Single lady looking to move to Malta

Hello sugarcane1985,

First off, welcome to expat.com. This site/blog is the right place for you. You will find a lot of helpful people here.

I am sorry to hear about the break up. It must be a really tough moment. But I am happy to see that you are all revved up to start again. That's the way to go!

I presume you have visited Malta already. Right? As you said Sliema and St. Julian's are pretty busy. But don't restrict yourself to these two localities. Property (buying or renting) is a bit pricey there. Remember that Malta is really small. Everywhere is within reach. However, if you would like to live in that area, I would suggest you look also at Gżira, Msida and Ta' Xbiex. You could find cheaper property there. And there are also many foreigners who live in these three localities.

Should you think I can be helpful in anyway, feel free to drop me a line.

Wishing you luck in your new venture - and adventure.

Take care.

Charlo

Hi Charlo,

Thank you for your helpful message.

Yes I have been before and I was overwhelmed by how much I liked it.

I will also look at those locations for property. Thank you!

SC

I'm glad you fond my message helpful.

Here are some websites that could help you learn some basic Maltese vocabulary and expressions:
http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Maltese.htmlhttp://ilanguages.org/maltese.phphttp://www.digitaldialects.com/Maltese.htmhttp://learn101.org/maltese.php

Hi Sugarcane!
I just wanted to add a few words of support!
Our Daughter moved to Mosta in Malta over three years ago at the age of 22........ Completely on her own. She had first visited as a teen and fell in love with the Islands warmth ( from the Maltese!) the support and the ease of friendships!

She's still there (moved to a place called Naxxar now) and me and her dad and brother are now moving there too! She absolutely found it the right thing to do on her own, is very independent and has made lots of friends. She had Maltese lessons, joined a gym, joined every class of something and threw herself he's first into making a happy life for herself. She's had a great experience and couldn't have had the life she leads in Malta, here in London.
She bought a Maltese car, got her paperwork sorted out with her ID and hasn't looked back, only forwards! Me and her dad are in our early forties so we are taking an inspired "leaf" from her book and making our life change for the better too!

Good luck and go for it 😊
Debbie

Debbie,

Thank you so much for sharing your daughters story. What an inspiration!

How did she find looking for employment? I am thinking I may need to find something to fall back on if the business is slow to get going.

And thank you for sharing the language sites, Charlo. I will look at them all.

Hi Sugarcane.
like you i had a break up, (well i am waiting on a divorce back in the UK.)
i cam here to start again and get away from it all.
i arrived in Malta in April and am settling in well. its still early days for me but i feel i have made the best choice for this chapter of my life.
i was at the job plus to fill in some forms last week and in my wait i browsed the job boards. Their was a HR board. had a number of jobs on it.
Also you may want to try linked in they have a job search feature you can download as an app. it allows company's to know you are looking for work.
I found konnekt job agency based in San Gwan the best. arranged a number of interviews for me. and i was not restricted to any one recruiter. i must have had about three different ones contact me and arrange interviews.
check out Rubs property on facebook that will give you a more up to date idea of prices to rent places. also i found ppl on their a lot more responsive than the bigger ppl like frank salt and simon manno.
Hope it all goes well for you.

Hi,

I moved out on my own 4 years ago feel free to ask anything that might help. If you already know Malta  a bit you are going to be fine.

Job wise, its good you are flexible, if you can do virtual you can work anywhere are be based here which is perfect and what many now do. So if a job doesn't materialise thats your back up, or other option ;-)

Honestly i wouldn't worry about learning Maltese before you get here, a few words are helpful but mostly you dont need it, unless you end up in  a job where you do of course!

I'd say its a perfect place to start again, lots happening, a good place to be, if you like it, and obviously you do. Personally  think its very easy as a Brit to settle in!