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travelgoddess

1. Are there any female ESL teachers there? haha. I see only men online here, and as fond as I am of that gender, it would be nice to get a womans perspective on this place.

2. Cell phones. Guessing that a tri-band phone would be best? Buy a sim card there? any info would be great.

3. Internet options at home/apt. DSL? Dial up? (ugh) Wifi? Has wifi taken off in cafes yet?

4. For apartment rental, how much up front is generally asked for? 2 months, 6 months, etc.

5. Teaching ESL (but, of course). In Vietnam they were game for any teaching style we came into the classroom with, in the US, our European and other Asian students want more of the traditiional teacher in front of the room lecturing type of class. Any input on Colombian student generalities would be interesting.

6. One way versus round trip ticket. Do they check at the airport?

Thanks SO much, if all goes as planned (HA! thats funny) I will be there in 3 weeks. whoa.

Steph

john_n_carolina · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 700 Location: n. carolina

...i think in 12 years i've been reading this site, haven't seen a female write about her experiences in Bogota or for that matter, Colombia. i'm sure there are a few ESL teachers there, but they don't log in. sort of like Brazil. in December, i was in Ecuador for 4 weeks and didn't log in here once. have you tried doing a BlogSearch?

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

lozwich knows bout Colombia.

john_n_carolina · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 700 Location: n. carolina

i found a bunch doing a blogsearch on Google.
here's one from escapeartist

http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/38/Colombia.html

travelgoddess · Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:24 pm Post subject: Yup

Did a blog search a few times,but each time only went a few pages in. Will try again.

It wont be the end of the world if I dont have other foreigner chicks to chat with, but would be nice.Might be a good push for my pathetic Spanish to have only local friends.Hmmm.

john_n_carolina · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 700 Location: n. carolina

....no, there are ESL teachers in Bogota, tons of them. they just don't log in, or use computers, it seems.

people dance, and dance, and dance all week long there Wed, Fri, Sat....

very few people log in or write about Brazil also? wonder why Smile

travelgoddess · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:25 am Post subject: Nice!

Good point and a very nice thing to hear.

I've always wanted to live/teach in a place that is so interesting I forget I am a webhead. haha. We shall see.

eric blair · Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 16

Hi Steph, where were you working in Vietnam, just left there myself and I arrive in Bogota on Thursday, so I can't answer most of what you want to know, plus I'm male.

With regard to the deposit on the accommodation, I think no more than a month. I'm sure the appartment I'm staying in has DSL and I'm sure that Wifi's available. Also, I have a single flight and I'm not expecting this to be a problem.

Try www.poorbuthappy.com regards