{
  "id": 13536927,
  "title": "French Lawyer Falls in Love With Colombia and Wants to Stay in Bogota",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/french-lawyer-falls-in-love-with-colombia-and-wants-to-stay-in-bogota",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T21:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/10/10/french-lawyer-colombia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Solveig Drexel, a French lawyer with German roots, has fallen deeply in love with Colombia and is now seeking a way to stay in the country and build her professional life in Bogota. Born in Paris to a French mother and German father, Drexel developed a connection with Latin America through her family and friendships. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she began learning Spanish on her own. While completing her law studies in France, she had the opportunity to study abroad in Peru, but a Colombian friend invited her to spend Christmas in Bogota, where she fell in love with the country.\n\nDrexel now lives in Chapinero, Colombia's most affluent neighborhood, and loves the traditional Bogota breakfast dish, changua. Despite initially having no idea about the controversy surrounding the dish, she found it delicious and has since incorporated it into her life. However, she dislikes ripe plantain, a staple in Colombian cuisine, due to her lifelong dislike of bananas. Drexel's experience adapting to Colombian culture has been generally positive, although she found the expansive nature of social gatherings initially challenging.\n\nDrexel is currently exploring how she can continue her legal career in Colombia by validating her qualifications and obtaining a work visa. She has already visited several other Colombian cities, including Medellin, Cartagena, and Santa Marta, and has been impressed by the resilience and openness of the Colombian people. Drexel advises other foreigners to consider Colombia not just as a place to live, but as a potential home.",
  "summary": "A French lawyer with German roots has fallen so deeply in love with Colombia that she is now looking for a way to stay and build part of her professional life in Bogota. Solveig Drexel, a Paris native who speaks French, German, English, Portuguese, and perfect Spanish, arrived in Colombia in September 2025. One year […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}