I moved to medellin alone 8 months , at first it got super lonely , made a lot of bad decisions , mixed with the wrong crowd in desperation to create a new circle. After about 6 months I finally found purpose , got deep in the culture and started doing non gringo things , started using spanish more Oh I also left poblado and started living like a colombian
I travelled to Medellin alone a few weeks ago and stayed in non tourist neighborhoods. It was great! Living like a tourist gets old in a day or two for me. My Spanish is limited but I worked it and got by. Medellin reminds me of NYC 40 years ago!
"I also left Poblado and started living like a Colombian" - you are a smart man! not many people come to the realization that life is much better this way haha this is exactly what I do!
@@AKJoel How can you not make friends in Colombia! The people there are so open and warm in my opinion. And when you do find locals that speak English it's great because they are generally very hip people. If the surf was better Colombia would be a perfect place for me.
I would not recommend most people moving to Colombia without a very good reason. My colombian girlfriend of 5 years had my child ....so I retired at 56 and moved to Medellin to help raise my child. And live with my child's mother. If I didn't have a family here i would never have stayed living in Colombia full time. So having a serious relationship with someone here is the most important thing.....especially if it is with your own biological child.
You bros ever lived in Puerto Escondido? Life and death surf can get boring too but you can push the envelope.. I’m in Philippines now for months and I’m feeling it too. I’ve decided to learn Tagalog and stop drinking
Move to a non-gringo barrio , only go to places that colombians hang out at, learn the language, join a club or do an activity you are passionate about. For me that was mountain biking and sk8boarding. FIrst 6 months were tough as they always are but now have a nice core group of local friends. Most colombians are poor so you'll be doing activities that are different but more engaging and fun ( also free )
I'm considering moving there and this is the kind of things that I need to hear. Thank you so much for putting the kind of video that others don't make but important stuff.
No worries - I like to get deep into this stuff sometimes to really help people with issues they may face - because that's exactly what I had to go through as well.
Decent list and tips. I saw similar things when I went to University in Hawaii. Usually after a semester many people would decide to go back home. Luckily I had college to focus on, a steady workplace, and got into spearfishing. Obviously I also had the advantage of classmates as well. Great job guys.
Absolutely, I needed it to cleanse myself of the 9 to 5 rat race mentality and really figure out what made me happy. it helped me reinvent myself and create the life I have now.
AK is right - as usual. I think it is necessary to add: that the digital nomad life is a game for the elite. You have to be really organised, have eyes in the back of your head, and have an idea for your life. You have to clean up your sandbox at home in order to fly further out into the world. Colombia is a great test of life - it is an absolutely beautiful country, but it does not tolerate mistakes. You are definitely right - work, home, and duties: especially in Medellin, which has a super high standard of living - it is not a village in the Philippines or an island in Thailand. Greetings this time from Geneva !!!
I spent 29 days in Medellin. It's pretty close to the Philippines and Thailand in terms of standard of living. Also, city of eternal spring? It was hot and sticky the entire time. city of eternal summer is a more accurate description. Spring in most places with four seasons basically means in dressing in jeans and t-shirt and maybe even a light jacket and feeling cool, spring typically 50 to 70 degrees F. Medellin was hot af.
When did you come? In my first 1.5 years in Medellin the weather was great, but just the last 6 months have been irregularly hot - they tell me it's el nino phenomenon or something.
Hi Joel, Great Video .... I was wondering if you could leave a couple links to reputable agencies where one could volunteer to teach kids English here in Medellin? Thanks!!! ;)
the answer for #1 is so incredibly simple it's ridiculous.. just like Andrew said.. hobbies! whatever your thing is..go find a place to do it. baring anything really esoteric pretty much any activities that you enjoy partaking in back in the states exists here.. and often times it's even more concentrated and focused. for me it's skateboarding, and i've made some incredibly deep connections through just bringing my board, and my little grill to the bowl and having a cook out (every friday at ciudad del rio for anyone interested haha) my second piece of advice would be to not invest a ton of time in people that are 'just visiting'. focus on making local connections with people that actually live here.. expats or paisas. i have found that paisas are a little indifferent to people that are just visiting for a few weeks and will absolutely help them and befriend them but won't invest time in developing that relationship on a deeper level..and for good reasons.
Yeah I didn't wanna sound too harsh but I never hang out with people who are just visiting lol I only invest time in people who live here (and that speak or are invested in learning Spanish)
I moved to medellin alone 8 months , at first it got super lonely , made a lot of bad decisions , mixed with the wrong crowd in desperation to create a new circle. After about 6 months I finally found purpose , got deep in the culture and started doing non gringo things , started using spanish more
Oh I also left poblado and started living like a colombian
I travelled to Medellin alone a few weeks ago and stayed in non tourist neighborhoods. It was great! Living like a tourist gets old in a day or two for me. My Spanish is limited but I worked it and got by. Medellin reminds me of NYC 40 years ago!
"I also left Poblado and started living like a Colombian" - you are a smart man! not many people come to the realization that life is much better this way haha this is exactly what I do!
Yeah I don't understand why people come here - live here for 5 years, never learn Spanish and don't have any Colombian friends lol
@@AKJoel How can you not make friends in Colombia! The people there are so open and warm in my opinion. And when you do find locals that speak English it's great because they are generally very hip people. If the surf was better Colombia would be a perfect place for me.
And the music....I think you have to love rumba, salsa and champetta get the feel for Colombia.
I would not recommend most people moving to Colombia without a very good reason.
My colombian girlfriend of 5 years had my child ....so I retired at 56 and moved to Medellin to help raise my child. And live with my child's mother.
If I didn't have a family here i would never have stayed living in Colombia full time.
So having a serious relationship with someone here is the most important thing.....especially if it is with your own biological child.
You bros ever lived in Puerto Escondido?
Life and death surf can get boring too but you can push the envelope..
I’m in Philippines now for months and I’m feeling it too. I’ve decided to learn Tagalog and stop drinking
I have!! I lived there for a bout a month, I'm a surfer too but not crazy enough to surf Zicatela haha
Move to a non-gringo barrio , only go to places that colombians hang out at, learn the language, join a club or do an activity you are passionate about. For me that was mountain biking and sk8boarding. FIrst 6 months were tough as they always are but now have a nice core group of local friends. Most colombians are poor so you'll be doing activities that are different but more engaging and fun ( also free )
I appreciate you two a lot. I’ve been living in Mexico City 50% for over 5 years now. I’ve been to Bogata once. Your context is super legit and real.
Thanks for the comment, that's awesome! Glad you enjoy the vids :)
I'm considering moving there and this is the kind of things that I need to hear. Thank you so much for putting the kind of video that others don't make but important stuff.
No worries - I like to get deep into this stuff sometimes to really help people with issues they may face - because that's exactly what I had to go through as well.
Thanks for the tips legends!
Thanks for being a legend Tom!
Already hit that like button brother haha
Appreciate it Damian!
good advice for life - not just life in medellin, thanks guys
Glad ya enjoyed the vid mate!
Decent list and tips. I saw similar things when I went to University in Hawaii. Usually after a semester many people would decide to go back home. Luckily I had college to focus on, a steady workplace, and got into spearfishing. Obviously I also had the advantage of classmates as well. Great job guys.
Thanks mate glad ya enjoyed the vid!
Great video, super thoughtful and real.
Glad ya enjoyed it Jay!
Great info 👍
Glad you enjoyed it Gio!
Great tips. Thanks 🤙🏼
Happy to help!
Joel that 6 months cruising the coast and surfing seems like something we all gotta do at least once in life haha..
Absolutely, I needed it to cleanse myself of the 9 to 5 rat race mentality and really figure out what made me happy. it helped me reinvent myself and create the life I have now.
AK is right - as usual. I think it is necessary to add: that the digital nomad life is a game for the elite. You have to be really organised, have eyes in the back of your head, and have an idea for your life. You have to clean up your sandbox at home in order to fly further out into the world. Colombia is a great test of life - it is an absolutely beautiful country, but it does not tolerate mistakes.
You are definitely right - work, home, and duties: especially in Medellin, which has a super high standard of living - it is not a village in the Philippines or an island in Thailand. Greetings this time from Geneva !!!
I spent 29 days in Medellin. It's pretty close to the Philippines and Thailand in terms of standard of living. Also, city of eternal spring? It was hot and sticky the entire time. city of eternal summer is a more accurate description.
Spring in most places with four seasons basically means in dressing in jeans and t-shirt and maybe even a light jacket and feeling cool, spring typically 50 to 70 degrees F. Medellin was hot af.
Yeah the digital nomad game takes a lot of patience and commitment - definitely not for everyone!!
When did you come? In my first 1.5 years in Medellin the weather was great, but just the last 6 months have been irregularly hot - they tell me it's el nino phenomenon or something.
Your book is called " Find your vitamin person" by Nathan Carey
Thank you!! I might even read it now lol Who am I kidding, I'll listen to the audiobook 😂
chef's kiss to the thumbnail.
haha cheers mate!
Hi Joel, Great Video .... I was wondering if you could leave a couple links to reputable agencies where one could volunteer to teach kids English here in Medellin? Thanks!!! ;)
Hey Tom. This is the foundation that I volunteer with every Saturday.
helpcolombianow.com/
the answer for #1 is so incredibly simple it's ridiculous.. just like Andrew said.. hobbies! whatever your thing is..go find a place to do it. baring anything really esoteric pretty much any activities that you enjoy partaking in back in the states exists here.. and often times it's even more concentrated and focused. for me it's skateboarding, and i've made some incredibly deep connections through just bringing my board, and my little grill to the bowl and having a cook out (every friday at ciudad del rio for anyone interested haha) my second piece of advice would be to not invest a ton of time in people that are 'just visiting'. focus on making local connections with people that actually live here.. expats or paisas. i have found that paisas are a little indifferent to people that are just visiting for a few weeks and will absolutely help them and befriend them but won't invest time in developing that relationship on a deeper level..and for good reasons.
Yeah I didn't wanna sound too harsh but I never hang out with people who are just visiting lol I only invest time in people who live here (and that speak or are invested in learning Spanish)
Medellín legends. ✌️💪
What a killer thumbnail 😂😂😂
Seriously hahaha
haha cheers bud, I'm glad some people got the reference!
Oh great, Less than 3 weeks until my flight to Medellin and now you scare me with all this! LOL
We gave you solutions too Chaz! lol
@@AKJoel You know I am joking brother, I ain't scared!
Slightly random question.. would you know programs that need english teachers via video?
Sorry mate I don't know of any :(
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Glad you enjoyed the vid mate!
Not nuts no glory lol take the risk fellas
EXACTLY