

Grete Roland
@greteroland
American expat in Türkiye
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12
Contacts
4
About me
American
Lives in Izmir
Speaks English, Norwegian, German, Spanish, French, and Turkish
Registration: 08 March 2011
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ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã blog gatherings in Izmir by Julien
Hi all! What about meeting the other Izmir ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã members in real life? Organizing an ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã meet up would be an excellent way to know them! :) An ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã meet up can be a diner gathering, having coffee, a bring and share in a nice ...

Hi, If anyone wants to meet at the Agora for coffee and a chat, that would be great. I came mid-June with my son and grand-daughter, We live in Guzelbahce. I was an English teacher for a number of years. I plan to give private lessons ... Read More


Applying for residency in Izmir by greteroland
It's funny how the chain of events took place toward acquiring my residency permit. When I arrived with my family, son and his daughter, our neighbors greeted us. The next day the English-speaking neighbor took me to the nearest town to our villa ...

Thanks for you response! I started the process for the residency application without realizing it. While waiting for the translation of my proof of income papers, I went to Cakabay Vergi Daire, just showed my passport, and got the tax number. It ... Read More

Applying for residency in Izmir
It's funny how the chain of events took place toward acquiring my residency permit. When I arrived with my family, son and his daughter, our neighbors greeted us. The next day the English-speaking neighbor took me to the nearest town to our villa ... Read More


schools and neighborhoods in Izmir by greteroland
Hi all, My son, his daughter and I are moving to Izmir in June, 2013. My grand-daughter will need to go to 8th grade, so we are looking for a school that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, but is excellent, of course. Also, we will need to rent ...

Hello Ezma 13, Thank you for the information. I would like to keep in touch with you. We are both teachers! I have taught ESOL, EFL, German, Linguistics, etc. As a professor, I taught teachers, especially teachers of language. I was brought ... Read More


schools and neighborhoods in Izmir by greteroland
Hi all, My son, his daughter and I are moving to Izmir in June, 2013. My grand-daughter will need to go to 8th grade, so we are looking for a school that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, but is excellent, of course. Also, we will need to rent ...

Thanks so much for your answers. We do not want an English/American school for my grand-daughter. She has to learn Turkish as fast as possible. We plan to live in Turkey permanently. If I can get hired or used as an educational/English consultant ... Read More


schools and neighborhoods in Izmir by greteroland
Hi all, My son, his daughter and I are moving to Izmir in June, 2013. My grand-daughter will need to go to 8th grade, so we are looking for a school that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, but is excellent, of course. Also, we will need to rent ...

Hi Berrin, I'm sorry it's taken so long to get back to you. I was having problems with a password and couldn't reply. Thanks for your comments and offer to help. We are not looking for an English/American school for Isis. We plan to live in ... Read More

schools and neighborhoods in Izmir
Hi all, My son, his daughter and I are moving to Izmir in June, 2013. My grand-daughter will need to go to 8th grade, so we are looking for a school that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, but is excellent, of course. Also, we will need to rent ... Read More