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shinedalgarn
Joined 2016
Posts: 27

7 years ago

Maybe Bogota

7 years ago

Hi! We live in Houston, Texas, and we have found out that we will soon be offered to move to Bogota for my husband's job for approximately 2 years.

We are both excited and apprehensive. We have two children, 12 and 16 that would move with us.

I would love to just hear from some other US parents about their experiences moving there with children and just kind of make sure that this isn't a totally insane thing to do.

We do not have a lot of information so far, but it sounds like we would either live in Chia or a barrio like Chico. Any input as to what is the safest?

It will be a couple of weeks before we get to have more information from HR, so we are kind of searching for info on our own in the meantime. (Not always the best idea!)

Some of our major concerns:
-safety
-schools (we hear Colegio Gran Bretana is nice, worried about kids adjustment)
-taxes I work from home for a company in the U.S. and would hope to continue but understand that is a double taxation issue. Also not sure if my company may have rules against an employee out of Colombia
-health One of my kids is a type 1 diabetic and on a medtronic insulin pump, So we want to be sure we have access to supplies for that etc.

I guess this is very scattered and not very specific. I'm just sort of saying HELLO and reaching out for any feedback you may have for a family considering this move.

A little about us--We are pretty adventurous and well traveled and do love experiencing other cultures. I've lived overseas before in the Azores. We've been to nearby countries (Costa Rica, Panama, Peru) but never to Colombia.

I appreciate any input!

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