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  1. Philippines Expat Forum
    Hello Everyone, I’m currently doing some research to see what schools I can attend to in the Philippines while using my GI bill. If anyone’s done it before or has more expertise on the matter, let me know thanks.
  2. Spain Expat Forum for Expats Living in Spain
    My husband is Spanish and after 10 years in the US w are planning to move to Spain so our son can grow up closer to our family in Madrid. We (and our dog) prefer to live outside of the city, near the nature and are considering towns in northwest, preferably connected to Madrid by train. We are...
  3. Canada Expat Forum for Expats Living in Canada
    Hi, My husband, 2 children (7 & 2 years) are hoping to relocate from NI to Canada. We quite like the look of Edmonton area of Alberta, specifically a town/city called Beaumont. We are from a small country town and therefore do not want to live in a large city. But at the same time we want...
  4. Spain Expat Forum for Expats Living in Spain
    Hi Everyone, I will be arriving in Madrid in Jan 2024 with my 2 kids and hubby. Kids will be 9 and 13 years of age. We will be there for 6 months. I will be doing a sabbatical at Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja located at C. de Serrano Galvache, 4, 28033 Madrid, Spain...
  5. Spain Expat Forum for Expats Living in Spain
    Hello! We are Romanias moving from London to to Valencia in July and so far we have no idea which schools to choose for our children. I know we are probably missing the deadline to enrol. They speak Romanian and English, mostly English and I don’t want them to lose it whilst in Spain as at home...
  6. France Expat Forum for Expats Living in France
    We are planning to move from Canada to Annecy, with 10 yr old twin boys. Everything I have read and heard about France's approach to public education really worries me (rote learning, discourage questioning, etc.). Here's a summary: The French system: in all its gloire | The Good Schools Guide...
  7. Spain Expat Forum for Expats Living in Spain
    Hi There, I would like to find out a few things about quality of life in Barceloa because I will shortly accept a job offer and plan to move from the UK with my wife and 2 children, aged 6 & 9. We're likely to move to one of the nearby towns Sant Cuga, Alella, Stages etc where the air is...
  8. Spain Expat Forum for Expats Living in Spain
    Hi everyone, I’m a joint owner/Director of a Limited Company that operates in the UK. Meanwhile my partner has income generated from a property she inherited in Italy. We're hoping to move to Valencia with our two young children, fairly soon (lockdown permitting). With that in mind, I’ve got a...
  9. New Zealand Expat Forum for Expats Living in NZ
    We're visiting Christchurch for a final interview for a few days in mid-February! Checking out schools is definitely key. Does anyone have any insights as to how the 3 intermediate schools in Christchurch compare? Christchurch South is near where we think we want to live and would allow our...
  10. France Expat Forum for Expats Living in France
    Hi, I have searched the forums and have seen various (mainly negative) experiences for expats moving to France with their children. My wife and I are looking to move to France in 12 months and we have 3 children, currently 10yrs, 15yrs and 17yrs. The oldest will almost certainly be heading to...
  11. Dubai Expat Forum for Expats Living in Dubai
    Hello everyone, This is my first post, so I hope it's in the right place! Our family are intending to move to Dubai next year for work. We have 2 children aged 8 and 6. I've heard from a UK Expat friend living in Dubai that Primary schooling is good but he wouldn't recommend the Secondary...
  12. Life in Australia
    We're moving to Melbourne in a couple of months with our 8 year-old so living in proximity to good schools is a priority. We are considering renting a flat in Abbotsford as work will be in East Melbourne. Would love input on (govt) primary schools in the area -- Abbotsford, Collingwood, South...
  13. France Expat Forum for Expats Living in France
    Hello! My spouse and I are thinking of moving to Lille for a year. My husband is (essentially) a self-employed EU citizen and can work anywhere. Our kids will then be four and two. The idea is that they can learn French (and we can too -- we've always wanted to) and we would rent out that...
  14. Other Europe
    Hello, We will be moving to Amsterdam from the US in a few months and are deciding between the cities of Almere and Amstelveen to rent a house. We do not know the area and were hoping for some advice about where to live. We have two kids, ages 9 and 7 and will be enrolling them in a Dutch...
  15. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hi, I need some local advice to decide where to live in Liverpool. I am currently living in Turkey and will start to work at Liverpool Hope University soon. We are relocating as a family with one child who is almost 9 years old. We would like to rent a two-three bedroom house in a good...
  16. Spain Expat Forum for Expats Living in Spain
    Hello everyone! We're planning to move to Valencia this summer and have looked round the following schools for our 5 year old: Cambridge House, Los Olivos, British School La Cañada, and El Plantío International School. We particularly want British as our family language is Spanish, although I am...
  17. Cyprus Expat Forum for Expats Living in Cyprus
    Good morning! I will be relocating next June but visiting Cyprus in October again for children's schools and looking at properties to buy. After my children have a school place we will then search for an area to live in. Currently I'm torn between Limassol and Paphos. We are visiting paphos in...
  18. New Zealand Expat Forum for Expats Living in NZ
    Hi there – we are a family of 5 with 3 young children (boy @9, boy @7 and girl @5) and we are thinking about moving to New Plymouth towards the end of 2016. We are originally from the UK but have been living in Adelaide for the last 13 years, which we have found to be a very cliquey place and...
  19. Spain Expat Forum for Expats Living in Spain
    Hello, I've been a regular on the forum for 3 or 4 months now looking through various threads for info without actually joining. So I thought to take the plunge and finally post. To give context we are a couple in our early thirties with a young son aged seven. We have toyed with the idea of...
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