moving to a new country

[MaryP0p1]

A question I thought I'd ask of all those of you who have moved abroad. What would be the best bit of advice you would offer. What did you miss and what was great!

I think it depends on the circumstances, we had every intention of sending dd to a local school until we found out our local school is diabolical, the locals dont want to send there kids there. We are now under immense pressure, out of catchment area for good school and cant afford the down payment for the international school. Will either have to lie and get friend to lie to get her into good local school or stay in a job I hate and possibley forfeit having another baby to pay for private. Its our own fault I know, but when we moved here dd was only 2 and we were under the impression that Spanish children start school at six, in reality its 3. So we are stuck between a rock and a hard place. So the moral of the story is find out and dont believe everything you read.

Just a quick update for all those who gave their advice.

We moved early (in may not July). The move was horrible but being here is great. We've had a few hiccups as you do. Examle DH set fire to himself, I gave myself concusion. but the good has outweight the bad by about a million to one.

The children are learning Italian very quick as am I and my DH. We don't seem to miss anything very much. Crisps possible everything else we brought and have regular packages arriving with.

Interesting thread. Where did you move in Italy?

I moved to le Marche

Le Marche must be beautiful - I am from Campania originally but have been in uk for a long, long time...

It is and the people are friendly, the food is good. We live in the country but only 5 minutes from a town, 15 minutes from the beach and half an hour from the mountains. We are very fortunate to be able to live here.

After 3 year living in different parts of France (and, on a previous occasion, another three years over here, so 6 in total) I and dp have decide that wie will be moving back to Wales in the near future.
I have been very homesick since having ds a year a go - my perspective ojn the future has changed dramatically, and I really want him to grow up near my family/friends and go to school in Wales. We would not necessarily be better off financially though, because the cost of living is so much lower here - but I'd prefer to be skint and near friends/family than isolated over here - have foiund it really difficult to befriend any other mums here.

Don't regret coming here for a minute, but I feel the time has come for me to settle in my own country with my little family now!

If you had my family you would try to move as far a way as possible.....