Where do we go with young family?
Jul 8th 2011, 7:34 pm
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Re: Where do we go with young family?
We are in Southern VA which is green, moderately hilly quite horsey and close to Charlottesvile, Richmond and Lynchburg. The problem is that the local public schools are some of the worst in the state so if you are going somewhere rural please check the schools very carefully as your options may be private or home school.
Jul 8th 2011, 7:36 pm
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Re: Where do we go with young family?
I'm afraid that this is the biggest fallacy going! Living here is unlike anything you see on TV or anything that you may experience as a vacation visitor.
I hope that member CAdreaming won't mind if I give you a quotation from a post she wrote after her first month in the US: "Welcome to my world - its like someone has picked me up and dropped me on the planet Zog! Why Oh Why didnt any of you tell me it would be like this??? Oh yes I forgot you indeed did - Why Oh why then didnt I listen !!! "
I hope that member CAdreaming won't mind if I give you a quotation from a post she wrote after her first month in the US: "Welcome to my world - its like someone has picked me up and dropped me on the planet Zog! Why Oh Why didnt any of you tell me it would be like this??? Oh yes I forgot you indeed did - Why Oh why then didnt I listen !!! "
Jul 8th 2011, 7:37 pm
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Re: Where do we go with young family?
It really is nothing like what you see on the TV, people make the mistake of thinking they know all about America and Americans and it will be easy to fit in. In reality the culture shock is no less than moving somewhere like Japan, you just aren't prepared for it.
Jul 8th 2011, 7:40 pm
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Re: Where do we go with young family?
I'm afraid that this is the biggest fallacy going! Living here is unlike anything you see on TV or anything that you may experience as a vacation visitor.
I hope that member CAdreaming won't mind if I give you a quotation from a post she wrote after her first month in the US: "Welcome to my world - its like someone has picked me up and dropped me on the planet Zog! Why Oh Why didnt any of you tell me it would be like this??? Oh yes I forgot you indeed did - Why Oh why then didnt I listen !!! "
I hope that member CAdreaming won't mind if I give you a quotation from a post she wrote after her first month in the US: "Welcome to my world - its like someone has picked me up and dropped me on the planet Zog! Why Oh Why didnt any of you tell me it would be like this??? Oh yes I forgot you indeed did - Why Oh why then didnt I listen !!! "
All I really need is a nearby town/city, a good school and some countryside! for gods sake I only ever leave the house to run the kids around and do the horse
Jul 8th 2011, 7:41 pm
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Re: Where do we go with young family?
It's not really sarcasm when it's the truth. Yes it seems naive, but me like lots of people on here can relate, because lots of us thought that before we made the move.
It really is nothing like what you see on the TV, people make the mistake of thinking they know all about America and Americans and it will be easy to fit in. In reality the culture shock is no less than moving somewhere like Japan, you just aren't prepared for it.
It really is nothing like what you see on the TV, people make the mistake of thinking they know all about America and Americans and it will be easy to fit in. In reality the culture shock is no less than moving somewhere like Japan, you just aren't prepared for it.
Jul 8th 2011, 7:42 pm
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Re: Where do we go with young family?
But was he in the hotel, in business meetings, with his peers? It's not until you get to the grassroots banking, schooling, buying groceries, renting a house, seeing if the kids and the dog have the right shots, dealing with the homeowners' association or the PTA, getting your driver's license and taking the test, that the reality sets in.
Jul 8th 2011, 7:46 pm
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But was he in the hotel, in business meetings, with his peers? It's not until you get to the grassroots banking, schooling, buying groceries, renting a house, seeing if the kids and the dog have the right shots, dealing with the homeowners' association or the PTA, getting your driver's license and taking the test, that the reality sets in.
Jul 9th 2011, 4:26 pm
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Re: Where do we go with young family?
Sorry if I sounded tetchy (pmt) I'm sure it will be one hell of a shock but I'm trying to be as prepared as possible. The internet is an amazing resource and there is just so much information out there that its hard to make any headway.
So far Greenville is now the front runner, and surrounding area's (thanks to the person that suggested we look there
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Jul 9th 2011, 4:30 pm
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Re: Where do we go with young family?
Sorry if I sounded tetchy (pmt) I'm sure it will be one hell of a shock but I'm trying to be as prepared as possible. The internet is an amazing resource and there is just so much information out there that its hard to make any headway.
So far Greenville is now the front runner, and surrounding area's (thanks to the person that suggested we look there)
So far Greenville is now the front runner, and surrounding area's (thanks to the person that suggested we look there
)Good luck with everything.