Moving to Houston from Manchester UK (and scared.....)!!!!!
Jun 3rd 2007, 7:38 am
#106
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Re: Moving to Houston from Manchester UK (and scared.....)!!!!!
Hi Sofi
We moved to Houston last year and are originally from Sheffield (very close to Glossop and Manchester). We live in the Clear Lake area and all love it very much.
We left the UK to live in the Bahamas for four years but then had the choice to move to the USA on a L1A visa......our choice was New Jersey or Houston and after visiting both places we chose Houston.
The area we live is very pretty our kids love the school and my wife is a stay at home mum but has the right to work if she wants.
We do miss the UK but only our family and certain foods (and Yorkshire Tea), with Lingo/Vonage and webcams it is easy to stay in touch and the flights are cheap enough for a constant stream of visitors. We have now applied for a green card and do not want to move back to the UK.
Houston is one of the best decisions we have ever made!!! Excellent for Restaurants, shopping, cost of living, museum, arts, schools, nightlife and climate (gets a little hot in summer).
Let me know if you need information on anything specific about Houston from the view of myself or my wife...an expat non working northern lass!
We moved to Houston last year and are originally from Sheffield (very close to Glossop and Manchester). We live in the Clear Lake area and all love it very much.
We left the UK to live in the Bahamas for four years but then had the choice to move to the USA on a L1A visa......our choice was New Jersey or Houston and after visiting both places we chose Houston.
The area we live is very pretty our kids love the school and my wife is a stay at home mum but has the right to work if she wants.
We do miss the UK but only our family and certain foods (and Yorkshire Tea), with Lingo/Vonage and webcams it is easy to stay in touch and the flights are cheap enough for a constant stream of visitors. We have now applied for a green card and do not want to move back to the UK.
Houston is one of the best decisions we have ever made!!! Excellent for Restaurants, shopping, cost of living, museum, arts, schools, nightlife and climate (gets a little hot in summer).
Let me know if you need information on anything specific about Houston from the view of myself or my wife...an expat non working northern lass!
Jun 3rd 2007, 7:40 am
#107
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Re: Moving to Houston from Manchester UK (and scared.....)!!!!!
Hi Sofi
We moved to Houston last year and are originally from Sheffield (very close to Glossop and Manchester). We live in the Clear Lake area and all love it very much.
We left the UK to live in the Bahamas for four years but then had the choice to move to the USA on a L1A visa......our choice was New Jersey or Houston and after visiting both places we chose Houston.
The area we live is very pretty our kids love the school and my wife is a stay at home mum but has the right to work if she wants.
We do miss the UK but only our family and certain foods (and Yorkshire Tea), with Lingo/Vonage and webcams it is easy to stay in touch and the flights are cheap enough for a constant stream of visitors. We have now applied for a green card and do not want to move back to the UK.
Houston is one of the best decisions we have ever made!!! Excellent for Restaurants, shopping, cost of living, museum, arts, schools, nightlife and climate (gets a little hot in summer).
Let me know if you need information on anything specific about Houston from the view of myself or my wife...an expat non working northern lass!
We moved to Houston last year and are originally from Sheffield (very close to Glossop and Manchester). We live in the Clear Lake area and all love it very much.
We left the UK to live in the Bahamas for four years but then had the choice to move to the USA on a L1A visa......our choice was New Jersey or Houston and after visiting both places we chose Houston.
The area we live is very pretty our kids love the school and my wife is a stay at home mum but has the right to work if she wants.
We do miss the UK but only our family and certain foods (and Yorkshire Tea), with Lingo/Vonage and webcams it is easy to stay in touch and the flights are cheap enough for a constant stream of visitors. We have now applied for a green card and do not want to move back to the UK.
Houston is one of the best decisions we have ever made!!! Excellent for Restaurants, shopping, cost of living, museum, arts, schools, nightlife and climate (gets a little hot in summer).
Let me know if you need information on anything specific about Houston from the view of myself or my wife...an expat non working northern lass!
Jun 3rd 2007, 7:42 am
#108
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Re: Moving to Houston from Manchester UK (and scared.....)!!!!!
Hiya JG
Jun 3rd 2007, 8:59 am
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Re: Moving to Houston from Manchester UK (and scared.....)!!!!!
I am cleaning the bedroom today, seem to take a break every three minutes to post on one site or another
Jun 3rd 2007, 9:22 am
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Re: Moving to Houston from Manchester UK (and scared.....)!!!!!
I told you not to worry
Glad to hear someone else giving you some positive feedback at least I know I'm not the only one who has good things to say about this area.
Jun 3rd 2007, 9:32 am
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Re: Moving to Houston from Manchester UK (and scared.....)!!!!!
Jun 3rd 2007, 9:43 am
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Jun 3rd 2007, 12:00 pm
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Re: Moving to Houston from Manchester UK (and scared.....)!!!!!
We visited Vancouver last week and drove up to Whistler and I was really struck at the vastness and unspoilt nature of it all when leaving Vancouver...underdeveloped look out onto a lake and no homes built etc, massive snow topped mountains, plunging into water, as far as your eye can see... you don't get that stunning vastness of scale of scenery at home.
Walked along 'a beach' and see why Willmore posts daily in the what made you smile today, thread
Realise its Canada and not the US but felt how fortunate I was to live in/near such a beautiful place
(not putting down the UK.. but just thankful of where we are in our lives right now
)
Jun 3rd 2007, 2:01 pm
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