42 GENERAL INFORMATION
In Bogotá, there are official German, French, British, and Italian schools for
qualified teachers from these countries. To locate these schools, you must use
your "Google skills" to find them.
BILINGUAL SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES
All Colombian cities have bilingual schools. These schools like to hire foreign
teachers. To find these jobs you must contact the schools directly. The
certification for many schools is not as strict as international schools, but a BA is
usually required. Many universities are also interested in hiring English
instructors. The better-known universities may require a graduate degree.
BUSINESS OWNERSHIP
Many foreigners try to start businesses to support their Colombian dreams.
There are several different options to attain the proper visa requirements to
start a business in Colombia. Pro-export maintains this site with good basic
information about starting a business in Colombia.
(www.investincolombia.com.co).
STUDYING SPANISH
Colombia is a great place to study Spanish. Learning Spanish in Colombia can be
done with private instructors, at language institutes or at universities. In the
Bogotá, Cartagena, Taganga and Valledupar sections of this book there are
Spanish instructors and schools.
VOLUNTEER WORK
Colombia has a great need for volunteers due to high levels of poverty and social
issues. Voluntarios de Occidente (www.voluntariosdeoccidente.org) has
volunteer opportunities in Cartagena. Fundación Mariposas Amarillas needs