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by bogotastic

Thanks for stopping by! My name’s Jade, a world citizen currently living in Bogota for an indefinite period of time.

I moved to Bogota with my Colombian partner looking for a change in my life. After working a couple years in Luxembourg, a tiny town with nice salaries and steady jobs, I didn’t want the house and babies all my Luxembourg friends now have.

Not to mention, I hated the weather, I was bored, and I was discovering that the corporate world was definitely NOT for me.

Plus, like the majority of Colombians, mine was attached to his land and family. So why not come to Colombia and try our luck!

And I’m glad we did. I’m loving the city more and more which each passing year. Today, I’m a digital marketing expert and I run an ecommerce store which sells Wayuu bags which allows me to work with female artisans in La Guajira.

Bogotastic is an expat Colombian blog whose goal is to share cultural insights from my point of view. Thanks to my over a decade-long relationship with a traditional Bogotano, I’ve been able to better understand the Colombian mindset. I’ve lost my rose-tinted glasses a long time ago!

This Colombian expat blog also serves as my journal to keep track of my observations and experiences here in Colombia.

I hope you enjoy reading! Thanks for stopping by 🙂

7 comments

Emma August 28, 2021 - 12:46 pm

Hi,
I sent a comment but you did not posted it on here. I do not know if you did not get it. Or you stop all together not posting anything on here.

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Jamie August 15, 2019 - 8:17 am

Hi Jade,
My name is Jamie, I am cofounder of A Chef’s Tour (https://achefstour.com/). I wanted to reach out to you about potentially collaborating, but I couldn’t find a direct email/contact form. If you are insterested to discuss more could you send me an email and we can discuss.
Thanks so much.
Best
Jamie

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Krista February 25, 2019 - 1:36 pm

Hi Jade,

My partner lives in Colombia as well. I travel down there every couple of months. Curious to know how you landed a long-term post there. Did you get married, or did you find another way to keep a long-term visa?

Thanks!

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Hyun Woo Cho January 10, 2017 - 1:02 am

Hello. My name is Hyun Woo from South Korea. I was happy to find this blog as I went to Colombia few years ago. Your blog brings memories when I was in Colombia.
Well, I’m now majoring in English&English Literature and minoring in Communication Studies and I want to be a marketer.
You posted that you are working in digital marketing in Bogota.
As I tell you, I want to be a marketer.
Do you think it’s hard to get a job as a marketer in Bogota, Colombia??
Plus, can you give me some advice to be a good marketer?
Hope I can hear from you soon!

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bogotastic January 10, 2017 - 5:09 pm

Hi Hyun! I’m glad to hear <3 Finding a job in Bogota is difficult, I suggest you read the '9 way to earn dollars in Colombia' to help you get started 🙂

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Luis Ruiz May 28, 2015 - 5:45 pm

Thank you very much for your words beautiful lady. Please keep writing!

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GC March 16, 2015 - 9:41 pm

You are gorgeous and it makes me proud to see you write so passionately about yourself, food and my country. you are so they girl i want in my life! i love you!

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