Orlando - Post Report Question and Answers

What do you wish you had known about this particular city/country before moving there?

I wish I had known sooner that education would be poor and foreign langages not pushed, because I have lost a lot of time finding solutions outside of school. Also, paying for a private school does not ensure a great outcome. Most of the time you have to find the information, resources and solutions on your own. I would have like to know that being a foreigner in a city full of foreigners would not give me a special status or help and that the French community is very small. Also, I did not expect driving so much all the time for everything. I learned an important life lesson : you never know how much you love your country and people until you are no longer with them. It is important and wonderful to embrace adventure and new experiences but also fundamental not to loose a sense of self and identity while living in what feels like another planet. - Mar 2026