hey any advice would be appreciated im a afro arab and have been in medellin for about 3 weeks now so ya … the city isnt for me

pollution is high everytime i go on dates im worried if im going to get druged (just happened to a fellow traveler i met last week) hard to find a affordable 2bed 2 bath apartment here your mostlikely getting gringo priced here

next week im off to santa marta a beach town a little bit more affordable for 4 days to see if i could call it home for the next 5months.

if anyone has any tips on other city or town that are affordable in colombia and i wont have to look over my shoulder to not get druged or robbed i would really appreciate it.

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i have been thinking about fortaleza brazil. yet i have 0 portugese experience. or nicaragua.

if anyone has any other countries, cities or towns yall could recommend that would be great

i need to be in south america due to eastern time zone

-thing i like to do for fun

--hike , cycling, motorcycle riding , good food, great nightlife, young crowd, a place where it is easy to make friends with locals.

thanks anything helps