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What is Your Neighborhood Like?

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adminee

From: United States

9/26/2008 12:12 EST

At this time of year, many new expats are living in temporary housing and actively looking for a house or apartment. Choosing the right town or city neighborhood is a big decision. Families, retirees and single expats often look for much different things! To help newcomers in your area narrow down the possibilities, we invite you to post a reply to this thread telling about your town, rural area or city neighborhood. Please begin your post by putting the name of your area/town/neighborhood in capital letters.

Here are a some suggestions for topics that you may want to cover when describing your area:

-- nearby schools? international schols?
-- do many expats live in the area?
-- activities for families or single expats?
-- proximity to city or areas where most expats work?
-- typical housing (sizes, costs, yards/no yards, etc.)
-- parks and recreation areas?
-- nightlife and restaurants?
-- safety and crime issues?
-- do you need a car?
-- basic amenities?

Thanks for helping new expats in your area!

Betsy Burlingame
ExpatExchange.com

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JessieF

3/29/2009 18:07 EST

I would love some feed back on this topic! I may be moving to Kyrgyzstan within the next month and need to find a place to live close to Manas AFB. Just me, so schools are not important. I am female, so safety and convenience will be most important. Preferably in an area where there are other expats etc...
Also any advice on what I should bring? (I read someone said bring Toilet paper... what's up with that?)

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timsteloi

8/30/2010 22:21 EST

Hi did you make it to Bishkek city, I am no longer there but I lived in Bishkek for 10 months from Nov. 2008 till Sept. 2009 and again in Feb. 2010. If you are there you now know why you want to bring toilet paper but this is more of a joke unless you really intend to load boxes of the stuff on a plane.

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irliz

9/9/2010 00:39 EST

I would recommend living in the city of Bishkek, especially if you plan to have a car. It is only about a 30-40 minute drive. Bishkek has many stores and a taxi and bus system. Also, you can find good toilet paper in the bigger stores in Bishkek. I would recommend bringing any good toiletry (face cream, sunscreen, etc) items you really like, as they are very different over here.

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