One of the best ways to meet remote workers in Medellin will be to join one of the city’s many international groups. Becoming part of one of these communities will help you access important information about life in the city as a foreigner, and also give you the opportunity to interact with others working remotely from Medellin. Online communities are also great spaces for getting recommendations or making a suggestion to the rest of the digital community in town, as well as for organizing your own coworking days or other events. Importantly, joining a group here is likely to give you a chance to meet locals and practice your Spanish.
Below we highlight some great groups where you can meet other remote workers in Medellin.
This is the official group for digital nomads in the city and, as such, an essential resource for those looking to meet remote workers in Medellin. Digital Nomads Medellin is a large group with over 7800 members and an active community which regularly provides updates on migration, relocation and general city issues which are very useful. The group is an excellent space to find out about new coliving and coworking spaces as well cafes around the city. Digital Nomads Medellin also regularly promotes social events which are excellent for meeting other digital nomads, as well as occasional cool apartment and coliving opportunities across Medellin.
This Facebook group is an excellent resource to find out more about general issues to do with remote worker life in Colombia. Medellin Expats is a great space to find out about life in the city and to join all kinds of gatherings organized by members. The group is also regularly used to find accommodation and obtain travel advice.
A long-running language exchange in the city, the Wandering Paisa offers a fantastic way to meet remote workers in Medellin. The exchange takes place at the Wandering Paisa Hostel in Estadio (close to the Metro station) and draws in students from all the major universities and language schools around Medellin, making for a fun and young crowd in this fun location. At the Hostel you can enjoy great drinks from the bar on site and then head out with new friends for a party in El Poblado or elsewhere.
Internations is a resource built for international travelers to get the best out of any new city they visit. As such, it offers a great deal of really useful information on a wide range of aspects pertaining to life in Medellin. Internations also hosts its own events and gives members lots of opportunities to meet other remote workers in Medellin. In general, it is a very useful resource for networking and keeping in touch with a select part of the international community in the city. Internations offers membership at a fee.
For more information about living in Medellin as a remote worker, check out our complete Medellin guide.