Colombia Expat Forum

VeeBee
Joined 2017
Posts: 21

6 years ago

Moving To Cali any advice welcome!

6 years ago

Hey everyone! I am moving to Cali around July on a two year minimum contract for work from the United Staes. I am hoping to stay at least 4 years to really gain fluency in the language. However, we never know how life will work out. That being said I have been doing a lot of research on living in Colombia and have found most people discuss life in Bogota or in Medellin. I am not finding a lot of information on Cali and since that's where I'll be living for the new few years I would love to hear some advice from people. Also to be noted, I am Chilean so I will fit in well looks wise as long as I don't speak often because my language will give me away (I am not fluent in Spanish)! Type of advice I'm looking for: Moving and Living in Cali Moving and Living in Colombia What to do with my credit cards and bank accounts in the US* Money Recommendations (Credit cards, debit, cash etc) Things you wish you had known before you arrived. What I should be doing before moving and after moving there Cultural Norms, things I might find different/rude/weird but is typical of Colombia (examples: I know about the different in importance of being on time) this can be even the smallest differences I just am curious! Life as a woman in Colombia ***I honestly have no idea what to do with my credit cards or bank accounts...I'm a young adult so still constantly figuring out how to adult :) Honestly, anything will be helpful for me. Everything I've read seems to be about the same things but if you want to repeat those here that is fine too! I am trying to gain as much knowledge as possible, I know it will be a hard and exciting adventure! My main concern is accidentally offending someone so any tips on how to behave in society are awesome too! I think I've covered all the basics of what I would like to know but I'm sure you have things to tell me I might not even have thought about so even the smallest detail will mean a lot! I'm clearly very nervous :)

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