Hello everyone

[Dandelandan]

Hi im Dan (28 ) and my girlfriends name is Jodie (21), and we are planning to move to france there is little info i can give so am here to learn as much as possible from making the move to day to day living.

our reasons for wanting to move (need i say) is to get away from england, ive done some work in france, in the vendee and loved it there.
we both want to live in the country we are both very much country people stuck in the city, we love our fishing and spend most weekends in the country doing so.

I have a few connections in the vendee and could pretty much walk into a job anytime, in the building trade.

neither of us speak french at the moment but are learning a little at a time.

thanks for reading

[Jenny]

Hi Dan and Jodie and welcome to our forum.

You are doing the right thing by learning French. If you don't speak it you will have a much harder time adjusting, finding work and making friends. You are lucky to have contacts who could help you get work as this is one of the most worrying things for people when moving abroad - at least you will be able to earn some money to live on.

I believe that wherever you decide to live, life is what you make it. If you are friendly and make an effort you will have a great time.

[Rob]

Hi Dandelandan, welcome to the forum. As Jenny says learning French is of the utmost importance and I would suggest that you increase your pace of learning from 'a little at a time' to intensive learning.
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[keef]

We too are trying to decide whether to take the plunge, and move. Having 2 children we are obviously concerned that they are'nt disadvantaged by going to a french school, but it's the quickest way to learn, albeit a bit painful to start with. As for buying property, you can get such good value for money compared to homes in england, shame the pound is so weak, as transferring funds is a costly business right now. Maybe next year things will improve. Anyway, just my rant for the day

[Dandelandan]

thanks for the advise and the warm welcome, my girlfriend is now looking at courses for french lessons in september, i wont be attending but will learn from her .

[Marcus]

Dan, Jodie, welcome.


It seems you've a true plan to get your place in France. It's true not to imagine getting France without a rather understanding of French, as you'll see, we're not reknown to be proud of French language for nothhing.
But as i discovered with Polish language, it's far easiest to learn when you're within the country (and without anyone to talk your mother language.

Nevertheless good luck, and be courageous as the region you're aiming is truly enjoying.

Friendly,
Marcus.
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