Phil Bunch
@pbunch
American expat in Colombia
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About me
American
Lives in Medellin
Speaks English and Spanish
Registration: 10 September 2009
Expat Meetups in Medellin by pbunch
Hi all. I would like to propose using Meetup.com to set up some get togethers in Medellin. Depending on the number of people interested we could meet at a restaurant or some public venue like the Botanical Gardens. If your interested please let us ...
Assuming all goes well with Nubia's recovery I am going to be very interested in getting together with folks. We should see soon so perhaps I will have something more going by February. Hi, as I said in an earlier post there are some costs ... Read More
Expat Meetups in Medellin by pbunch
Hi all. I would like to propose using Meetup.com to set up some get togethers in Medellin. Depending on the number of people interested we could meet at a restaurant or some public venue like the Botanical Gardens. If your interested please let us ...
I wish i was a better organizer. So far we have nothing. Several people have expressed interest but I have been caring for my wife over the last year+ and have not followed through. She should be done with therapy this month and perhaps I will be ... Read More
Expat Meetups in Medellin by pbunch
Hi all. I would like to propose using Meetup.com to set up some get togethers in Medellin. Depending on the number of people interested we could meet at a restaurant or some public venue like the Botanical Gardens. If your interested please let us ...
I am sure game to take a another shot at this. I think it will be an important addition to the pleasures of living in Medellin and could be very helpful for people arriving. There has been an increase in interest in this idea in the last few months. ... Read More
Expat Meetups in Medellin by pbunch
Hi all. I would like to propose using Meetup.com to set up some get togethers in Medellin. Depending on the number of people interested we could meet at a restaurant or some public venue like the Botanical Gardens. If your interested please let us ...
Sure, let me know, I'm gone till SundayThe attempt last year fell through but several people have expressed interest since then. I am game to try for another meetup soon. Read More
Expat Meetups in Medellin by pbunch
Hi all. I would like to propose using Meetup.com to set up some get togethers in Medellin. Depending on the number of people interested we could meet at a restaurant or some public venue like the Botanical Gardens. If your interested please let us ...
Hi, was wondering if the meetup ever got set up. will be moving to medellin this year and would love to meet lots of people. Linda planacruise@yahoo.comIt did not last year but I am still game to try! Looks like another person is showing interest ... Read More
Introduction by pbunch
Hi All: I look forward to communicating with other folks living here in Colombia. I'm in Medellin and have been here for a bit more than a year and a half. My relationship with the country goes back to the early 1980 when I worked on environmental ...
Julian suggested we use individual messages sent out a specific crowd. I'm not sure what the mechanism would be but it sounds like it might be better than a simple shotgun approach. He offered assistance doing this. Read More
Introduction by pbunch
Hi All: I look forward to communicating with other folks living here in Colombia. I'm in Medellin and have been here for a bit more than a year and a half. My relationship with the country goes back to the early 1980 when I worked on environmental ...
Do you want to publicize it to see if we can get more folks involved? One other guy on 大咖福利影院 has expressed interest. I also have a friend who will be coming into town from California in June. He will be working here and would like to connect ... Read More
Introduction by pbunch
Hi All: I look forward to communicating with other folks living here in Colombia. I'm in Medellin and have been here for a bit more than a year and a half. My relationship with the country goes back to the early 1980 when I worked on environmental ...
Sunday is often good but sometimes we are up at the finca. Read More
Introduction by pbunch
Hi All: I look forward to communicating with other folks living here in Colombia. I'm in Medellin and have been here for a bit more than a year and a half. My relationship with the country goes back to the early 1980 when I worked on environmental ...
Len: No problem. I would like to see a group get started and I don't really care just where. I'll buy you a beer. Read More
Introduction by pbunch
Hi All: I look forward to communicating with other folks living here in Colombia. I'm in Medellin and have been here for a bit more than a year and a half. My relationship with the country goes back to the early 1980 when I worked on environmental ...
Perhaps you have a better way to organize it? Read More
Introduction by pbunch
Hi All: I look forward to communicating with other folks living here in Colombia. I'm in Medellin and have been here for a bit more than a year and a half. My relationship with the country goes back to the early 1980 when I worked on environmental ...
Probably not. As I said previously I was there but we did not connect. I think in the future we should exchange photos and/or ware something distinctive. Have you thought about making another attempt at organizing a get together? Read More
Introduction by pbunch
Hi All: I look forward to communicating with other folks living here in Colombia. I'm in Medellin and have been here for a bit more than a year and a half. My relationship with the country goes back to the early 1980 when I worked on environmental ...
Thanks John. Welcome to Medellin. I have been a bit lax about it recently but I will be focusing more on it now. Please let me know what kind of information you would like to see. Also I am still interested in working with others to form an expat ... Read More
Transportation in Medellin
So when were they banned? As of a year ago they were still very common in neighborhoods such as Conquistadores. Read More
expat meeting date!! sunday 3rd of april by GuestPoster1900
Hi all glad to do it!! so it's time to meet up next sunday 3rd of april at the Irish pub in usaquen at 12:30pm hope all can be there! Kind regards Johanna
i sent a message to Julian to see what kind of ideas he may have. Read More
expat meeting date!! sunday 3rd of april by GuestPoster1900
Hi all glad to do it!! so it's time to meet up next sunday 3rd of april at the Irish pub in usaquen at 12:30pm hope all can be there! Kind regards Johanna
Great. I think it is worth building social capital. Read More
expat meeting date!! sunday 3rd of april by GuestPoster1900
Hi all glad to do it!! so it's time to meet up next sunday 3rd of april at the Irish pub in usaquen at 12:30pm hope all can be there! Kind regards Johanna
I'll buy you a drink :-) Read More
Medellin Expats At Mercado Verde Sunday 3 April (Tomorrow)
My first post was a month in advance. I will try some more frequent followup. Is there as way we erase some of the posts soa not to clutter up the board? BTW One guy dis show up but we did not connect. We need to have a better way of identifying ... Read More
expat meeting date!! sunday 3rd of april by GuestPoster1900
Hi all glad to do it!! so it's time to meet up next sunday 3rd of april at the Irish pub in usaquen at 12:30pm hope all can be there! Kind regards Johanna
Did anyone show in Bogota? We had no one here in Medellin. Oh well, Adapt, Improvise, Overcome. Read More
Medellin Expats Meeting This Afternoon
The Mercado Verde was great but I did not see anyone to get together with. There was a wedding going on in the patio. I was not aware that it was going to restrict access. I apologize if people showed up and we were unable to encounter due to this ... Read More
Medellin Expats At Mercado Verde Sunday 3 April (Tomorrow)
Well I did not see anyone there yesterday. Perhaps we can try again in May. Read More
Medellin Expats Meeting This Afternoon
The Mercado Verde is being held today at the Botanical Gardens here in Medellin. This is a great opportunity to meet other expats and enjoy the gardens. We will meet in the patio outside the In Situ restaurant inside the Botanical Gardens near the ... Read More
expat meeting date!! sunday 3rd of april by GuestPoster1900
Hi all glad to do it!! so it's time to meet up next sunday 3rd of april at the Irish pub in usaquen at 12:30pm hope all can be there! Kind regards Johanna
I'm working on a meet up here in Medellin, also for today. Good luck in Bogota!! Perhaps we should share notes. I have one guy who has confirmed and I'm wondering if more will show unannounced. Phil bunch Read More
Medellin Expats At Mercado Verde Sunday 3 April (Tomorrow)
Tomorrow is the Mercado Verde at the Botanical Gardens here in Medellin. Come on, come all. We will meet in the patio outside the In Situ restaurant inside the Botanical Gardens near the north end. Looking forward to meeting as many people as want ... Read More
April Get Together: See You There?
It would be great to get some feedback on this. Read More
April Get Together: See You There?
Several of us will be getting together at the Botanical Gardens in Medellin on Sunday 2 March around 1:30 PM. The Mercado Verde will be in progress and we can sip coffee, beer, wine or what ever and get to know one another. I have prepared a map of ... Read More
Proposed Get Together In April by pbunch
I would like to propose a get together here in Medellin on the first Sunday in April at the botanical gardens. There should be a Mercado Verde (similar to a framers market) that day. In any case hanging out in the patio adjacent to the In Situ ...
I created a map of the routes to the In Situ restaurant from both the north and south entrances to the botanical gardens. If you like a copy of the map send me a message via 大咖福利影院 and we can arrange the best way to get it to you. If enough ... Read More
Proposed Get Together In April
I would like to propose a get together here in Medellin on the first Sunday in April at the botanical gardens. There should be a Mercado Verde (similar to a framers market) that day. In any case hanging out in the patio adjacent to the In Situ ... Read More
Expat Meetups in Medellin by pbunch
Hi all. I would like to propose using Meetup.com to set up some get togethers in Medellin. Depending on the number of people interested we could meet at a restaurant or some public venue like the Botanical Gardens. If your interested please let us ...
I'm going to propose a get together at the Botanical Gardens next month during the Mercado Verde. I am checking with them to be sure they are scheduling an event and for the date. It should be the first Sunday of the month. If you have not been to ... Read More
Expat Meetups in Medellin by pbunch
Hi all. I would like to propose using Meetup.com to set up some get togethers in Medellin. Depending on the number of people interested we could meet at a restaurant or some public venue like the Botanical Gardens. If your interested please let us ...
I really like the botanical Gardens and they have a couple of restaurants if people want to eat. In addition it's a great environment, relaxing and beautiful. We went to the Mercado Verde there today. Great stuff. Phil Bunch Read More
Expat Meetups in Medellin by pbunch
Hi all. I would like to propose using Meetup.com to set up some get togethers in Medellin. Depending on the number of people interested we could meet at a restaurant or some public venue like the Botanical Gardens. If your interested please let us ...
I guess we could do that. I did see one group of women who had a meetup scheduled. It looks like it was mostly oriented toward gals getting together and did not appear to be specifically expat. I would like to get more reaction to the idea and then ... Read More
Expat Meetups in Medellin by pbunch
Hi all. I would like to propose using Meetup.com to set up some get togethers in Medellin. Depending on the number of people interested we could meet at a restaurant or some public venue like the Botanical Gardens. If your interested please let us ...
These formats appear to me to be synergistic. Read More
Expat Meetups in Medellin by pbunch
Hi all. I would like to propose using Meetup.com to set up some get togethers in Medellin. Depending on the number of people interested we could meet at a restaurant or some public venue like the Botanical Gardens. If your interested please let us ...
That's fine but a lot of people are familiar with the Meetup format and it provides another level of accountability. Read More
Expat Meetups in Medellin
Hi all. I would like to propose using Meetup.com to set up some get togethers in Medellin. Depending on the number of people interested we could meet at a restaurant or some public venue like the Botanical Gardens. If your interested please let us ... Read More
Introduction by pbunch
Hi All: I look forward to communicating with other folks living here in Colombia. I'm in Medellin and have been here for a bit more than a year and a half. My relationship with the country goes back to the early 1980 when I worked on environmental ...
I was working with gold mining company. I think you would be better off in the Bogota area if you are looking for emeralds. Read More
Living in Colombia by expat.com
You are living in Colombia, or you used to live in Colombia. [b]Share your experience![/b] How would you describe life in Colombia? Has it been complicated to settle down, to find an accommodation and a job? Is it complicated to make friends ...
I agree with most of what Andrea la Burniske says above. Medellin is a very compact city and apartments are everywhere. Since we live in a house I can't really comment on the problems of apartment dwelling. Family is very important here. This is ... Read More
Transportation in Medellin
Medellin is a city with excellent public transport. Here you can find everything from person powered carts to one of the worlds most modern light rail systems. It still is common to see horse drawn vehicles in the streets of the most modern upscale ... Read More
Do and don't in Colombia by expat.com
Are you living in Colombia? We need you to share your experience of the local customs :) Is it difficult to adjust to the local customs in Colombia? Could you please share with us a list of the [b] do's and don't's in Colombia?[/b] Thanks!
Do's: Make friends and get to know them well. They can be a great resource while making a cultural transition. If you are lucky enough to have family here take advantage of their knowledge of local customs and conditions. My family has gone out of ... Read More
Health care options for US expats in Colombia
Check out EMI. Good inexpensive emergency care, their doctors make house calls and they provide access to specilists at VERY reasonable rates. Our experiance with them has been outstanding. Phil Bunch http://pbunch.wordpress.com Read More
Introduction
Hi All: I look forward to communicating with other folks living here in Colombia. I'm in Medellin and have been here for a bit more than a year and a half. My relationship with the country goes back to the early 1980 when I worked on environmental ... Read More