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Finding the right words in times of sadness and nostalgia is hard. Although no comments do justice to Jeff’s memory, we want to express our gratitude and affection to him, his memory, and those close to him.
Jeff Paschke was a great friend, colleague, and ally over the years. We met him when he was still the editor and publisher of Medellín Living, and it was a great joy when he told us about his new project: Medellin Guru.
Jeff Paschke – The Medellin Guru
Medellin Guru soon went from being a project to becoming his inspiration, driving force, and most incredible pride. Since its launch on July 20, 2017, it began to strengthen what became the largest community of foreigners in Medellín, positioning itself as a primary information source.
In his portal, he covered topics of interest in a permanent, updated, and reliable way, such as tourism, health in Colombia, culture, rentals, business, visas, and much other valuable information for the entire expat community. This honors his name as a GURU because although he never claimed to have answers to all questions, he was happy to share his knowledge.
Undoubtedly, thousands of people over the years have benefited from Jeff’s advice through his popular site www.medellinguru.com, as he fed his articles from his own experiences from the perspective of an American living in Medellin.
Jeff was a great person and friend. Those who knew him knew he had a big heart, and he helped Medellin become known as the best city to live in. Thank you, Jeff, for so much! Have a good trip, friend.
How Jeff used to be…
He always looked out for the interests of the expat community. With a strong interest in providing confidence, knowledge, and experience so that foreigners could make better decisions when visiting the country or moving to start a new life or purpose in Colombia.
We are sure that many of our readers were also part of Jeff’s expat network and that, like us, they remember with nostalgia the Medellín Guru Meet Up, the largest monthly event for foreigners in Medellín. An event that regularly gathered more than 200 attendees around different gastronomic references of the city, such as the “Mercados del Rio·, and whose purpose was to promote cultural exchange and experiences, as well as to bring visitors a range of professional services to facilitate their stay in Colombia, where expatgroup.co had the honor of always being the official partner in legal and immigration matters.
These events have become a flagship, an excuse to meet, connect, and share with laughter. These events created great alliances to promote business and local projects. Still, more than anything else, valuable friendships were born, allowing Jeff’s purpose to be more and more realized.
Sadly today, we must say goodbye to Jeff, a great friend and ally of the entire expatgroup.co team. We highlight and recognize Jeff’s work for so many years with nostalgia and gratitude, with the sincere wish that his legacy may live on forever.
We offer our sincere condolences and support to his wife, family, friends, and loved ones at this difficult time.
With deepest sympathy,
expatgroup team.
