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Forum: Canniversary
Dec 18th 2013, 9:04 pm
Replies: 185
Views: 46,264
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Wink Re: Still Homesick after a year!

Hi Rosie

Just to say you are not alone!

I feel exactly the same way as you after 5/6 years here just outside Calgary.

Unfortunately I was the instigator of our family's move over here for...
Forum: Canniversary
May 19th 2013, 9:32 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,788
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Talking Re: 6 months....

Hi rugbymum

So agree with your post! I suppose you have to remember there are a lot of 'don't rain on my parade' people on BE! They are not just on this forum they are prevalent in my local...
Forum: Canada
Apr 24th 2013, 12:12 am
Replies: 48
Views: 4,917
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Wink Re: Annual leave

[QUOTE=Daveheb1;10667722]Hi, I have been looking inti coming over on a IEC visa with my partner, and then when finding city prefer to look at ways of stopping there more permanently. My first...
Forum: Canniversary
Apr 23rd 2013, 12:42 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,964
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Thumbs up Re: 5 years to the day...

Hye great post sorry to hear about your marriage break up. Nothing worse than sun shines all the time expats in canada! After a few years its boring!
Forum: Canada
Apr 23rd 2013, 12:35 am
Replies: 53
Views: 9,298
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Wink Re: We're going back

Still have family in Fartown area which I think has gone downhill but we came from Birkby.
Forum: Canada
Apr 23rd 2013, 12:33 am
Replies: 53
Views: 9,298
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Wink Re: We're going back

Hiya - no neither place Canada or North Yorks are that bad! Just different. I have a neice on benefits in Huddersfield Birkby area. It's not what it used to be - she is being hounded now at weekly...
Forum: Canada
Apr 17th 2013, 12:40 am
Replies: 53
Views: 9,298
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: We're going back

Wow

Had to reply to this as this is our story almost exactly (minus the sad passing of your mother). We're still in Canada but for reasons similar to yours would love to return to West Yorks.
...
Forum: Canada
Dec 4th 2012, 10:44 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 11,380
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: How do you handle upset parents?

It does depend where you are!

We've been near Calgary 6 years nearly:-

I would say OVERALL life for children/teenagers is the same and this includes prospects.

Can't comment on the lesser...
Forum: Canada
Dec 3rd 2012, 11:28 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 11,380
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: How do you handle upset parents?

Hey I totally agree with this.

Probalby the hardest thing about emigrating is leaving those parents/siblings/friends left behind.

We said to our parents back when we left in 2007 - we'd be back...
Forum: Canada
Sep 10th 2012, 12:33 am
Replies: 64
Views: 13,181
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: Thinking of going back :(

Hi there - really feel for you. Our Family (myself Oh and three kids) are in Cochrane (Alberta). My eldest was older when we emigrated and tried his best to be positive but in truth didn't really...
Forum: Canada
May 1st 2012, 8:56 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 4,175
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: Early Days

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Forum: Canada
May 1st 2012, 8:51 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,578
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: Looking to move to Canada

Hi Ben

Good luck - one thing is that your children are the right age to do the move. If you do decide to emigrate your children will be canadian in no time at all with accents to match but...
Forum: Canada
Apr 30th 2012, 9:50 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 4,175
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Thumbs up Re: Early Days

Hi Adam

A couple of things I was not clear on-

1. annual leave in ALberta region is 2 weeks only ( I am in retail and hubby is the same he is in engineering)
2. work culture is different here...
Forum: Canada
Apr 30th 2012, 9:08 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 4,361
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: how to deal with a parent who really doesn't want me to go...

Hi Izzi - I know exactly how you feel! My mum was very negative about our family moving to Calgary back in 2008. Everybody else in the family (sister, friends were all positive). I am very close...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 27th 2012, 10:12 pm
Replies: 122
Views: 12,078
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: Teenagers in Crisis - Is this unique to Canada?

HI there - don't beat yourself up over it! Seriously you were only trying to improve her life - unless you have a crystal ball how could you have known this would happen. Life chucks crap at us now...
Forum: Canada
Mar 26th 2012, 11:05 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,536
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: Plumber heading to Calgary looking for work

Hey I know who how feel - we felt the same back in the UK. Trouble was we didn't realise how good we did have it in the UK until the honeymoon period was over here in Canada.

If you feel...
Forum: Canada
Mar 26th 2012, 10:55 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,536
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: Plumber heading to Calgary looking for work

Yes, possibly.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Some days are wonderful (mainly on Sundays!) when we get up to beautiful blue skies and have a day out at Banff. Some days are not so good and we...
Forum: Canada
Mar 25th 2012, 11:23 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,334
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: Moving to Cananda

Hi there I agree with Christmasoompa. My husband is a gas engineer working in Calgary. We've been here five years now. It is our experience that Canadian employers like to hire in the main...
Forum: Canada
Mar 25th 2012, 11:01 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,536
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: Plumber heading to Calgary looking for work

Hi there, my husband is a plumber/gas engineer here in Calgary. We've been here for five years.

Agree with whats sioxsie said - we tryed for 3 years previously to get here but not getting a job...
Forum: Canada
Mar 15th 2012, 12:35 am
Replies: 77
Views: 9,011
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: Having Doubts...

Hi there

Its a tough one your predicament - but i'd like to offer you my views -

We moved out here 6 years ago - to a small town outside Calgary - we have 3 kids. Our main reason for leaving...
Forum: Canada
Feb 1st 2012, 12:19 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,395
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: Totally confused

Hi there
I'd like to offer you our family experience (good and bad).

Myself, Oh and 3 kids (now 14,6,5) moved from Huddersfield out here to just outside Calgary 5 years ago. Our reasons for...
Forum: Canniversary
Jan 17th 2012, 12:34 am
Replies: 47
Views: 6,315
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: 1 year tomorrow...

Hi there

I totally understand where you're coming from. I felt the same the first year was really bad when we moved here five years ago - second not so bad - third,fourth and now I think I have...
Forum: Canada
Jan 17th 2012, 12:23 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,039
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: wanting the move

Hi there all

I agree totally with above.

the only advice I can offer you is to think really hard before you sell your house and go for it.

As Dave n Ailsa say do not underestimate the cost...
Forum: Canada
Jan 9th 2012, 10:06 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 4,688
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Re: Thinking of moving across the pond - advice please!

Hi there - our family was where you were at 6/7 years ago.

We felt very depressed about staying in the UK and so considered Canada/NZ/OZ. IN the end after a couple of years we moved to Canada...
Forum: Canada
Jan 4th 2012, 10:13 pm
Replies: 67
Views: 6,753
Posted By huddersfieldlass

Thumbs down Re: Why Canada?

For our family - it was the thought (I stress THOUGHT) of an easier life/more family time/more outdoors life/bigger house/not so far from friends and family to fly to and not too far for us to fly...
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