Interviews with Mums in and around Girona
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"Give your children loads of support. Do not assume that because they are kids they will learn to speak the language quickly and make friends easily. I think it is as traumatic for children as it is for adults.!"
Click here to read of Yasmina´s experience of living in Vilajuiga, a village near Girona
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"I have to say that, despite the fact that my partner is from Vic, I still feel like an outsider. Vic is lovely town, but it's small, conservative and, obviously with exceptions, the people are hard to get to know. It's going to take a long time for me to build up a circle of friends of my own"
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Debra Foremski
"Our experience of totally relocating our whole family lock, stock and barrel to another country? A complete breeze! No, of course it wasn't! Not at all!! It was exhausting, stressful and bewildering. Plus all the initial red-tape and necessary procedures to become residents was extremely frustrating. Nevertheless, I remember how positive and excited we were looking forward to our new life. I also recall the lovely experience of buying a one-way ticket and sitting on the plane with all those holiday makers, very smugly, knowing we would not be making a return trip for some time. The children were very prepared and aware of what was happening for at least a couple of years before we moved. I used to play Spanish CDs and videos for them in the UK and us parents had been trying to learn Spanish for some years."
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"An advantage for being a parent in the international community, is giving your children the desired ability of speaking 3 languages effortlessly. Sometimes I get very sentimental and think how sad that Zara will never be a Brownie like I had been, but then I remember that life in the UK wouldn't be the same for her now as it had been when I was a lass! But I do worry about the education, there is no room for error here, I do have to let go of my anxiety and trust the system! I worry/get upset that she hasn't got a Catalan Grandad to ask about history and hear about the old days of the 'town'!"
Click here to read of Helen´s experience of living in Begur, a seaside resort near Girona
