!2 Months in Coquitlam
Jul 18th 2014, 6:12 am
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!2 Months in Coquitlam
Well, tomorrow is our first anniversary of arriving in Canada, and i can't believe how well we have settled.
Getting here was relatively easy as my husbands employer paid for most of the move.
Although we are only on a TWP at the moment we bit the bullet and bought a house, settling nicely into suburban life in Coquitlam. My husband commutes downtown when he isn't on a plane and loves the West Coast Express, much better than the Bedford - Brighton line!!
My daughter has made lots of new friends and enjoyed school, her Canadian accent now blends with the rest of her class mates (to my ear anyway).
Contrary to a lot of folks, i have made some great friends, bonded so well that we are having a girls weekend away in Vegas!
I am starting work in September, i've been doing some voluntary work for the last six months, but i'm looking forward to earning few dollars.
Staying at home to settle us in has proved very useful, especially when it came to dealing with renovations.
We brought our dog over with us, she survived the trip and has been joined by a new friend/nutter.
Life is good, there have been very few moments of regrets. Perhaps the most difficult time was when our daughter as getting bullied, but that could have happened just as easily in the UK.
This site has been a great source of information, thank you for all the time and effort that folks put into helping us newbies.
There will be plenty more questions as we start the PR process!!
Getting here was relatively easy as my husbands employer paid for most of the move.
Although we are only on a TWP at the moment we bit the bullet and bought a house, settling nicely into suburban life in Coquitlam. My husband commutes downtown when he isn't on a plane and loves the West Coast Express, much better than the Bedford - Brighton line!!
My daughter has made lots of new friends and enjoyed school, her Canadian accent now blends with the rest of her class mates (to my ear anyway).
Contrary to a lot of folks, i have made some great friends, bonded so well that we are having a girls weekend away in Vegas!
I am starting work in September, i've been doing some voluntary work for the last six months, but i'm looking forward to earning few dollars.
Staying at home to settle us in has proved very useful, especially when it came to dealing with renovations.
We brought our dog over with us, she survived the trip and has been joined by a new friend/nutter.
Life is good, there have been very few moments of regrets. Perhaps the most difficult time was when our daughter as getting bullied, but that could have happened just as easily in the UK.
This site has been a great source of information, thank you for all the time and effort that folks put into helping us newbies.
There will be plenty more questions as we start the PR process!!
Jul 18th 2014, 7:52 pm
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Re: !2 Months in Coquitlam
glad to hear it 
Jul 19th 2014, 2:23 pm
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Congratulations! Well done
The first year anywhere new is a bit fraught. Nice to hear that you are all settling in and starting to feel 'at home'. May your next 12 months be equally pleasurable!
The first year anywhere new is a bit fraught. Nice to hear that you are all settling in and starting to feel 'at home'. May your next 12 months be equally pleasurable!
Jul 20th 2014, 12:59 am
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Congratulations! er which part of the Bedpan line? Near Bedford or Brighton? I know Bedford well
Jul 20th 2014, 1:51 am
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Congrats nice to hear your settling in well , hopefully PR and the future goes well for you
, hopefully PR and the future goes well for you
Jul 20th 2014, 5:00 am
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Jul 20th 2014, 7:59 pm
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How do you find it in coquitlam, we are renting in Metro Vancouver and if PR works out we need to find somewhere comutable to van and had considered coquitlam as we could afford to buy there.
Jul 20th 2014, 11:03 pm
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Do it.
Jul 31st 2014, 4:56 am
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Sorry not to have responded, the family arrived from the UK!
We love living in Coquitlam. We live just up the hill from the Coquitlam Mall, good school, great access to the West Coast express and even commenting by car isn't too bad. Great value property wise. If you want any further info and the name of a good agent DM me
We love living in Coquitlam. We live just up the hill from the Coquitlam Mall, good school, great access to the West Coast express and even commenting by car isn't too bad. Great value property wise. If you want any further info and the name of a good agent DM me
Aug 2nd 2014, 1:07 am
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Gr8 update, Tootle!
Aug 7th 2014, 1:18 am
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When it comes to Coquitlam I have it. It's hot and only going to get hotter RE wise once skytrain is finished. If he's in a position to buy, I would do it.
Aug 7th 2014, 2:14 am
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Fair enough
Aug 7th 2014, 5:54 am
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