About Chuckles

Status:

Expatriate  

Currently Lives:

Moscow, Russian Federation

Citizen Of:

United Kingdom

Past Expat Posts:

Belgium

About Chuckles

40 something Parent of 2 primary school age children Taking a career break to support my husband's

Advice for New Expats

Make a trip to rekkie the place first - get estate agents to show you round all the residential areas. Plug adaptors - lots of them Durable shoes and clothing - Moscow is the 2nd most expensive place in the world Learn to read the alphabet and how to say "excuse me, I am from ..." in Russian Make sure there are positive reasons for you to come - it's a long time to spend resenting your spouse's company for moving you

I would love to live in...

somewhere with a temperate climate with an open fire, a quiet room for me and a huge garden, horses and dogs.

Some Forum Posts:

Global Expat Forum: Just a thought but I love reading about your experiences:

You need to think about countries you are interested in living in, and then see whether your professional qualifications are on their "need list". Social services tend to be underfunded wherever they are, so countries where they can't recruit good people may jump at the chance to get someone qualified?

Russia: How safe is life in Russia for Expats with young children?:

We moved to Moscow in summer 2009 with our two primary school age children. We regularly use the metro and trolleybuses (even after midnight) with our children. The only thing the children complain about is when they queue for things and people push in front of them (children are pretty cosseted here). Even smart restaurants are kid-friendly. We live in a soviet block (as opposed to expat / secure compoud) and the children run down to the local playground. We keep pinching ourselves to see if we're dreaming. Of course you get a bit lonely, fed up with aggressive traffic and a service culture that still thinks that customers need what they have, so they don't care if you buy things or not (and would rather you didn't bother them). A fabulous experience for adults and magical for the children! Go for it!

Date Joined:

11/1/2009

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