From UK - Cali

PJ27188

Member

Member since 02 June 2013

PJ27188

04 May 2015 19:47:43

PJ27188

04 May 2015 19:47:43

Hi everyone,

Last year i made a bold move to travel and stay in Cali for 3 months. I stayed with the family who invited me and who had been teaching me Spanish. By the end of the 3 months the eldest daughter and i had fallen in love. 9 months apart I then returned for only 2 weeks. Now I have made the decision to go and try to stay permanently.

Im not fluent by any means but i can hold a conversation in Spanish. What will i need to do to secure my stay?

EG
When i go, do i book a return flight or one way?
What is the best way to ship small belongings across?

Thanks for any help!

nancy3030

Member

Member since 20 April 2015

San Francisco CA

nancy3030

04 May 2015 21:17:43

nancy3030

04 May 2015 21:17:43

San Francisco CA

When I went to Cali in February 2015 from USA, I tried to go on a one way ticket and was not allowed. They would not let me on the airplane until I bought a return ticket. I did not know when I was returning to the USA so I bought a refundable return ticket from United Airlines. ( it was very expensive). Then when I was ready to go back to USA I booked a cheaper ticket and returned the refundable ticket in for a 100% refund. It does take about a month for United to refund the money.