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rapi2000 comments on How much Max cash out of ATMs in Barranquilla?

Davivienda gives 500,000 Col Pesos Davivienda has most ATM's and you can take out up to 500,000 COP per transaction, no other ATM gives you that much. Ther is a US$2 charge per transaction, but they give you the highest exchange rate. I have withrown two million 500 humdred in one day from my Wachovia account.

rapi2000 comments on hips don't lie?

Hips don't lie if you're from BAQ. The video is wonderful! I don't care much about the lyrics (I won't teach that in class)The music is awsome, the dance is spectacular. Go to Carnaval de Barranquilla one day and then watch the video, you will jump out of your couch and start dancing, believe me.
Shakira, you're simply the best.

rapi2000 comments on One more thing..Hotel theft...what are the odds?

Hi Miguel!
I am sorry we didn't connect during the carnivals. It would have been cool to chat with Elmo and you, maybe next time. Are you going back in the summer or in Dec?
Rapi2000

rapi2000 comments on Nice 21st floor apartment in Cartagena with view of the ocean and city.

Youn need to know this: Hello PBH forum!

I can say that I know Cartagena more than many people here and I go there two or three times a year because I LOVE IT and because I have family and business there. I have bought my ticket for the summer already!

El Conquistador is the highest building in Cartagena (so far) it was one of the first ones built in El Laguito area. It has 400 apartments and 24 floors, there are three towers connected with 5 huge elevators that fit 15 people each. It is true that SOME apartments are not very well taken care of, but at the same time others are a state-of-the-art, better than many expensive hotels in town. There are studios, one br, two br, three br and luxury pent houses ALL in the same building. I don't agree with some of the people here that just because they spent a night or two there 'in who knows which crappy place' have the authority to trash the WHOLE building all at once. It is true that long ago the administration wasn't the best, but right now it has improved completely. You need to check in and out at the front desk for more organization. It is true that in the past many foreigners used to bring over 'cheap one-night-fun' and trashy people, that has changed also. You CAN bring a friend over but you have to check them in and show some type of ID.
My apartment was remodeled and made into a very nice place for vacation. ALL my foreign friends and acquaintances have enjoyed it a whole lot. Especially the view and the privacy, that cannot be beaten by any other other building in the area. Just go to the administration office and find out how many foreigners and locals are buying apartments there and in the area, you will be surprised. Thanks to the PBH ad I just rented it for three weeks in May and two in July. :-)
If you don't like 'El Conquistador' just cross the street and get a room at the Cartagena Hilton for US$200 a night.

The photos are from different sources: My family album, INTERNET, El Universal, El Tiempo, GringoInColombia, friends and Colombians abroad. BTW I have tons of digital pictures that I could share with whoever wants them, just e-mail me. I take them all over the country each time I go. Most of those are to show my college students about the beautiful things that you can see in Colombia. I have: El Amazonas, Eje Cafetero, Los Llanos, La Costa Atlántica, Parque Los Nevados, Nevado del Ruiz, Bogotá, Parque Tayrona, Desierto de la Guajira and a complete set of a dinner that I went to with Gabriel García Márquez last March etc... I also have lots of PPT's that I use in classes.
¡Hasta la próxima!
Rafael.


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rapi2000 comments on Suggestions on exchanging Dollars for Pesos

Davivienda ATM is the best. You can now withdraw up to 500,000 COP per transaction if you use the Davivienda ATM's. I have a Wachovia/Visa ATM card and I have never had any problems with in Colombia at all. They charge US$2 per transaction so the trick is to take out the max each time. BTW Davivienda is all over the country, even in small towns. It is also good to inform the bank about your trip to Colombia so they don't block it as a security measure. Last time I used my card in Cartagena, Barranquilla, Bogota, Villavicencio, Manizales, Pereira, Armenia, Parque del Café (Montenegro) and back to Barranquilla, It always worked just fine.
Now what sucks is my Bank of America CC, they rip you off with the foreign currency transaction, but they give you the official exchange rate with the Col. Peso.

Hasta la próxima!

rapi2000 comments on Nice 21st floor apartment in Cartagena with view of the ocean and city.

Send me a private message. Dear all PBH folks,
I will only respond to private messages sent to my PBH account or to my rapi2000 at yahoo.com e-mail.
Sorry, this is not a debate topic. I am just trying to rent my apartment. If you are interested and you like the pictures, then e-mail me ASAP. FYI the place is rented almost all May.
Thanks.
rapi2000 at yahoo.com

rapi2000 comments on Bring me this, bring me that!

Going to QUILLA also! I am going to Quilla also! Let's meet up and have fun there.
Elmo: just get nice stuff for your immediate family and tell the other moochers that you decided to go and 'carnavalear'in the last minute hehehe. No time to shop even in Flushing :-)
Rafa.
BTW for you all: Avianca validates the miles you fly with Delta. They give you a free ticket with only 15,000 miles. This ticket is for ANY Colombian destination or Quito, Guayaquil, Panama, Caracas (f... Chavez) and Aruba. You need to have AviancaPlus frequent flyer card.
¡¡EL CARNAVAL ES P'A GOZÁ!!

rapi2000 comments on asylum in Canada

I know one case. I know one case of a couple (both educators) who, after living in the USA for three years working legally, drove to Buffalo, NY crossed the border and asked for asylum. I hear their visa expired and they could not get it renwed it here in the USA. I have no idea how they dealt with this matter, BUT they were accepted very rapidily and GOT their Permanent Residency. They say they now live near Toronto very happily. I don't know what your case is, but I will NOT change the USA for Canada at all. I have been there on vacation several times and things are not as they picture them there nor do I like the almost-year-round cold.
Are you a professional? Do you speak English well? Are you married?
Good luck and get a lot of information before you leave the USA.
Rafa.

rapi2000 comments on Translation Needed

Very accurate. jediknight,
You did a very good job, that is the most accurate translation.
Feliz año!
Rafa

rapi2000 comments on Barranquilleros think they are the best?

A gringa with her heart in Barranquilla.
FYI: this post was written by rapi2000's wife.

Who ever said a city had to be metropolitan to be interesting?
Barranquilla and the rest of the coast is the most liberating place on the planet. If you want to get rid of the stress of life in the boring metropolitan cities visit the coast of Colombia. From a gringa's point of view, Barranquilla has the most beautiful women in the world. They have the prettiest shapes and pureness of heart, two qualities that cannot be found in other Colombian cities or other cities anywhere else. I would describe them as elegant, petite, sweet, caring, and thoughtful. They make gringas look like giants. As for the noise, open your door and look outside. What do you hear and see? If your US neighborhood is like mine you hear nothing and all you see is a sterile artificial environment that appears to be devoid of intelligent life. On the coast everything is open. You get all the sounds, smells, and vibrations of living human beings who are enjoying being alive to the maximum. Barranquilleros are the most romantic and gentlemanly of men. They know how to appreciate women and treat them with respect. They really care about how a woman feels.
In every city of the world there are all types of people, rich, middle class, educated, uneducated, and poor. I say you see what you are looking for. Miguel...you need to open your eyes. You are half blind. Or you only have one eye open. Maybe the reason Miguel had such a bad impression of Barranquilla is he wanted to be romantic with a barranquillera and she wouldn't give his ugly mug the time of day. Maybe he thought the healthy food was slop because he is used to microwaved foods like macaroni and cheese, hot dogs and pizza. I really doubt if Miguel has any linguistic experience so that he is qualified to make judgements. The Caribbean coast has the most pure Spanish pronunciation of all. Don't be fooled by the way the phoneme /s/ is pronounced in the coast of Colombia, all the Caribbean islands, all of Atlantic areas of many countries, all of Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, etc... There is an aspiration of the middle and final /s/ sound. They say gracias =graciah. This came directly form Spain. All the southern part of Spain (Andalucía)has this dialectical variation of the Spanish language. Most of the conquistadores came from this part of Spain and they brought with them this way to pronounce the phoneme /s/. The Spanish shipping route passed through the Caribbean islands directly to the South American port of Cartagena. Do some research!!!
I lived on the coast for one year and since then I travel back at least twice every year. I would not trade the coast for anything. BTW I have been to places like San Andres, Leticia, Bogota and Medellín several times. The costeño food is delicious, the people are warm, friendly and caring, the sounds are inviting. The word 'corroncho' is in no way a synonym of costeño. A corroncho is a person that has no education or good manners. You could find cachacos that are super corronchos in the south of Bogotá or the slums of Medellín, in the deep south of the USA and in many other places, many'corronchos' [country bumpkins] live in the interior and other countries.
Of course, there is no better place than home, but Barranquilla has the second best place in my heart.
¡Qué viva el Junior y el carnaval!
Happy new year for you all!
Sue-Helen.

rapi2000 comments on Smart to buy apt or house in Col?

Go for it! Colombiaboy,
Colombian laws are very similar to the USA laws related to divorce and property. You can buy a house in Colombia with your wife and if there is a divorce in the future, you can get your goods shared equally. You CAN sell the house if it is on your name, if it is on both names then you both have to agree to it and share the money. The best way to go is to contact a good lawyer to advice you on how to proceed on this. BTW you cannot beat the prices of Colombia's real estate.
There are many gringos that retire in Latin America in general. I don't know the statistics for Colombia, but for Costa Rica it is 85,000 (year 2000). I know for a fact, that there are many foreigners buying property in Colombia in order to have a place to retire in a place with nice weather, a maid, low monthly bills to pay, excellent food, decent medical services, and MANY more advantages. You can live with your retirement money easily in Colombia or other places of Latin America. I have already bought some property in Colombia for the future and as soon as my wife and I retire, we are on the way to Barranquilla or Cartagena for good. IF we divorce, then we go separate ways and we split what we have, simple.
I disagree with six20five, tell me: Would you go out to bars and run around everynight when you are 65 or more? Probably six20five wants to live here in the USA when he is 65 or more and live on US$900 a month paying sky-high electricity and gas bills to heat up the apartment and drag his ass on the snow to go to the supermarket to buy groceries in the winter, that is a personal choice.
I go to Colombia twice a year on vacation, and believe me, there is no other place like it. FYI I have traveled a lot to many other countries in Latin America and the seven seas. I live and work in the USA, but as soon as I have vacations, Colombia is my place to go when I really want to relax and have the best time.
Happy holidays!
RAFA

rapi2000 comments on Is Colombia Dangerous now? Claro Que Si

It depends on which city/region you are in. Walter,
I am sorry that you and your wife have been through all this ordeal in Cali. I am from Colombia, but I have lived in the USA since long ago. I think Cali AND Medellin are very dangerous places. I feel better in Bogota than in Cali or Medellin. I am from the 'Costa Caribe' and have traveled with my my gringo friends to Col several times, we have not had any problem ever. Of course, we need to be extra cautious in Cali and Medellin, especially. We never travel by car or bus, only plane. (BTW we travel to Colombia twice a year)
All your incidents in Cali are believable, but the one that caught my attention is #4. Did they just arrest you 'out of the blue'? Are you sure you didn't do ANYTHING that provoked the SOB cops to arrest you? I find it hard to believe that they just jumped on you for being a gringo! My wife is a blond/blue gringa who lived in Barranquilla for some years and everywhere she went there on her own they treated her like a queen. She even danced in the Barranquilla Carnival parades, she loves Colombia so much. We all plan to retire there in the future.
Do not feel embarrassed about posting these events. WE ARE the ones who should feel embarrassed that these things happen in our country.
Feliz año nuevo!
RAFA.

rapi2000 comments on Search: Last-minute rental 12/26-1/3, Ctga

Here is one last-minute deal. Hola, que tal?!

Well, my apartment in El Laguito is available right now!
I just had a last minute cancelation (marital up-downs).
It is available from now Dec 24 until Jan 3. It is rented from Jan 4 until the end of the month.
Here is a link to the apartment pictures, let me know if you are interested. I live in the USA, but I have a relative in Cartagena in charge of the apartment.
Here is the link to my apt pictures.

http://photos.yahoo.com/rapi2000

Send me a private message or e-mail me ASAP if you are still interested.

Rafael.

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rapi2000 comments on For Navidad, from Virginia

That is SO funny smoothing,
I was laughing so hard that I think I woke up my neighbors.
Thank you for the joke!
Rafa.

rapi2000 comments on Best restaurants in Cartagena?

I live in NC. I hope you all liked the restaurants I recommended through Monpirri.
FYI I live in NC, USA. I go to Cartagena and Barranquilla twice or three times a year. That is the good thing of being a college prof. we get a lot of vacation time!.
Rafa.

rapi2000 comments on Colombianos... I need some cheers to stay in the U.S.A

Keep up the good work My advice:
Do NOT pay much attention to these kind of people and their unpleasant comments. You will find people like this everywhere you go, wether it is here int he USA, Colombia or the rest of the world. The key is to try to keep up the good work, enjoy what you do and turn the blind eye and the deaf ear to those silly comments and bunch of nonsense. If they are unhappy, that is their problem, not yours, you don't need to feel for them or feel the same way they do.
Cheer up!
Rafa.

rapi2000 comments on Slur used against Colombians in Italy

It is true the xenophobia in Europe now. Last summer I traveled around Europe with my wife. [We both have US passports] We could clearly see the anti-American sentiment in a few places, mostly anti Bush's international politics and the war.

I knew up front it was not a good idea to travel in Europe in the summer. Everything is crowded, people stink (like hell), the restaurants rip you off and it is difficult to find a decent priced hotel room. We had first class train tikets for nothing, they put you wherever they want and there is nothing you can do about it. The corruption makes yuu feel you are in the third world country sometimes. The best time we had was in Romania and Moldova while the worst was France, Morrocco and Spain.

What surprised me most was the extreme RACISM toward LATINOS in places of FRANCE, Spain and Italy. It is unbelievable!! It is true they have faced a high immigration from all over Latin America, especially Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Dominican Republic. They put everybody in the same boat and called them SUDACAS. Some people had a nasty attitude when they look at you an you look Latino, but they immediately change a bit when they see you using US dollars, VISA and MASTERCARD. Spain is becoming more and more racist through the last few years. I am GLAD I don't live there! Nor would I come back in a long time.
Racist people are the most ingorant one, if they had been to school and learned more about their own history, they would probaly think differently.
RAFA.

rapi2000 comments on About some of the people talking trash on this site

GOOD JOB PETER! HERE-HERE!! Peter,
This is a WONDERFUL site!! I have recommended to everybody interested in learning more about my beautiful country. I am from Barranquilla and I teach Spanish at a University here in the USA, all my students know about this site and they even use it for some of their research papers! (of course sometimes that is like 'opening a can of worms', but hey!)
Keep up the good work and a heartfelt GRACIAS por todo! :-)
Rafa.
PS. Make sure you continue monitoring/deleting the adds of people that don't deserve to belong to our PBH family!

rapi2000 comments on Slang

Translatiosn VS Interpretation It is VERY different.
Mostly translation is done written and interpretation is done orally, BUT there are things you cannot translate. You need to llok more deeply into the nature of the thing, the feelings of the author, the culture of the people and many more aspects before you put something said in one language into another one in the same level.
Here is the translation:

A calzón quitaó= to talk openly and frankly.

Corroncho maluco= Corroncho is someone ordinary, that has bad manners, it could be from anywhere, but in the interior they have the wrong connotation about this word. They think it is a synonim of 'costeño'. For costeños it is rather offensive. There are ordinary, rude, bad manner peole in Medellín, Bogota, Cali etc...not just the on the coast.

Estoy en la olla= I am broke, I don't have a dime.

Dar papaya!= Let someone take advantage of you, let someone catch you in the act, etc...Like when you are wearing a very expensive gold neclace in a poor area, that is DAR PAPAYA to the thieves.

Sabes una vaina? or Gozar de la vaina = VAINA is like 'stuff' in English, it could be anything. When I say "esa vaina es muy difícil" that stuff is very difficult. Don't say VAINA to your college professort or in a very important meeting. It is not vulgar, but it is too informal.

Zipote! as in zipote anillo, or zipote mujer! = It is written with 'C' Cipote. It meand great, very big, large, inmense, really good and BIG. It depends on the context.

Eche! = This is VERY common on the coast. I like this a lot and I say it too. It could be many things, it is just an iterjection. Instead of saying something worse like SHIT, you can say 'eche que te pasa a ti?' Eche, cuál es tu problema?
When we were little and someone said ECHE, we replied 'para que te la comas con leche' for the rhyme.

Los chinos, or los pelaos = the boys, young children. 'chinos'is used only in the interior. If you say 'chinos'somewhere else they understand you are talking about CHINESE people.

Que le den un Patatus!= she is going to have a nervous breakdown, she is gooing to faint, pass out, etc... it could also be 'pataleta'

viejas rumberas= party girls, high spirited and cheerful women, women that like to party and dance.

Vacan= a cool guy, nide dude.




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rapi2000 comments on Apartments in Cartagena

READ WELL Apts in Cartagena FYI
Cartagena is a very touristic city and since last year property value is going up for various reasons. That is the city where most tourists visit (National and International), most of international congresses and conferences are held there, Miss Colombia pageant is celebrated there, the International film festival, just to mention a few.
If you read in El Tiempo and El Heraldo of today Dec 2/05, you will see that Cartagena was chosen to be the host city for the World's Tourism Association. Our country competed with 184 countries more.
Asamblea General de la Organización Mundial del Turismo (OMT).

http://eltiempo.terra.com.co/naci/cari/2005-12-02/ARTICULO-WEB-_NOTA_INTERIOR-2637143.html

BTW 'El Conquistador' is NOT a "cucarachero" (this is the right spelling of the word -Wastelandlive-) This is the biggest building in Cartagena with more than 300 apartments and 24 floors. It all depends WHICH apartment you rent and HOW MUCH you pay for it. There are apartments that cost US$35 a day and others that cost US$100. This building has 5 different styles of apartments like studios, one, two three bedroom and penthouses. In fact, I know the building very well, I have an apartment there and I plan to buy another one soon. MY APARTMENT is a 5 star one, no kidding. The penthouse on top of it has state-of-the-art decoration and furniture with the best view of the whole city. Next time, my man, check well and pay a bit more and stop complaining about BS. The old administration didn't do a good job, but the new one has improved considerably. Tocaagua building has a problem with the ocean and the way it was constructed. Bavaria is OK, also Las Tres Caravelas if you want. There are MANY choices in Cartagena, you just need to look carefully, be willing to pay a more decent amount of money and you will find what you want.
Statistically many Europeans are rushing to invest money in Cartagena, if you want something cheap, look somewhere else. Try Bolivia, Perú, Nicaragua. Honduras or HAITI.

rapi2000 comments on Slang

It depends on the region. All languages DO HAVE slang expressions, the problem is that they vary from region to region. In the case of Colombia, which is a big country (the size of Texas approx.)there are many regions and they all have their own slang words. Some are more general and could be understood nationally or internationally sometimes, BUT the ones they use in Bogota can be very different to the ones the use in Medellin or the Caribbean coast. Those expressions that I read in the responses above are very local, they also depend on the social/economical/cultural level of the community that uses them. People in the south of Bogotá talk very differently to the 'rolos' from the north. People in the South of Medellin talk very differently to the ones that you hear in 'La vendedora de rosas' or 'Virgen de los Sicarios's ghetto language.
'Chucha' in the interior of Colombia means bad armpit odor, but 'chucha' on the coast means femenine genitals!!.
I am from Barranquilla, so our slang words are mainly understood in the north of the country. Here's my input for your list:

1- 'estar llevado' (lleva'o)= to be out of money
2- 'Pedro es duro' = Pedro is stingy, selfish
3- Tú eres bacano = You are cool, nice
3- 'Una vieja' = just a woman, no connotation of OLD.
4- 'un man', 'unos manes' = a man, some men.
5- 'Mi carro está ful de gasolina' = My car has a full gas tank
ful =(pronounced fool)
6- 'hacer recocha' = mess around, make some fun, etc...
7- 'vamos a mover las caderas'= let's go dance
'vamos a mover el esqueleto' = let's go dance
8- José está peado (pea'o)= José is drunk
9- Ese man está travado (trava'o) = That man is stoned, drugged.
10- 'tú mandas huevo'= you have balls

FYI coastal Spanish in Colombia has a very Andalucian (southern Spain) influence, as you may know. Many of the conquistadores came from there and brought with them their dialect that later spread out all over the countries that have a maritime coasts, especially in the Caribbean. When you go to Sevilla, Granada, Malaga etc...you only hear 'costeño' accent, except that some do the interdental phoneme[Z/C] and other do only [S] like all Latinos. The case of the 'cono sur' (Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina)-Andean and coastal regions- they mostly say 'buenoh diah' intstead of 'BuenoS díaS'.

I have a LONG list...I will send you more later.
¡Nos vemos! (I'll see you later!)
RAFA


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rapi2000 comments on College credits in Colombia

Yes, they DO Yes, Los Andes and Javeriana have agreements with most American universities and they do credit transfers. I hope you meant B.A and NOT AA! :-)
Enjoy Colombia!
Rafa

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rapi2000 comments on New U.S. Resident traveling to Colombia

No problem If you have your Green Card in hand you should not have any problem, of course you need to take your Colombian or your home country's passport with you AND the G Card that is valid for the time of your trip. If you still don't have the G Card, but the Residency stamp on your passport, you might need a Parole Travel Document, that is valid for one year and used to cost around $100 for multiple entries. Make sure you read the newest regulations because they keep changing stuff after 9-11.
This is the good part: When yo leave Colombia, being a resident of the USA, you get a discount in your departure fee, you need to show the Oficina de Exencion de Impuestos both your passport and your G Card. When you enter the USA, you immediately proceed to the lines of "US citizens and residents", those are fast and they treat you more like a person. They always ask you how much time you were outisde of the USA. You cannot stay out for more than 6 months because they can hassle you like hell and maybe fine you when you come back.
Good luck and enjoy being a Permanent Resident on the USA!

rapi2000 comments on Photo site for my trip

jobs in cgena Hi!
Send me a private message or an e-mal and we will talk about all the job possibilities in Cartagena and Barranquilla.
Rapi
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rapi2000 comments on Tourist visa for mother-in-law

WHY WAS IT DENIED THE FIRST TIME? Well, the 'BS' they said was because she is divorced and because she is self employed, those things do not 'lock her up' and make her return to Colombia. Two years later she applied and GOT IT!! My mother is still divorced and self employed, but this time the B-I-T-C-H interviewing in Bogota was in a better mood or had had some weekend fun that se approved it. It is like a lottery.
RAPI

rapi2000 comments on My mother's tourist visa was denied.

MY MOTHER GOT HER VISA!! HI ALL!
It is true! The second time she applied, SHE GOT IT!! YES, she got a tourist visa and came to the US to visit us for three weeks las spring. She loved it, except that it was 'too cold' for her last March, (she is a costeña) we even got two inches of snow while she was here, it was good for the pictures hahhahahah. BTW I happened to be in Colombia during her interview in December and traveled with her to Bogota. Believe it or not, I snuck into the Embassy, yes I told oe of the guards that I was a US citizen and that I needed to go in with my mother and he let me in easily. I went all the way to the big wait area right in front of those 20 interview windows, and I even had the chance to talk to a red-haired RUDE-AS-HELL- New England type of B-ITCH who was interviewing at one of the windows. The good thing is that MOM GOT THE VISA! I was more thrilled than my mother! I am now a US citizen and could apply to get my mother here as a Permanent Resident, but she just wants to come and visit once or twice a year. She is not crazy about coming to live here for good.
Later,

rapi2000 comments on Hey trying to go to columbia this summer

ColOmbia First of all learn how to spell COLOMBIA well, not Columbia. They might send you to South Carolina ahahhahahahahhahaha.
You just need a passport, that's all. Enjoy your stay in Colombia!
Rapi

rapi2000 comments on Learning Spanish in Colombia

Learn Spanish in Cartagena. Learn Spanish in Cartagena, COLOMBIA.
¿Qué tal todos?
Colombian/American college professor will teach Spanish courses in Cartagena. Native speaker with a B.A. in Modern Languages and an M.A. in Spanish and Literature. Many years of language teaching experience and study abroad programs.

-Levels: Beginners, Intemediate and Conversation.
-Class size: 8 to 10 students per class maximum.
-Methodology: Communicative/Interactive approaches.
-Materials: Use of multimedia and computer assisted teaching.
-Duration: Three weeks during winter break and/or four weeks during the summer.
-Activities: Will include extra curricular and cultural activities
-Tours: Guided tours of city and surrounding areas (Volcán del Totumo, Palenque, etc...)
-Cultural: Dance instruction in the afternoons (salsa, merengue and cumbia)
-Optional: weekend field trips (snorkeling, horseback riding or deepsea fishing.
-Housing: With selected families, in private apartments, or in hotels.
-Minimum age requirement: 18, no children, sorry.
-Costs: Depending on the number of enrollees per class.
-Credits: Certificate of attendance upon completion of the course.

If you are interested, for more information, send me a message at rapi2000 at yahoo.com
¡Muchas gracias!
J.R.
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rapi2000 comments on Learning Spanish in Colombia

Learn Spanish in Cartagena. Learn Spanish in Cartagena, COLOMBIA.
¿Qué tal todos?
Colombian/American college professor will teach Spanish courses in Cartagena. Native speaker with a B.A. in Modern Languages and an M.A. in Spanish and Literature. Many years of language teaching experience and study abroad programs.

-Levels: Beginners, Intemediate and Conversation.
-Class size: 8 to 10 students per class maximum.
-Methodology: Communicative/Interactive approaches.
-Materials: Use of multimedia and computer assisted teaching.
-Duration: Three weeks during winter break and/or four weeks during the summer.
-Activities: Will include extra curricular and cultural activities
-Tours: Guided tours of city and surrounding areas (Volcán del Totumo, Palenque, etc...)
-Cultural: Dance instruction in the afternoons (salsa, merengue and cumbia)
-Optional: weekend field trips (snorkeling, horseback riding or deepsea fishing.
-Housing: With selected families, in private apartments, or in hotels.
-Minimum age requirement: 18, no children, sorry.
-Costs: Depending on the number of enrollees per class.
-Credits: Certificate of attendance upon completion of the course.

If you are interested, for more information, send me a message at rapi2000 at yahoo.com
¡Muchas gracias!
J.R.
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rapi2000 comments on SEARCH: Ctga Apt (Dec 30-Jan 21)

I have an apt. in Cartagena. I have an apartment in Cartagena available for rent.
It is a very cozy and nice, completely furnished and ready to live in. It is located on an upper floor of a building with a breath taking view of the city and beaches. (across from Hilton)

I live in the USA and I am Colombian/American, the apt has been used only for familiy vacations. I also have digital pictures to send.
Please email me rapi2000 at yahoo.com if you are interested.

rapi2000 at yahoo.com

rapi2000 comments on www.NotCanada.com

Read today's Yahoo on Canada's Immigration Guys,
Just go to Yahoo News today Oct 14th and check what the Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew is saying about 'the need of new immigrants"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051014/ap_on_re_ca/canada_immigrants_needed
FYI.

rapi2000 comments on Would like to rent apartment in Cartagena for 1 month

I have an apt in Cartagena. Hi,
I am from Barranquilla, but live here in the USA and recently bought an apartment in beautiful Cartagena, Laguito area. It is completely furnished and just had full remodeling. It has: one bedroom, big bathroom, kitchenette, a nice balcony with a breath-taking ocean and city view from a 21st floor. Contact me if you are interested.
Rafael
rapi2000 at yahoo.com

rapi2000 comments on My mother's tourist visa was denied.

How I got my first visa. I first got my visa as a student, I was awarded a scholarship to do my Master's in the USA and then after I graduated I applied for an OPT card (Optional Practical Training) for one year, then I was hired by another university, where I then got a H1-B to work for three more years, I have been with the same univesrity for 5 years now and I got my green card even before I got married to my present wife who is a US citizen.