This forum was invaluable to me when I moved to England in 2008. I lived outside of Bristol for 4 years and moved back to the US with DH (born in England) and my DS in 2012. We've lived in our town in Washington State for 12 years, built up a wonderful community here. I started a community pottery studio 3 years ago and have an established wholesale pottery business. Last time I moved to the UK, I was thrilled. This time, I'm just devastated, but in order to protect my kids and their futures, I think it's necessary.
DH works remotely for a company that has international employees. I'm looking at maybe going through teacher training. I've been subbing for our local school district and really love it.
At first we were sure we wanted to move to Scotland. My kids would like to be close to DH's family who live in Somerset (where we lived before). I'm not really that picky. I just want a place that doesn't cost a ton of money to live (ideally we'd buy a home) and is LGBTQ+ friendly.
The big questions I have because it wasn't an issue when I lived there last:
- My oldest and I both have ADHD and I'd really like to make sure we both can get our meds.
- I have no idea how schools work there or if there are certain areas where the state schools are better than others (like in the US). Both my kids are in hi-cap classes and I'm not sure what this would mean for them there. Do you just move to an area and are assigned to a school? What ages are at what type of school?
- Owning a car. We lived outside of a big city and didn't need a car. I think we'd like to have one when we go back. What costs are associated with owning a car? Are hybrid and electric cars popular over there?
- Buying a home. How is this different from the US?
Anyway, this time around, now that I'm not in my mid-20's, currently own a home that we have to sell, have two children, and have two dogs, is so much more complicated. And I'm done writing this super long intro post. Thanks for reading!
