Colombian born US raised possibly returning to Colombia

I'm a 30 year old Colombian born male completely bilingual in both Spanish and English and I have lived in the US most of my life. My mother recently moved to Bogota Colombia and I have family in Medellin and Bogota. I'm thinking of returning to Bogota to live and work there for a while. I'm a recent master's in clinical social work graduate and was wondering if anyone knew anything about the possibility of being employed as a therapist/case manager in Bogota in the area of mental health. I am also open to other areas of work such as employee assistance programs for companies or childwelfare or even work outside of my training, knowledge and experience. I would appreciate it if someone could guide me a bit or help with information as to my general statement/question about finding work and if I could find work what would I expect to be making in pesos monthly. I can also provide more information about myself to anyone who responds to my questions. Thank you so much!
Giovanni

By gareiza on Mar 12, 2005, 20:53 in Friendly Talkzone.

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latingirl says on Mar 13, 2005, 00:07: sounds like me Hi there I am 25 (calena by birth) but very southern by nature as I grew up all my life... I started on my MA in MH counseling but now have refocused my efforts on International Business as I am currently burn out with MH. I would think that the market in Bogota is already flooded with social workers, at least that is what I heard from my cousin who resides there, another thing to consider is are you ready to give up the luxuries of our American lifestyle and settle earning about $200 a month versus the $45,000 + that you are worth here, more if you get licensed [LCSW]-I am sure you are already aware of these differences.. I have been through the dilemma myself. How I would love to live with family in Cali instread of this rural a** Western NC but I live too comfortably here as a B.S. level counselor earning about 40 grand. If you want you can PM or email me so we can chat further, I think we share similiar concerns... Regards Mishelle mishelle24 at msn.com 0 funny, 0 helpful.

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