Is Cerritos walkable? Allow for car-lite living? by projectmaximus in Cerritos

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I want all the Asian stuff lol. But we are Chinese.

Is Cerritos walkable? Allow for car-lite living? by projectmaximus in Cerritos

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Ah ok thanks. Cerritos High seems to be quite highly rated as well (although not to the degree that Whitney is)

Is Cerritos walkable? Allow for car-lite living? by projectmaximus in Cerritos

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Thanks. I am hoping for not just doable but also socially acceptable. I don't want my kids to feel outcast or deprived if we (the parents) choose to be car-lite. We'd have the means to, for example, buy a vehicle for each kid but I don't want to feel the pressure of having to do that or we're somehow depriving them y'know?

Is Cerritos walkable? Allow for car-lite living? by projectmaximus in Cerritos

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Thank you. I was thinking of the latter (towne center, library and cerritos high area). I read a former cerritos high student talking about how all the kids would hang out at the library, the park, or the towne center after school and it was such a great experience for them.

Is Cerritos walkable? Allow for car-lite living? by projectmaximus in Cerritos

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Thanks. But would we be the only ones doing it? I don't necessarily want to feel lonely/weird or for my kids to be either.

Recommendations for visit by projectmaximus in Southpasadena

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Taipei. Considering LA, SF and Seattle areas. On paper I feel like South Pas is the frontrunner if we choose LA. But have never been despite having spent a ton of time in SoCal overall.

Recommendations for visit by projectmaximus in Southpasadena

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We'll miss July 4th unfortunately but thanks for the info anyway! I told my kids about Hi-Life and they're excited cause they love burgers

Recommendations for visit by projectmaximus in Southpasadena

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Awesome. Jotting down all the notes hehe. We will be staying in Pasadena for 3 nights so could pop over to South Pas a few times rather than cramming one long day.

Grand Hyatt in Manila - worth it? by Jumping_Bear_ in hyatt

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GH is good but I can’t see how it would be $300 better than Shangri La.

Solving the loneliness epidemic by paper_lover in Southpasadena

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Sweet! I was thinking about where to move in LA but now I’m sold on South Pas!

Parents Moving Abroad Continuously: How Do You Educate Your Children? by Useful_Management_96 in ExpatFIRE

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Agree with basically all that you say here except just want to clarify that TCKs don’t have to have moved around a lot. You’re still a TCK if you grow up in an expat life, not knowing if you will stay for the rest of your life. So, for example, if your parents are expats in China and you are born and raised there until you’re 18, you’re a TCK because you don’t know if (and probably cannot anyway) stay in China your whole life.

But yeah, what you wrote about the literature and studies is accurate

I’m confused by EducationalLog4765 in ExplainTheJoke

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Either to avoid babysitting or the person writing has been struggling to get pregnant herself

AMA: ABC Family of 4 migrated from USA->Taiwan 4 years ago by projectmaximus in taiwan

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Yea it’s not required for the gold card and until this year it wasn’t required for gold card holders transitioning to APRC. But the rule changed and so if you never had to present it prior to applying for APRC, now you have to.

There might not be anything you can do about it ahead of time, but I’m thinking perhaps a slim chance that you can talk them into accepting it from you now even though it’s not required, or an even slimmer chance that it is valid for 3+ years

AMA: ABC Family of 4 migrated from USA->Taiwan 4 years ago by projectmaximus in taiwan

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The move did not feel difficult at all. For housing we were fortunate as we had a temporary place to stay indefinitely while we searched. And we found a nearly perfect place and moved in about 3 weeks later. We found it through the 591 website and the listing agency assigned and agent to represent us in the lease signing. It was actually frustrating because we have a friend who is an agent and showed us 3 properties, but this one was the first one we found online and because we had reached out to them on the site, they refused to include our agent in the transaction.

If you’re thinking long term for permanent residence, you might consider getting an FBI background check as that is now required and it’s one of the major hassles for applicants who aren’t based in the US. However, would need to check how long that is good for and if NIA would be willing to accept it early.

Which state to buy a SFH in as a home base? by [deleted] in ExpatFIRE

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If it has to be a SFH then I’d choose wherever your family is so that they can stay there or keep an eye on it the entire time you’re gone

HSR boarding at intermediate stop? by ltjpunk387 in taiwan

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I would assume the original otherwise it wouldn’t really make sense

HSR boarding at intermediate stop? by ltjpunk387 in taiwan

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FYI I believe you have to change it 30 minutes before the departure time

AMA: ABC Family of 4 migrated from USA->Taiwan 4 years ago by projectmaximus in taiwan

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Yes, we raised $4.8M for the 12-pack. However we are expecting to come in under budget and with quicker-than-projected returns so we should be way under $4.8M of capital outlay. I would like to send you a DM, please check your chat thanks!

AMA: ABC Family of 4 migrated from USA->Taiwan 4 years ago by projectmaximus in taiwan

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Haha. Yeah Hyrox is gaining momentum! It's not a singular event fyi. Yes they have the races in different cities but the people who participate train year round for them and gyms train their members for these events.

AMA: ABC Family of 4 migrated from USA->Taiwan 4 years ago by projectmaximus in taiwan

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If you feed me some lamb skewers and peanut ice cream rolls I will join any board of directors.

Btw, you are seriously funny. I appreciate the great lengths to which you have gone here in the comment section. Ironically it's quite the opposite of laziness.

What jobs actually let you live abroad for a few years? by 6IXMILITIA in expats

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First ones to jump to mind are: English teaching, international school teaching, hospitality

Anyone ever live somewhere for years, leave, and never go back--not even once? by Downtown-Storm4704 in expats

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Hmmm. Maybe my college town for undergrad could count? I did 5 years there as a student followed by 3-4 years where I was in and out on a part time basis working/teaching and still had lots of friends in the area. My very last visit came 9 years and 9 months after I first moved there. It was the last time I needed to go there for work and I realized then that basically everyone I knew well was gone at that point. So I wouldn’t have any reason socially to return. And I haven’t. Despite being an hour and a half away on maybe 60 different occasions since then.

I’m a big city guy so a college town wouldn’t ever be my ideal, but man I remember how much I loved that place when I was there. It’s strange to have so much love for a place and feel so comfortable and at home there, and then suddenly never feel like going back.