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Living alone in a foreign country by jazz
I just wonder how many expats are sent overseas alone or together with family. I was unfortunately sent to Germany alone as i am still single. Optimistically. it is a good chance to know new people in a totally new environment. But the problem ...
I understand what you said. Germany is not the easiest country to get to know people easily... But once you know them, it's very strong!! I lived that in Austria, being just with foreign student, as I was. Good luck! It will come soon, specially as ... Read More
Boarding school - guest family in Wallonie or France by petercasier
A friend of mine, living in Dubai, would like to put her 17 year son in a boarding school in Belgium (Wallonie) or France. Can anyone recommend a good & affordable boarding school, which also allows pupils to stay over during the ...
or you he can search international school, like in Strasbourg. They can stay for the week-end when they live abroad. Read More
Contemplating a new start in Spain and utterly petrified! by curlyclaire
Hello, Am thinking about moving to Spain this autumn and hoping for some advice. Am British, mid-thirties, single and just fancy a new start. Am thinking about where to go, have no property in the UK so will be renting, just looking for s small ...
As Julien told you, apart from Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona and Andalusia, there are really nice places, maybe with not that much expats, but great to live in. I have a prediclection for Castilla-la-mancha, but that's very personnal! Good luck! Read More
Northern Spain? by FXF
hi! me, my husband are contemplating a move to Spain. we are in the U.S. and we hear all the time, "If you don't like it, then leave!"... so.. maybe it's not a crazy idea! Spain is attractive to us because of the climate, (we being in WI), the ...
Well, I haven't lived in Barcelona, but my bf does and I lived in Austria. People in Austria are cold and not friendly at the beginning, when they are warm in Spain. They will talk to you all the time, but of course, you have to do an effort too, ... Read More
Living in Barcelona by Julien
Hi everybody, I created this new topic to exchange tips for settling down in Barcelona. Jaime talked in another post of http://www.loquo.com/ for [b]finding a flat[/b]. You can find [b]job offers[/b] in La vanguardia, a local newspaper You want ...
I never lived in Bcn, but my ex was from there so I know the town pretty well. It's a big town with all the goods and bads points. But it's a pleasure to live there. Of course, as a tourist, you have to be careful, but that's normal in any capital ... Read More
Cost of living in European countries by Julien
Hi everybody, I thought it could be interesting to start a topic about the cost of life in the European countries. We already began to speak about cost of life in others posts, I thought it would be interesting to gather everything in one unique ...
I just add some comments about Geneva in BOLD :shy In Switzerland: Karen spoke about all Switzerland and she's right on main points. I will just add some things about Geneva: the price of the accommodation is really high, specially because 98霉 of ... Read More
Can you live far from your better half? by Julien
Well that's a personal question, but have you ever lived far from your better half? I spent almost two years far from my girlfriend when I first came to London, then we moved together to Madrid (for one year), and now I am back to London for a ...
It worked for 5 years, and then didn't... Don't ask me why... I guess we both expect the other one to leave his life... Now I'm happy with someone else and he's too, so I guess it was a wonderful story... At the time, we were using skype every ... Read More
New girl in Zurich! by KrisWorldwide
Hey everybody! My name is Kris and I will move to Zurich by the end of May due to my new job (I work in the hockey field). Currently, I am studying in an international degree program in Vierum盲ki, Finland. I am looking forward to get to know many ...
Hey, I'm not from the US and I don't live in Zurich, I'm in geneva, but I hope you'll enjoy to live in switzerland. It's a nice country, people are cool, even if cold, and you'll meet tons of expats in Zurich. Good luck! Kro Read More