good to hear that he has settled in, our move is back on the cards for next summer and the kids happiness is very important to any parent. I am imagining tantrums and stuff but maybe it isn't that hard on them at that age and they just get on with it and make new friends.
I would be interested in any other tales you have about the transition to Ibiza, other than those already posted which I have followed, just general things like how life is going, the attitude to a newbe working (if you are working that is, you could have retired!). And I know it's still early days but do you think you did the right thing moving out there. That kind of stuff.
I hope you do and it's all going well.
If your move is back on, the one thing I would say above everything else is to get the schooling sorted out during the start of the application process in April. You may have seen on the news (or not), demonstrations by pupils in Spain and Ibiza regarding education cuts. It seems much harder to get two places in the same school right now, so the sooner you get into the system the better. If it's possible (someone else can hopefully answer this?) I would get the children into the education system with all paperwork done and the t's crossed, i's dotted etc ready to make you applications for chosen schools.
Moving to Ibiza was never going to be a problem for me, the island would need to sink before I saw a downside to being here! A few weeks before we left the UK, wifey started having some real shaky last minute nerves wondering if we had made a big mistake, to the extent that if I had wavered in the slightest she would have happily called off the move. We had a tough time for the first few weeks for many reasons, but wifey is now happy as Larry and tells me this often. The most surprising aspect for us has been how well the children have adapted, they were our main concern which seems bizzare now! Since being here we have had the in-laws to stay, a friends wedding with near 100 guests from our hometown, the brother in law and my sister. Not once when anyone left did the children shed a single tear as I'm sure they would have done if homesick in anyway. Whilst out in Santa Eu early Saturday evening shopping my little boy saw two friends from school, one Spanish, one German, he was in clover
As lisa says, we feel accepted as part and parcel of where we are now, we are going to really get stuck into being more fluent with Spanish, this is our main failure not being near fluent yet. We lived in Jersey for three years+ and felt the whole time like unwanted outsiders, stark contrast to Ibiza!
In summary, I could not recommend taking the plunge and moving over highly enough, you have a head start in owning your own place and knowing the area inside out. What is the absolute worst that could happen? Is a question I asked wifey many times which she did find useful to put things into perspective.
