Temporary Relocation to HI
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| Mon, 09-24-2007 - 1:41pm |
Hi,
I am not a frequent "poster" to this board but need some helpful advice. My husband wants to take a temporary assignment in Hawaii, island of Oahu for about 5-6 months. I am concerned about the effects this will have on my dd who is 13 and in the 8th grade which is middle school around here. It would not be a permanent move but would come in the middle of her school year. She is pretty content here right now and hasn't ever lived anywhere else so she has all her friends here, etc although she seems to make friends anywhere she goes. I am more concerned about the quality of school experience, boredom (she is our only child so has no sibs to help out here), and being outsiders. We have travelled there on vacations and enjoyed it. I have heard the schools are tough there and that the kids/locals resent outsiders. Also, we would probably have to live in a condo in

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We recently moved from California to Colorado with DD15 and DS13.
If it's just for 5-6 months, why not stay where you are with DD, but plan a time together about half way through DH's assignment?
Another vote for not pulling up roots.
Sort of off topic, but this is a long distance, relatively short assignment. The total cost of
I am wondering what your DD thinks of this.
I agree this sounds like a fabulous opportunity to experience a new place, especially since it is a temporary move of only a few months. My DD had a friend who lived in HI for a few years when he was younger and he always talked about how much he loved it. I don't think it is that bad of a time during 8th grade to leave since a lot of groups and friendships change as high school starts anyway.
I see where you grew up in Prov., I am originally from Westport, MA...about a half hour from Providence....very familiar with the area.
We lived in HI, on O'ahu across from Pearl Harbor, for four years.
Good luck, Char.
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