Hello Susan,
I like you am an American who just moved back from living many years
in Scotland and I'm not feeling it here (America). I feel like I
don't belong. I too find the North winters too much to endure for
life and think Malta is a fab, english speaking place to call home. I
am going to take a trip in March to see if it would interest me and
the kids. I plan to stay a month in June too before I make the big
move. I would love to meet up and hear all about life in Malta or
even if you haven't moved there, your experiences.
Look forward to meeting, Darla




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>
> Hello everyone- I think I have joined under false pretenses. I am
an
> american (sorry!) married to a german, with homes in both places. I
> taught in British Military schools, North west europe, for ten
years.
> Mostly in the Osnabrueck garrison. I am now a Reference librarian
> outside of Boston, MA. I am planning to move back to germany and to
> also buy a small place in Malta for the winters. My own roots are
in
> Suffolk England by way of the very first Puritan settlers in Mass.
Bay
> colony c. 1635 and the Plimoth Colony c. 1620. Anyway, I'm not such
a
> stranger to you "tommies" as my American birth might indicatd. And
we
> New England yankees are practically family to you originals, I
guess!
>
> Why Malta you might well ask. It sounds like the perfect place for
> me. 'cant wait to get out of this mad house- the states is no
longer a
> real home to me. I don't speak spanish and the present
administration
> are a bunch of deluded maniacs. I loved working with the Brits and
my
> best friends are still in europe. But the winters in northern
europe
> are just too cold to endure forever. So, where can one go where
> english is spoken, the weather is bearable, the ocean blue, and it
is
> not within driving distance of Miami beach! Why, Malta, of course.
> Is this just a pipe dream or is Malta a good place for an ex-pat to
> live. Is it pleasant? Is it fun? are there things to do and can one
> join a real community and have friends. I would be so greatful to
hear
> about your experiences. About the best places to buy a house or
> maisonette, etc. Anything you would like to tell me about life on
> Malta would be appreciated. Thanks for your help. most sincerely,
> Susan Fiske
>