Jakhil

Hi all, I've just registered here and wanted to introduce myself.

I'm Australian born but have spent the last 7 years in the UK. I have just accepted a job in Pessac France (close to Bordeaux) and looking for any advice/support on what I should/can organise before arriving in Mid-January.

My main concern is where to live....my job requires that I travel a lot so I am thinking perhaps it make sense to live somewhere with easy access to the airport; but at the same time I want an area that lends itself to young professionals with a decent social scene since I'll be there on my own.

Any advice would be very very much appreciated!

Cheers!

dreadsoc

Hi Jakhil

Welcome to BE.
I see you have already found our France forum, where you can chat with other expats in the Bordeaux area...I am sure they will happily share lots of tips and information to make your move go nice and smoothly.
That just leaves me to wish you all the very best with your move

Dread - x

bakedbean

Hi Jakhil and a warm to the forum. All the best in your new job.

Jakhil

Hello, thanks for the warm welcome all and of course welcome to my fellow new comers!

Rosemary

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

BeckyWS

Hi,

I'm also new here, and am moving to Bordeaux for 2 years this summer (2013). I have a research fellowship at Bordeaux Universite1, so am looking at living somewhere like Talence/Pessac/Gradignan.

I understand it's not too hard to get to the airport from near the city centre, so maybe if you want a good social life you should look closer to the centre than Pessac?

Becky

Jakhil

Thanks ladies, I'm leaning towards sharing for the first few months until I decide on an appropriate area, but I'll look into centre of Pessac, I'd prefer to get my own place really.