Hello mummies!
wow...working overseas? TYL > Congrats on your offer!
There's tax exemption but there will still be 401K plan adopted by most US companies. Or at least that's what I had previously. So read your contract over and over again ok? Which part of States? NY?
#2 there? NICE! There is still a community or a population of Chinese everywhere so no worries if you can't find any support.
Education is totally different there, from what I see my ex-colleagues'. It's more hands-on, interactive and engaging which targets to nurture the kids' intellectual through play. On a second thought, we or most of us also went through the rigid Pri & Sec education system in Singapore and survived, don't we?
My mum actually asked me before I leave for degree in AU if it's really good choiceto study abroad?
Ditch the $ part or any other kind of specialisation, at the end of the day it was merely for exploring and exposing to different culture, different people and different environment of learning which shaped who we are, no?
My uncle was posted to Germany when I was like 10. He has 1 girl, 3 then. And #2 was born there. After a decade, they were brought back to SG to study and I remembered my auntie was like home tutoring my cousins. They have to take some sorts of test before they are allowed to enrol into the equivalent peer level which is then Sec 1 and Pri 4. And now the elder one gone back to Germany for her PhD and the 2nd one decided to stay in SG.
What I'm trying to say is it's still their choice if they (next generation) want to stay rooted in the end.
Pauline> you taking ceHA?
I wish I am living overseas as well, at least I'm not bearing the headache for P1 registration. I can see what you are dealing with, Megan!!
My elder will be eligible next year! thinking of getting her to my old school...then realised ahve to be part of the alumni. Checked with school, have to pay annual $200 to be one. then it's not guaranteed somemore.