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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, yes, yes!  We did this! I moved overseas as a child (11-15) and as a result, when the opportunity arose for my husband to take a position in Germany, we jumped at it. Our kids were 5 and 8 at the time (so a little younger). We moved to the Frankfurt area and the kids attended an amazing international school (FIS - do not confuse it with IFS) and made such wonderful friends and incredible memories. We loved the German way of life. On Sunday stores are closed and you are not allowed to mow your lawn). They became family days and forest hiking days for us. If you enroll your child in an International School, they will have no problem making friends - about 60-70% of families move in and out of the area so the school is used to new kids. Honestly, best decision we ever made. Our kids realize that they had opportunities to travel, learn another language really well, and make friends with kids from all over the world that they would not have had if we had stayed in the US. They have both inherited the travel bug and loved all of our adventures overseas. I have to say, expect it to take about 5-6 months to acclimate, but afterwards...it changed the way my kids view the world and really helped cement our family ties. We only returned to the US because our 5 years was up. My youngest talks about living overseas someday when she is older! Also, our extended families came to visit us often and took amazing trips with us. We also flew back to the US every other year to visit with those who could not come to us and to help my kids remember what it is like to live in the US. Best thing that we have done and I would absolutely recommend it! If you are looking at moving to the Frankfurt/Wiesbaden area or the Cologne (Koln) area, please let us know. I have lots of information on these places and schools! Now, if you are thinking about placing your child in German school at age 10, that I would strongly discourage! [/quote]

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