Bam Bam has written 5 posts

Looking for room in Medellin!

Im not rich, so I am not looking for anything lavish. Something close to the metro/public transport. Something in Poblado, Laureles, Conquistadores, Estadio, Manila sounds good to me. I am a good roomate, not creepy, and clean. I expect a decent place, safety, hot water and some stimulating conversations in broken spanish. If you got internet, you got brownie points. Please email me what you got at KeithMKelly at Yahoo dot com. ...

By Bam Bam on 2008-07-03 08:01:53. 0 comments.

Where should I live in Medellin?

Hey guys Just arrived in Medellin. I am currently in a hostel, but an looking to establish myself in an apartment as soon as possible. I am hoping to find a place for around 400,000-450,000 a month. Poblado is nice, and if I can find a cheap place I wouldn´t mind staying here, but I am wondering if anyone can give me some other suggstions as far as other neighborhoods are concerned. I would like to stay close to Poblado because its nice and everyone has been raving about the nightlife ...

By Bam Bam on 2008-07-03 07:27:40. 8 comments.

Health Insurance

I was just looking on EAFIT's website and came across the ungodly news that I need health insurance to attend classes there. So, if you have, what are the policies you used? I have done a little bit of research, I am trying to see what options I have and how cheap I can find something. ...

By Bam Bam on 2007-12-27 22:45:08. 2 comments.

Work in Medellin

Hey guys You have talked me into going to Medellin. I am looking at language schools like EFAIT and NuevaLengua (Leaning towards EFAIT). Now I have another question for you. What type of work can someone not fluent in Spanish get? I am talking about work other than teaching English. I am going to look into teaching English but I want to know if there are other types of part time jobs available. I am just looking for a little money on the side to pay for food, transport, cheap dates ;) e ...

By Bam Bam on 2007-09-24 17:06:12. 6 comments.

Questions about Colombia!!! Need your knowedge!!!

Hello I am a 23 year old male from the United States. I have been planning an extended trip to South America for a little while now so I can become fluent in spanish, have some fun, kind of escape America for a while. Origionally, I planned on Buenos Aires, but lately Colombia has caught my eye. My plan is to stay in one location at a language school until I become fluent enough to travel around the continent. Which place in Colombia is better for this? Medellin or Cali? Cartanega ...

By Bam Bam on 2007-09-14 11:00:25. 49 comments.