Hi Remy Whilst deleting endless posts, I cam across yours and wondered if you have made any decisions on your residential future. Regards Cornel
--- On Thu, 4/9/08, Remy de Almeida <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Remy de Almeida <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Goanet] Advice on immigrating back to goa > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, 4 September, 2008, 12:17 PM > Hi, > > I have been a regular reader of goanet forums for the last > 6 months. I love > the Mario's, RP, Arwins, Selmas and Barads of this > forum and the ferocity in > which each side make their opinions. With some trust i > would like to put a > personnel questions to all the goanet forum readers. > Here is a brief background: > > I have been living in the UK for about 8 years with my wife > and two > kids.Before this i was in panjim-goa studied in goa and > pune. > Later immigrated to england via portuguese passport. > Currently, I work for a > hedge fund as a quant developer and i am 32 years old. I > own house, car and > everything seems normal and cosy. Except we miss the way of > life in goa. I > grew in caranzalem right by the beach, playing footbal and > cricket. > > In the last 2 years we have been thinking with some > intensity to return back > to Goa. Reasons are mainly > 1. We want kids to grow with a sense of community and > family. All family in > goa. > 2. Wife has no chance to advance her career as child care > is costly and we > think is not favourable in the long term development of the > child. > 3. I am very passionate about goa and want to be doing > something[may be > business and have some ideas] that will make a difference > to the good of the > society in goa/india. > > I have been back to goa for holidays a couple of times and > i know already > that there are somethings i will have to get used to back > again > 1. Traffic > 2. Cleaniness > 3. Crab mentality > 4. Bureaucracy and corruption > > However, i think i can overcome all this (am not sure of no > 1 :-)) > > My question really to anyone who would like to reply: > Am i being a fool or deluded to go back to goa as some > people tell me or is > this normal to some people to go back. This is a > big decision for us as family. > > Any replies and advice will be appreciated. > > Remy De Almeida
