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Moving to Dubai, with 5 year old, Advice please!
Hi Everyone,
I stumbled across this site today so apologies, i'm sure there have been 1000's of similar posts to this. I apologise in advance that this post is quite vague.
My fiancé currently works for a company in based in London but his area is the middle east. This means that he is forever back and forth, sometimes only for days, but sometimes weeks at a time. His company has recently purchased office space in Dubai.My fiance is pretty sure that if he told them he was willing to relocate, then they would jump at the chance, seeing as his expenses every month for flights/hotels/subsistence/phone bills is astronomical.
We have a 5 year old daughter who has just started school here in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK.
I have never travelled apart from the odd summer holiday. I would love the opportunity to live in another country and experience something different. I am also keen for my daughter to experience a different life for a while, a more multi cultural education and experiences and opportunities in Dubai are endless.
Can anyone tell me what it was like for them, moving to Dubai, specifically, taking a child out of school and the process of getting them started in a new school. Did they settle well, did YOU settle well?
Was it easy to make friends etc? is there alot for children to do there?
What do you think of dubai, which areas would you recommend to live in? My fiance lived in Dubai for a short while so knows the most popular areas but would appreciate a true expat review.
Many thanks for taking the time to reply :)
Steph
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