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Hello! New member saying Hi

Hi there..,

I just wanted to say hello! I've been following much of this website on and off for a year or maybe two now but have only now decided to join. I do so as I'm planning to visit there within the next 18 months- 6 at the earliest but probably 12 depending. I know it's a long way off but I've been reading many encouraging stories of people meeting and helping newcomers when they arrive and so on, that I thought it would be a good idea to start interacting. That way, when I do get there I hopefully might already have some contacts so I'm not so worried. It might even encourage me to come sooner but who knows.

Anyway a little about me- I'm from the UK (only 1/2 English though) and I currently live in Seville in Spain. I speak Spanish pretty well- it should be a lot better still by the time I make it to Colombia, although I also intend to visit Argentina first as I do have a contact down there. It will be my first time in Latin America. I've been to many places around the world including growing up abroad- so I like to be in different and new places. Oh- I'm 25 by the way.

Thanks for the great site and for being one of the best resources around. I've not looked at many more but I always come back here as it's alive.
Saludos

PS I've tried searching and backtracking through many pages, but are there many other people from the UK in Colombia, and on this site? Just wondering.

By ecco on Sep 12, 2005, 06:40 in Friendly Talkzone.

2retirensa says on Sep 12, 2005, 07:34:

Welcome Glad to have you. There are quite a few people from UK here. I'm sure they'll chime in sooner or later. I am in US.
Maureen

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 12, 2005, 07:44:

welcome ecco, I think Hunter is from the UK and lives in medellin or Cartagena, and Carter is from there too and lives, I think near Bucaramanga.

BTW I love Sevilla I want to go and live there, there i a place thara that sell wonderful tapas, I can't remember the name now. :-)

engage brain before opening mouth

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Hunter says on Sep 12, 2005, 08:34:

Welsh Kernow62 is British as well if I remember correctly, although he lives in the US.

Hunter

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quindioman says on Sep 12, 2005, 08:40:

welcome aboard ecco there are one or two and some more from England and Scotland that are planning on going.
I'm Colombian but I live in London.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 12, 2005, 09:25:

where from wales are you from Hunter?

engage brain before opening mouth

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MacGringo says on Sep 12, 2005, 10:00:

Welcome ecco, I'm from near Glasgow. Planning my first trip just now and I go in December.
If I can be of any help, give me a shout.
Cheers Stuart

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ecco says on Sep 12, 2005, 11:14:

Hello again- thanks for saying hi too :)

I'll keep my eyes open for those other names that were mentioned.

Hope you have a great time there MacGringo (I like the username). I'd be keen here how it goes, though I'm sure you'll share it all on these boards when you can.

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kernow62 says on Sep 12, 2005, 11:26:

Welcome ecco, you can meet me by reading about my first, but not last trip to Colmbia. www.gringoincolombia.com

I used to live in Cheshire, Leicestershire, and Cornwall but now live in the US.

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ecco says on Sep 12, 2005, 11:34:

Thanks kernow62. I actually started reading about your trip yesterday when roaming around and found the link before I joined today. I've only read the first two pages so far but I'll continue with it later this evening.

Must rush now..

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MacGringo says on Sep 12, 2005, 11:38:

I'll let you know how it goes Ecco, although, as you say I'll be posting a few updates on here as I go.
Where abouts in UK do you live?

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MacGringo says on Sep 12, 2005, 11:39:

Apologies, just read your post again and see that you live in Seville.

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kernow62 says on Sep 12, 2005, 12:50:

Kat1, I think Carter is from Oz. If there is anything worse than calling a Aussie a Pom?

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quindioman says on Sep 12, 2005, 12:50:

no wonder he ain't replied

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quindioman says on Sep 12, 2005, 12:51:

call Carter a Pom after the English win the ashes lol!

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Hunter says on Sep 12, 2005, 14:23:

Kat 1 My parents are Welsh, I was born in Carmarthen, but I only lived there for a month, my father was in the Royal Navy, so I ended up living in Scotland, England, Singapore, Malaysia and Kenya, when I was in my early years, I went back to Wales when I was 12-18, where I lived in Newbridge.

But when I was 18 I left for the military and lived in other parts of the UK and the world, so although I am Welsh and speak English, I don't class myself as anything other than a modern day gypsy.

Hunter

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kernow62 says on Sep 13, 2005, 17:48:

one for Hunter Eskimo on driving holiday in Wales when his car breaks down. Welsh mechanic opens the bonnet and says, "You've blown a seal." Eskimo replies, "So? You shag sheep."

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ecco says on Sep 13, 2005, 19:21:

and for me too it appears.. Nice- thanks for that, although I only read it properly on the second time.:)

I'm 1/4 Welsh, 1/4 Polish & (supposedly) some minute fraction Italian.

Anyway...
I have a question. As I mentioned above I've been reading back through all the pages and picking out the topics that interest me, and so far I've got back to page 50. I've found a few topics that I feel I could or would like to contribute to too, even though they're a couple of dozen or more weeks old. Is it alright to add to these topics or should I just let them be?

Hey Kat1 if you or anyone else come by Sevilla I'd love to hear from you and talk about Colombia and what it's like. I also like to go to Madrid a few times a year so if anybody's going to be there please let me know- thanks!
Kernow 62 I've only just finished reading about your travels. There was a lot more there than I initially thought, which is a good thing and the pictures are excellent too. Thankyou for sharing!

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kernow62 says on Sep 13, 2005, 20:09:

ecco I am glad you enjoyed my site. I mainly did it for my Colombian friends, and to show that Colombia isn't the way the popular media likes to portray it. I haven't been able to work on the Spanish translation of the site lately because of all the work about the house, but I will get cracking as soon as I am able.

As for commenting on old topics, I see no reason why they cannot be commented on. Perhaps someone will see a post they missed the first go round.

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utopiacowboy says on Sep 13, 2005, 21:09:

Another Welsh joke. They had a parade of all the Welshmen in the US. It was 5 miles long and 5 feet high.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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MacGringo says on Sep 14, 2005, 00:48:

I like these welsh jokes , anybody got any more.
I'm part welsh from my mothers side. Any more jokes would be appreciated , so I can have a laugh with her.

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emero says on Sep 14, 2005, 03:29:

Hi Ecco, I'm Scottish, though I now live in Warwickshire, boyfriend's from Cartagena, there are quite a few brits on this site, though we are all scattered around everywhere

hugs Diane x

hugs Diane x

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sandramoreno80 says on Sep 18, 2005, 14:28:

Hi Ecco, I'm an English born Colombiana, both my parents are Colombian and we live in Surrey. My family in Colombia live in Armenia and I used to live there for a while in my late teens.

SANDRA LILIANA

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bkelly says on Sep 18, 2005, 15:57:

Hello I´m also from the UK, although my mom's side is from Cali. I live in Bucaramanga now.

--bkelly

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