Ocean77
18-03-2012, 17:37
My girlfriend and I have been planning to move to Tenerife in May, and would like to get further information
about the island. Any help will be very welcomed…
First of all, let me tell you a little about our backgrounds and current situation in UK.
My girlfriend and I know very well about the art of “packing and moving”, because we’ve lived in many countries (until meeting each other in UK!). I come from a German family which emigrated to South America, the continent where I was born and lived for many years. Being also a German national and having family in Germany, I moved to that country and lived there for about one year, until fall in love with UK, where I’ve been living for 6 years, working and studying. I’m able to speak four languages: English and Portuguese at native level, and have good communication in Spanish and German (My German has been dropping since I left Germany and I do have to take Spanish classes to build more confidence when speaking)…. Well, that’s a little part of me, in few words!
My Girlfriend’s got a similar “history” to me: Her family emigrated from Portugal to South America, where she lived for many years, then moved to the US for five years. Being also Portuguese National, she moved to Germany for three months, and has being living in UK for about two years, working and studying (then, one day we met… Destiny ?). She Speaks English and Portuguese at native level, is also fluent in Spanish and knows basic Italian. Well, that’s a little bit about her…
Either my girlfriend or I haven’t got secure jobs anymore, and for this reason we know that now it’s the time to move somewhere and finally settle. Tenerife is definitely the right place to do so: One of the reasons is that we love the outdoors and water sports, and such things can be done only in Spring/Summer when we go either to New Quay or Bournemouth (just for instance) … We miss that so much and sometimes we end up a little bit depressed for being living “indoor”, if you see what I mean! Life is too short to be lived like that…
We are not afraid of starting everything again; it doesn’t matter where we are. We know and believe in the true art of commitment, that a goal without commitment results in a nonentity, and usually falls by the wayside from a lack of interest of its beholder.
So, my friends…. Here are my Questions about Tenerife:
We know that the best area for jobs in Tenerife is the South of the island, and my first question is:
Which part, town, city, is better for jobs in South Tenerife? We’ll be looking for jobs such as catering, cleaning, waiter/waitress, coffee shops; customer service and hospitality in general, etc… Anything to pave our first steps there. As I said before, we are not afraid of starting everything again.
We are also willing to live in a town and work in another, that’s not a major problem for us. My second question is: Which town/city/place would be good to live in?
And my third question is, what’s the best way to find a room to rent (we’d like to share a house/flat/apartment at the beginning). We’ve been researching on the internet, but can’t find any good and clear information about renting.
And finally, the fourth question: Do you know, by any chance, any good freight company that can look after our goods and move them to Tenerife? By the way: We’ll be going with just 6 luggages and a surf board.
Guys, thanks for your patience and sorry for being long! Once again, any help will be very, very welcomed!
I’m looking forward to hear from you!
Ocean
about the island. Any help will be very welcomed…
First of all, let me tell you a little about our backgrounds and current situation in UK.
My girlfriend and I know very well about the art of “packing and moving”, because we’ve lived in many countries (until meeting each other in UK!). I come from a German family which emigrated to South America, the continent where I was born and lived for many years. Being also a German national and having family in Germany, I moved to that country and lived there for about one year, until fall in love with UK, where I’ve been living for 6 years, working and studying. I’m able to speak four languages: English and Portuguese at native level, and have good communication in Spanish and German (My German has been dropping since I left Germany and I do have to take Spanish classes to build more confidence when speaking)…. Well, that’s a little part of me, in few words!
My Girlfriend’s got a similar “history” to me: Her family emigrated from Portugal to South America, where she lived for many years, then moved to the US for five years. Being also Portuguese National, she moved to Germany for three months, and has being living in UK for about two years, working and studying (then, one day we met… Destiny ?). She Speaks English and Portuguese at native level, is also fluent in Spanish and knows basic Italian. Well, that’s a little bit about her…
Either my girlfriend or I haven’t got secure jobs anymore, and for this reason we know that now it’s the time to move somewhere and finally settle. Tenerife is definitely the right place to do so: One of the reasons is that we love the outdoors and water sports, and such things can be done only in Spring/Summer when we go either to New Quay or Bournemouth (just for instance) … We miss that so much and sometimes we end up a little bit depressed for being living “indoor”, if you see what I mean! Life is too short to be lived like that…
We are not afraid of starting everything again; it doesn’t matter where we are. We know and believe in the true art of commitment, that a goal without commitment results in a nonentity, and usually falls by the wayside from a lack of interest of its beholder.
So, my friends…. Here are my Questions about Tenerife:
We know that the best area for jobs in Tenerife is the South of the island, and my first question is:
Which part, town, city, is better for jobs in South Tenerife? We’ll be looking for jobs such as catering, cleaning, waiter/waitress, coffee shops; customer service and hospitality in general, etc… Anything to pave our first steps there. As I said before, we are not afraid of starting everything again.
We are also willing to live in a town and work in another, that’s not a major problem for us. My second question is: Which town/city/place would be good to live in?
And my third question is, what’s the best way to find a room to rent (we’d like to share a house/flat/apartment at the beginning). We’ve been researching on the internet, but can’t find any good and clear information about renting.
And finally, the fourth question: Do you know, by any chance, any good freight company that can look after our goods and move them to Tenerife? By the way: We’ll be going with just 6 luggages and a surf board.
Guys, thanks for your patience and sorry for being long! Once again, any help will be very, very welcomed!
I’m looking forward to hear from you!
Ocean