 30% from what I paid for school. The caveat with tutors though is that one has to be careful who they hire. Some people advertise themselves as tutors simply because they're bilingual.[/QUOTE]Where do you find private tutors at? I did see a couple on tinder saying that taught Spanish. Last time I went to Medellin I went to Toucan Spanish school and learned a good amount in 2 weeks of private lessons.

[QUOTE=Jooks;2329920]IThere are also dozens and dozens of private tutors, most of whom cost significantly less. I am starting with a tutor tomorrow and saving 30% from what I paid for school. [/QUOTE]Would you tell us how much do you pay? I was quoted US $20/ HR. I have used a tutor from Spain who speaks many languages and it costs less than that.

[QUOTE=Sho423;2329936]Where do you find private tutors at? I did see a couple on tinder saying that taught Spanish. Last time I went to Medellin I went to Toucan Spanish school and learned a good amount in 2 weeks of private lessons.[/QUOTE]Join some Medellin expat groups on Facebook--I see people offering tutor lessons on them all the time. Alternatively you can look here: [url]https://www.catalystweekly.com/category/language/private-spanish-tutor/[/url] A private tutor I tried a few times charged 35,000 an hour (minimum 2 hours). She was decent but her lessons seemed more geared towards if I was trying to pass a formal written exam when all I wanted was to get better at conversation. I was progressing better just talking regularly with chicas. You're paying them anyway--might as well get a Spanish lesson from them to boot!