
颁茅肠颈濒别础叠
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French expat in New Zealand
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About me
French
Speaks Fran莽ais - Anglais
Registration: 01 August 2013
About
My husband and I carried out one of our big projects: moving to NZ. We took the plunge in November 2011, before our 2 children were too old to leave their friends and their studies!
I am fortunate to be able to practice my exciting job as a speech therapist in Auckland with the region's large French-speaking community and I also work remotely with other French-speakers in NZ and around the world.
My husband found an interesting position in a large local company barely 15 days after our arrival and we were able to buy a house very close to the school.
Our children follow a bilingual schooling which suits them perfectly and they are now bilingual.
Our integration happened gradually, the French-speaking community is so large that I speak French more often than English! It is easier to get to know compatriots with whom we share the experience of expatriation, than with local people whose lifestyle habits may differ radically, especially at the beginning. But little by little, the bird makes its nest.
We have absolutely no regrets about our choice, other than the sadness of being far from family and friends who remained in France.
Life here has advantages and disadvantages, like everywhere, but overall, as far as we are concerned, the advantages are preponderant...
for now, who knows!
Interests: reading, singing and painting, My job, nature... Non-violent communication, playing the piano
Occupation
I am Self-employed.
My expat journey




Auckland, New Zealand
Long-term installation, not without difficulties but above all with satisfaction!
Speech therapy, a profession of passion
The kind people, the magnificent landscapes, the immense deserted beaches...
French pastries, bilingual school...
The real estate market, the wet winter

Noum茅a, South Province, New Caledonia
Family life
On the occasion of the replacement of a speech therapist colleague

France