Moving to San Francisco
Nov 12th 2013, 10:41 am
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Moving to San Francisco
Hi all, myself, my wife and my 1 year old daughter will be moving to San Francisco next year in March/April with my company to open up a new office. We have applied for our Visa's via an intercompany transfer and perceive no issue with this. I was wondering where are the good, safe places to live around SF for a young family? I accept traffic will be an issue but I am willing to live with a 60-90 minute commute to and from the office, which we think will be situated in the CBD.
Also, can anyone recommend any websites/forums that my wife could join to meet other expat wives/new mums etc so she can get a bit of a head start in settling in.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Also, can anyone recommend any websites/forums that my wife could join to meet other expat wives/new mums etc so she can get a bit of a head start in settling in.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Nov 12th 2013, 11:16 am
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Re: Moving to San Francisco
Welcome to the forum
San Francisco, one of my favourite cities :-)
You're going to enjoy it ... I have found it an extremely relaxed place, which sounds strange considering what it is. I love going there.
Cant help with the areas to live, but if you post on the US forum section I am sure you will find lots of advice. Good luck
San Francisco, one of my favourite cities :-)
You're going to enjoy it ... I have found it an extremely relaxed place, which sounds strange considering what it is. I love going there.
Cant help with the areas to live, but if you post on the US forum section I am sure you will find lots of advice. Good luck
Nov 12th 2013, 12:31 pm
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Re: Moving to San Francisco
Thanks for the Heads up re SF. I have posted on the USA forum, so hopefully get some good tips and help.
Nov 12th 2013, 7:39 pm
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Re: Moving to San Francisco
Welcome to BE and good luck!
If you have a search, there are loads of threads to get you started though.
End of the day, it all depends on your budget and how long you can stand to be stuck in a car as far as a commute and then the importance of the quality of schools.
As for groups, there's FB and meetup.com which usually have loads of groups for that sort of thing.
If you have a search, there are loads of threads to get you started though.
End of the day, it all depends on your budget and how long you can stand to be stuck in a car as far as a commute and then the importance of the quality of schools.
As for groups, there's FB and meetup.com which usually have loads of groups for that sort of thing.
Nov 16th 2013, 11:16 am
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Re: Moving to San Francisco
Hello and a big welcome to BE.
Excellent information can be found in the BE Wiki, not forgetting the Living and Moving Abroad forum that will help you, another set of great help is the permanent threads at the TOP of each forum, they are very pertinent to that particular forum and makes sensible reading.
Moderators deal with any problems that arise such as inappropriate posts, spammers etc, you will find their names at the bottom right hand side of each forum's index in bold font.
Please contact me if I can give you any further help.
Rosemary
Excellent information can be found in the BE Wiki, not forgetting the Living and Moving Abroad forum that will help you, another set of great help is the permanent threads at the TOP of each forum, they are very pertinent to that particular forum and makes sensible reading.
Moderators deal with any problems that arise such as inappropriate posts, spammers etc, you will find their names at the bottom right hand side of each forum's index in bold font.
Please contact me if I can give you any further help.
Rosemary
