MEDELLIN: Talking with Locals: Searching Around El Poblado and Envigado for Work in Colombia [#11]

[@Marshall.Powell]

I need help adding subtitles! If you are bilingual check out this video of mine for information: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKq8f3SeaMiiras

[@luzcaicedo6801]

Marshall Powell vlogs it's prounced Medellin

[@luzcaicedo6801]

Marshall Powell vlogs I miss Bogota. I'm from Bogota Colombian.

[@elizabethd7370]

Hi Marshall, I love following your adventure. You're inspiring my own columbia adventure for this summer.

[@PhillyDom]

Medellin Columbia amazing city................

[@Rafarestrepo9]

Colombia! ;)

[@Doni007m]

I really love the authenticity and simplicity of your videos. That's exactly what I have been looking for cause I am thinking about going to Medellin to learn Spanish &/or teach English and I literally wanted to see how it is to just walk around and what the vibe is. You are immersing your viewers in the experience of exploring the Medellin and I think that's pretty unique. You are awesome, this is extremely helpful, keep up the great work

[@Marshall.Powell]

thank you 🙂

[@melindasharp2235]

Great video! I'll be visiting Medellin in July for 3 weeks, I love watching your videos to get a feel of what Medellin is like and which places to go to :D

[@jamesony]

These blogs are simple, but really intriguing and educational! Really great. Thanks bro. New sub.

[@Marshall.Powell]

thanks 👍

[@mercuryBae]

You gotta visit Manizales

[@michaelmarquez8213]

Great videos, looking to visit Colombia and this was very helpful.

[@alejandrosaninrodriguez5445]

great job Marshall

[@tedav4543]

I just subscribed to your channel; love the videos. I'm going down there at the end of July for La Feria de las flores and have been watching a bunch of clips to get a feel for the city. I only wish that I was able to do this at your age. Keep the vids coming.

[@Marshall.Powell]

thanks. i may have to come back for feria de las flores, it sounds pretty awesome

[@MrNATACUS]

Made In LA I'm buying my ticket when I get a good rate. I have been in the spring. would like to Check out the festival.

[@june1086ify]

hey Marshall, I've been living in Sabaneta and Poblado since Nov. I moved from living in Tacoma. Also, my son graduated from Tacoma School of the Arts. Like you, he's a singer song writer. his Name is Jesse Fontenot. I'm sure you figured out there is several English schools in Poblado and the city. Last thing, I appreciate your efforts with sharing your experience here in Colombia. there are so many misconception about the country. You're doing great. ciao!

[@Marshall.Powell]

wow marc, small world haha. i went to school in federal way

[@luisguzman2801]

Love your videos. Keep it up. Planning on going this summer

[@dinsharon9158]

remind me my trip in colombia.. interesting videos fun to watch,wish a luck in the road from israel.

[@hassamrios1396]

me gusta tu video muestras muchas cosas!! interesante!!

[@Marshall.Powell]

+Hassam Rios gracias amigo

[@danm7449]

Great videos, Marshall. I found El Poblado to be very expensive, even the street food (of course in relation to other places in Medellin). Did you ever make your way to neighbourhoods like Belen?

[@Marshall.Powell]

+Dan Markowski i looked at a room for rent in belen but didnt really explore much. and yea as far as prices go el poblado was pretty expensive. do you have experience in the smaller neighborhoods like belen?

[@danm7449]

Belen was pretty working class, but met a few good friends out there as I was staying with a friend that lived there. Before that I had stayed in Laureles (I agree...that is a nice and enjoyable neighbourhood within decent walking distance of Estadio (and the Metro). We'd go to El Poblado for a nice night out hanging in the park drinking rum from the liquor store beside the woman that sells those chicken skewers. That was extremely cheap in relation to the clubs, etc in the area, but I did notice that even the prices for food in the comidas in the area were noticeably higher than other areas. Totally worth checking it out though! Your blogs are awesome, Marshall, and definitely more grounded than other ones I've seen (I'm still blown away that you took a local bus to Cartegena rather than a flight from Rio Negro...nicely done!). It's a treat watching and sharing your videos! Thanks!

[@getsirius100]

hello! I am in medellin right now. I prefer my air bnb in Laureles as opposed to the poblado area. I go to dancefree in poblado for classes and don't like the tourist scene, especially since I want to improve my Spanish as well.

[@chico221179]

Really cool videos man, I´m trying to watch them all.. Where is your next trip?

[@32hernandez93]

Missing Medellin.. Thanks

[@Marshall.Powell]

+A raider my pleasure

[@jamesony]

ohhh that death itch from sunburn... I've had that. It sounds crazy but a great way to stop it is to have a hot shower... it works. It will hurt to begin with, but it will stop itching for some time if not completely.

[@Marshall.Powell]

oh man it was terrible. i hope to never experience it again

[@jamesony]

I have experienced it twice now. The second time I knocked myself out with painkillers... It only seems to affect few people. I am the only one I personally know who have had severe itching like that... but google is loaded with people who have been through it! horrible! haha

[@jonathandiosa5739]

Bazzing James Ive been through it especially on my chest and i poured creams w alcohol in them that it only intensified the pain. I wanted to scratch my skin off. the AcidMantle cream works wonders.

[@carlosjm]

Excelente video, amigo, te envidio !! Excellent video, my friend, Oh how I envy you. (but in a nice way, jejeje)

[@koolhand12]

Good luck Marshall

[@azdbobby]

nice work! my friends and I are staying in Airbnb on Calle 6 near El Poblodo. It will be our 1st time in Colombia. Any recommendations will help :)

[@MrNATACUS]

azdbobby Perfect location! You can walk to a lot of places in the area. Cabs are cheap.

[@nelsonfdomz]

Hi Marshall, a new suscriber for the YT channel :) Im living in Medellín, im from another city but at this moment im studying here in the University de Antioquia. (sorry for my poor english) .

[@Pimp-Master]

You’re spending over six dollars a day just for breakfast. That’s pretty high test stuff. It’s mostly beans rice and coffee. At least in Mexico they don’t overcharge for stuff like that. I’d be lucky to spend six dollars a day for all meals plus snacks.

[@uspapo]

good stuff !

[@askalaebony5056]

Nice vid!

[@tubosmios]

Hi, congratulations nice vids

[@BillAndersonNS]

And a month later this video has almost 5000 views. Congrats. Question : you seem to move hostels a lot. Is that because you want different experiences? or is there a maximum stay of 3 days or something. Love your videos, keep up to good work

[@Marshall.Powell]

at that time i was mostly looking for different experiences. right now i am a little more settled in, staying in one place for a week or so

[@marquisgittens3223]

Maybe you could have set up a membership site for Colombians, offering to teach them online.

[@Pwinth825]

Marshall, I'm an American from Philly traveling briefly (12 days) in Colombia and heading to Medellin tomorrow for 4 days. My Spanish isn't nearly as good as I thought before I left the US, and I want to spend a portion of my time in Medellin getting practice. Are there any Spanish schools you encountered while there that you'd recommend? Anything helps

[@shsraiders4life]

paul winther did you ever find a school

[@v0calbeatzlaughs]

Yea bro, I hear el poblado has a lot of hills 😭

[@anuragsingh-wc8dz]

nice video bro.

[@markweaver8631]

What kind of camera and laptop do you have to make your Videos and publish them on your KZbin Channel! Thank you, Marco!

[@larisamadolimov9130]

thanks for video :)

[@lululuis93]

7:30 David Blaine 😱😱😱😱

[@moneytrain7045]

Hey man - I found an English school you may be interested in. It's called "Speak English With Me! (Academia de Ingles)" and it's in Envigado. I found it on google maps. Also, I'm looking to travel to Medellin for 4 or 5 weeks. I know El Poblado is the most common spot westerners go, but I've heard it's a bit too touristy. I speak a bit of spanish but I'm not yet fluent. Would Laureles or Envigado be good choices? Or are they a tad too dangerous for a single foreighner that doesn't speak spanish fluently? My goals are to practice my spanish, network with other digital nomads, and have a good time. Let me know man. Love the Vlogs! -Owen

[@markweaver8631]

Way to go, get that Spanish down my Man, your Husky from Fort Worth, Dr, Marco, buena suerte chico!

[@spicetbedhead]

Was this recorded with a go pro?

[@cimbom007]

Hi Marshall! I will gonna study en Barranquilla but I m not sure if I should take my laptop with me. How did you managed to not get robbed? Saludos desde Alemania

[@courtlandhomes]

Not sure if this has been addressed in the previous comments but the main reason that more English is spoken in Cartegena is because it is the Caribbean and it has a long history of people coming and going to Jamaica, Trinidad, the U.S etc etc. As you will notice there is a much larger black population and the same is true up the entire Caribbean coast of Central America. There are old English speaking communities in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua etc. It of course has a lot to do with tourism but many people there may be speaking English in their homes. English is the older language for some people there so they will talk to the kids in English and they will answer in Spanish. The English is a patois so it sound like a Jamaican accent to you and me but it is different. In Panama they call it Guari Guari and it has English, Spanish, and even some native dialect thrown in.

[@eios76]

should have tried the Oficina de Envigado, I hear they are always hiring people there...

[@hitnrun926]

I see you have left Medellin since.... no luck on finding a job? Why did you leave to Armenia? Any luck for me when I go next week to Medellin?

[@Marshall.Powell]

i left to armenia because i wanted to try something else and i had heard about the beautiful coffee region of colombia (armenia, pereira, manizales). to be honest i didnt end up looking too hard for work in medellin. i got a little discouraged and started focusing on other things. that being said i think there are plenty of opportunities to teach english in medellin. good luck.

[@alexftwbragon3963]

wow just watching your video that it now has 52,ooo views

[@rlvelez5301]

What is best ? La 70 o parque lleras area?

[@jlobe3159]

Do you need some sort of qualification or training to teach over there?

[@maxmarshall5995]

the guys with the dog and the man with glasses who gave directions show the pronounced contrast of the stamp of class in Colombia society. It is likely both groups can live side by side in the same city, who pass in the street and have not have any reason for contact. Definitely clothes are used to show be interpreted by others, certain in levels of one's social as a way of self-identifying with the class they belong to as well as separating themselves in a social context to whom has permission to interact with them.

[@diegomedina4742]

que haces en medellin? estas en clases de español?

[@RiskyTingz08]

You would say that El Poblado is to many gringos? because i plan going medellin in June to speak and see paisas etc

[@Marshall.Powell]

el poblado certainly has the most gringos and is the most touristy of all areas in medellin, but it is still very much a colombian city and you will talk to pretty much only colombians unless you are in parque lleras, the park i am in in this video. i wouldnt miss out on el poblado when coming to medellin

[@RiskyTingz08]

Thanks, so you would think to stop at this part of Medellin? for 2-3 weeks

[@Marshall.Powell]

RiskyTingz08 i spent a week in poblado and found that to be enough time to see everything. the good part is that all of medellin is connected with their metro system. so no matter what part of medellin you are in, you are only a $0.70 metro ride away from el poblado

[@RiskyTingz08]

Marshall Powell vlogs ah I see thanks bro

[@quadlegsxxxxx]

Why are there so many hostels in Colombia?

[@imaim305]

average220 maybe cause many tourists go there..

[@imaim305]

duh

[@hmax1591]

Cheap tourists. A lot of Colombian also travel to Medellin, this is a good way to visit and not spend a lot of money. I will never stay in one of those places for 5 dollars a night. Hell no!.

[@jonathandiosa5739]

Many people from all over the world travel to and through Colombia to get to the US.

[@rezaporabadi5070]

hi marshall powell . thanks for your HD nice videos . i have a question i want to come from IRAN to colombia for holiday for 1 month how much will be price?

[@ss-yg1jr]

it depends of whatever you want to do in the city. everything its relative. but it can be really cheap. from 1 dollar you get almost 3 times the money you have. if youre considering we can do some business. I speak very good english and can help you moving in the city and orientation in whatever youre planning to do in COlombia Medellin, contact me.

[@rezaporabadi5070]

thanks when i will be ok to come i contact you

[@SalMightyOne]

0:45 It's huevos not juevos :)

[@videnteglobal]

Ricuras de Envigado for coffee and pastry ' pan de queso, perico,

[@MyNiqqa]

What is her IG @7:21

[@nancyvargas2376]

Hola, porque no traducen

[@robertc8690]

did you notice how the guy in the fruitstand intercepted your note from the girl? talk about insecure. he probably thought you had written your email or phone number on it. and he kept interjecting everytime you asked her a question. man thats the kind of woman i want. she is exquisitely beautiful in my eyes. i wish there was a way i could get in touch with her. do you know how i might do that?

[@realeyesrealisereallies8607]

i Have a lot of Columbiana co-workers here at my job in NYC. whats not to love. Beautiful scenery, great food, friendly locals, awesome nightlife, Beautiful Gorgeous Columbian women, low exchange rate. I really enjoy the channel, keep it up bro. BTW, what lead you to travel solo in Columbia and end up staying there as long as you have? After a couple weeks i would get home sick i cant lie.

[@Marshall.Powell]

thanks a lot. traveling has been a big dream of mine for a few years, and i finally graduated college in december so i was able to take off. ill keep traveling for a few more months, but i definitely do feel homesick at times, so ill probably head home to seattle for the summer months

[@jonathandiosa5739]

mikedoesseo Not exactly. Remember, drugs are taboo to people who aren't familiar with them and to those who are users, its not a big deal.

[@MyNiqqa]

Where you work at

[@robertc8690]

damn that lady at the fruit stand was beautiful. do you know if she has a facebook or youtube.

[@jonathandiosa5739]

I'm noticing Hispanic people are requesting a Spanish translation of things you say in the videos. May need someone to translate your English to Spanish subtitles. Meaning even more views!

[@fariza05]

habla español

[@Marshall.Powell]

si, he mejorado mucho desde llegue

[@jjuanca88]

Why people want to record their talking head?

[@P0ETICsin]

Finding love In Columbia American finds love in Columbia Talking to girls in Columbia getting girls numbers in Columbia meeting beautiful woman in Columbia making woman blush in Columbia That my friend will generate more than 10 K views .That's nothing compare to the experience you'll gain by meeting woman there . Try it ..I dare you great videos by the way wish I had the courage to travel alone and health .

[@P0ETICsin]

Hola muy linda sonrisa ,estoy visitando aqui ,cual es un buen restaurate aqui? Me llevas?cual es tu numero por si tengo una pregunta o para tener una nueva amiga. Translation -Hi,very pretty smile,I'm visiting here,which is a good restaurant?Can you take me?what's your number so if I have a question or to have a new friend.

[@jonathandiosa5739]

Jae Park woah there Kim.

[@sampablo7776]

P0ETICsin ColOmbia

[@princesscami122099]

P0ETICsin aye no es Columbia es COLOMBIA

[@simonochoa5477]

show nightlife ,youll get hundreds views

[@Marshall.Powell]

+Simon Ochoa good observation.. my nightlife videos are definitely the most viewed of all of my videos

[@ruckuss12000]

is it safe to be walking around with the phone or camera you are using to film this ?