Paddy´s Day In Cali

azunoman says on Mar 18, 2008, 13:23:

Your holiday calendar would appear to have a lot of scribblings on it, sounds like a blast. As soon as I have the energy to fly to Miami (six hours from Phoenix) I will be coming to Cali for that beer you offered up. :)

Ready, Fire, Aim

Gator says on Mar 18, 2008, 19:14:

You could have gone downtown to the gas station and stared at "El Monumento Chimborazo." Helps pass the time when they filled the truck with propane.

Otherwise, at least in Jumandi, you could have watched the 1954 Buick rust.,

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

GregYohn says on Mar 18, 2008, 21:15:

Hola!

Here in Cali we had some beans and rice down town as a 5 pm snack. I was looking so unirish in my Orange Polo shirt that I was saying that I was dressed as a Northern Ireland Protestant Loyalist! We did have a green advocato for lunch!! JaJa!

I went to bed around 10:30 and tried to calm our crying baby!

Contact me for this coming weekend!

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billyb says on Mar 18, 2008, 21:26:

Hey brit, i don't know what it's like nowadays, but the British Consulate in Cali used to throw a shindig for the Queen's b'day. All the expats that were registered used to get an invite, wonder if La_camps has gone to one.

Juanes says on Mar 19, 2008, 07:11:

ok dokey, are the irish actually allowed into colombian now and does anyone know since when. when i was in peru last june some irish fellas wanted to go up there but they were not sure. i remember there was an irish guy on a amazon tour down in leticia, colombia who had to be taken from his lodgings and forced to sleep on the boat in the middle of the nite by the military down there a couple of years back.

i didnt meet any on my colombian tour in 2007, mostly israelis. has it not something to do with the irish person who mysterioulsy escaped from colombian custody and found his way back home after being caught in some remote hills/jungle of colombia training the AUC OR FARC ?

well, hope you managed to find a place for a pint of the black stuff

we should have a britishness day and drink tea & biscuits but the british identity has been lost unfortunately over he last 10 years

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billyb says on Mar 19, 2008, 07:12:

No dogs, or irishmen allowed, JK;))

RAAAY says on Mar 19, 2008, 07:35:

Yeah...............keep those damn Irish out...........those f**kers are are so good looking..........they'll get all the girls............


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.........Its useless to argue with ignorance

britabroad says on Mar 19, 2008, 10:40:

...only the one´s left over from the rest of us Raaay.

Billb, I registered with the Consulate when I got here 5 months ago and haven´t heard anything since, but I was also told that they threw a few parties but they don´t seem to exist now. Not sure if I´d be too comfortable with all those stiff, tie wearing Brit diplomatic types anyway.

Leave the big stick at home...carry a cannon!

Juanes says on Mar 25, 2008, 10:13:

hey brits abroad, i heard that consulate has closed or not operating as much too....i was in cali two times 2007 and remember around the central area seeing some colegios/escuelas de ingles....you know the main street that kind of runs parallel to the zona rosa type centre with all the salsatecas.....are there engllish schools for a qualified CELTA person to get work do you know.....i went to the cali football derby last year and heard there was some trouble this year after a caleno argued with his missus or something or the coach ran on the pitch ?

thanks, im off to the new wembley this sunday to see my team in the final..

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britabroad says on Mar 27, 2008, 09:06:

Juanes
Lots of English Langauge schools in Cali but am not aware of the set up or salary etc.
There are also a few of private bilingual schools asking for native English speaking teachers (Colombo-Britanico, British School, etc)
Yeah, watching the Cali derby was a blast. Full on terrace brawls etc. Reminded me of the Uk during the 80's with the Inter City Firm etc. English football has really calmed down over the past 10 years or so.

Leave the big stick at home...carry a cannon!

Juanes says on Mar 31, 2008, 17:12:

ok cool, it is on my places to live when i get around to moving to latin america soon in 2009 or late this year maybe...have they finished doing all the improvements around cali central area and laying the roads,etc...the opposite side of the park in the centre where people hang out to aviod the shade...there is a posh plaza with some expensive hotels near there and lots of shops, street stalls & markets,etc

i went to some games in sao paulo and rio and also la bombenera in BA, arg, last year too and there was definately a bit more of an edge around sao paulo, santos, flamengo..i noticed..these are from el clasico last year

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