So my wife and I are leaving NYC. I met Anh over five years ago in Europe and we did the international romance thing. When she went back to her family in HCMC five months later I was there, asking her to marry me. At the time she wanted me to live in Vietnam, but not speaking the language I asked her to come to America and she agreed.
She moved to the USA and long story short, while she really loves her life in NYC, her company would like to open an office in HCMC. Obviously they want her to do it and she agreed. She will keep her current salary. Because of that we can live a very nice life in Vietnam and will have the money to live in a western style apartment, pop out a couple of kids and have the nanny/maid/cook my wife so craves. She doesn't like cooking and cleaning.
I speak zero Vietnamese, so I will need to go to school and learn. I've also got to learn how to ride a motorbike without crashing. No way am I buying a car. #1. Their 100% tax is ludicrous and #2. Have you seen the roads there!
Job for me? Lord only knows! I have a mostly sales and marketing background. The last few years I have worked in the independent film industry and my hope is to make a low budget film in HCMC next year. Next month I have a screening of my films in Manhattan and I'm very excited about it.
Naturally I am insanely excited to be living overseas and cannot wait to get on over there (likely leaving in October). My two one month trips were amazing and I am actually sick of NYC. Hate it here. Really.
So I will maybe see some of you around. We won't be living in District 1 or 3, as they are two expensive. Likely we'll go just over the river to where the newer high rises are for mixed couples (one spouse Vietnamese, one spouse foreign). My wife visited HCMC last month and found those areas to be quieter. Less crazed.
Any advice will be gladly accepted.