erininpr
American expat in Colombia
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How to make friends in Florida by expat.com
We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals or expatriates) when you're living in Florida :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Florida?? Thanks in ...
Alliecat, How has living in SWFL worked out? I'm also an American who has been living overseas (for six years, three continents) and have to move back to the US. We have a house in Estero where we were for two years... I consider it my first ... Read More
Schools for expat children in Bogota by expat.com
Hello to all :) We'd like you to extend any information you have on the educational system in Bogotq. But of course, we'd like you to mainly talk about international schools (primary, secondary, high school and universities) existing in Bogota for ...
I have to say that CGB has been a good place for our son. It is small but it is a great environment for our kid. It is far from Bogota but so many schools are. Our son adjusted and we all adjusted and it is just life here. I think that no other ... Read More
Need PR Moving Company recommendations by erininpr
We have to pick a moving company because we are leaving PR and all I'm getting are horror stories. Anyone have a good experience with movers here? Thanks!
An update after receiving our things... Everything was packed so poorly that we had to have most of the furniture recovered and/or the wood refurbished. TV was broken. Several lamps completely trashed. I'm not sure how our dishes made it whole... ... Read More
US expat Moving to Bogota? by wende
We are a family of 5 considering a move to Bogota. Can anyone recommend an english speaking school for our children ages 16, 12 and 8? Are there expat neighborhoods near by? Is it safe? How is the medical care? Anything else we need to ...
Axita, I just sent a (long-winded) message via your inbox. :) Erin Read More
Need PR Moving Company recommendations by erininpr
We have to pick a moving company because we are leaving PR and all I'm getting are horror stories. Anyone have a good experience with movers here? Thanks!
I can't give a final recommendation for Capitol until we get our things. However, the pack up went reasonably well. Our only complaint was that when we arrived in PR we had 191 items and somehow we had 272 items when leaving. One of the packers was ... Read More
good school in Bogota by tanuzatanuza
Hi, I am inquiring about good school in Bogota for my son. He is 1lmost 14 now and from 2014, august, he will live in Bogota with his father. Year 11-12 will be in Bogota. My son, Jerome lives with me in Bangladesh (i am divorced) and goes to Grace ...
My son will be starting year 11 at gran bretana. Look around the other posts in the bogota blog and we've posted quite a bit about schools. Feel free to message me with questions. Erin Read More
US expat Moving to Bogota? by wende
We are a family of 5 considering a move to Bogota. Can anyone recommend an english speaking school for our children ages 16, 12 and 8? Are there expat neighborhoods near by? Is it safe? How is the medical care? Anything else we need to ...
I only ran into a few people who said they decided Nueva Granada wasn't a good place for their kids (bullying problems) and we met two families who actually left and went to Gran Bretana. I haven't met anyone who presently has kids at the school. ... Read More
Alaskan family of five moves to Puerto Rico. by williamusps
For pictures and more information check our blog site at *** Day One: Well, we are here, it was a really long day. We arrived at 2:00 am and rented a mini van. That was fun putting everything in it. Kids were great. We drove around all night going ...
You have the best attitude I've ever seen in someone moving to PR... truly much better than mine was. I have to echo Gregg about the electricity costs. We ran ours in the living room during the day for the first three weeks and when the $850 bill ... Read More
Planning to Move to Puerto Rico from New Jersey? by Dreambig51
I was offer a job in Caguas Puerto Rico and the income will be anywhere from 100,000 to 130,000? Is this a good enought income to live constable in Puerto Rico? I need some information about the best places to live Puerto Rico, Private Schools and ...
Baldwin is about 13K per year (misc fees included). My kids have been so happy there. Erin Read More
Planning to Move to Puerto Rico from New Jersey? by Dreambig51
I was offer a job in Caguas Puerto Rico and the income will be anywhere from 100,000 to 130,000? Is this a good enought income to live constable in Puerto Rico? I need some information about the best places to live Puerto Rico, Private Schools and ...
You might consider living in Guaynabo and your kids could go to Baldwin School. I highly recommend it and the commute would be fine. My husband worked in Caguas and we lived in Guaynabo. Read More
Selling my car before we leave by erininpr
Does anyone have any suggestions about how/where to sell our vehicle (2010, Toyota Highlander) before we leave? Are there private dealers who sell it for a percentage, etc? Thx, Erin
Clasificadosonline.com is definitely the way to go. We had our car sold in less than 24 hours. Thanks for the help! Read More
Need PR Moving Company recommendations by erininpr
We have to pick a moving company because we are leaving PR and all I'm getting are horror stories. Anyone have a good experience with movers here? Thanks!
Our close friends had a terrible experience with Monte-Rosa Del Monte, including a large cash theft. We have Capital coming in two weeks and my fingers are crossed. Read More
Selling my car before we leave
Does anyone have any suggestions about how/where to sell our vehicle (2010, Toyota Highlander) before we leave? Are there private dealers who sell it for a percentage, etc? Thx, Erin Read More
US expat Moving to Bogota? by wende
We are a family of 5 considering a move to Bogota. Can anyone recommend an english speaking school for our children ages 16, 12 and 8? Are there expat neighborhoods near by? Is it safe? How is the medical care? Anything else we need to ...
Your reply made me realize that I should post a follow up to my original note. We went to Bogota and interviewed and met with administration at Anglo-Colombiano and Gran Bretana. I really liked Anglo-Colombiano but in the end, we chose Gran ... Read More
Need PR Moving Company recommendations
We have to pick a moving company because we are leaving PR and all I'm getting are horror stories. Anyone have a good experience with movers here? Thanks! Read More