I have quite a few friends who relocated to Europe. The last ones, as you know, are moving from Ireland and Russia. We were just chatting about their last impressions and here is what they had to say:
Did they like it?
Yes, they both loved it! But let's go by countries:
Russia:
The school was amazing, the houses within their budget were nice and St. Petersburg is just beautiful. The cost of living is high but not too bad compared to other european countries. But the winters are long and very cold. Luckily the hats and coats are super stylish! The russian woman have a great taste and style.
Ireland:
They looked into public schools and thought they were very good. The schools used to be run by the catholic church and now the government is gaining control of them and some say the quality is improving. I spoke to some Irish friends who agree with this statement. There is absolutely no need to go to a private school. The houses were small and not very well equipped for american standards. But there are some good options, the budget will need to go up a bit tough. The cost of living is extremely high. Specially for clothes and shoes. 3 times more expensive then in the US. The country got hit pretty hard by the recession. But with our company willing to invest there one can only hope this will come to an end soon.
Over all they're both pretty happy. And so are their husbands and kids. Hopefully they will all be very happy there. I wish them the best!!
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